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# Camera

Camera allows a user to insert a camera into the simulation and have the contents played on a monitor display of a virtual object.

Camera inserts a camera into the simulation and plays its view on a monitor display of a virtual object.

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**New Camera Name:** Adds a camera to the list of cameras.

**Camera Name:** The selected camera that will be displayed.

**Camera Type:** The filter on a camera.

**Camera Action:** What is done to the camera, such as enabling it, moving it or snapping it to an object.

To make a camera follow an object instead, see [Add a Follow Camera](/hyperskill-studio-authoring/state-machine-reference/actions/add-a-follow-camera.md).