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<name>beginCamera()</name>

<category>Lights, Camera</category>

<subcategory>Camera</subcategory>

<usage>Web &amp; Application</usage>

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<description><![CDATA[The <b>beginCamera()</b> and <b>endCamera()</b> functions enable advanced customization of the camera space. The functions are useful if you want to more control over camera movement, however for most users, the <b>camera()</b> function will be sufficient.<br /><br />The camera functions will replace any transformations (such as <b>rotate()</b> or <b>translate()</b>) that occur before them in <b>draw()</b>, but they will not automatically replace the camera transform itself. For this reason, camera functions should be placed at the beginning of <b>draw()</b> (so that transformations happen afterwards), and the <b>camera()</b> function can be used after <b>beginCamera()</b> if you want to reset the camera before applying transformations.<br /><br />This function sets the matrix mode to the camera matrix so calls such as <b>translate()</b>, <b>rotate()</b>, applyMatrix() and resetMatrix() affect the camera. <b>beginCamera()</b> should always be used with a following <b>endCamera()</b> and pairs of <b>beginCamera()</b> and <b>endCamera()</b> cannot be nested.]]></description>

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<description></description>

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<returns>None</returns>

<related>

camera()

endCamera()

applyMatrix()

resetMatrix()

translate()

rotate()

scale()

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<availability>1.0</availability>

<type>Function</type>

<partof>Core</partof>

<level>Extended</level>

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