# Game.setCurrentCamera() [Current camera](https://rustic-game-engine.pages.dev/markdown/api/camera.md) ## Compatibility **Supported languages:** C, C++, C#, Python, JavaScript, Lua 5.4, Luau, Java, PHP and HTML/inline JavaScript (binding spellings and return shapes differ). Use a compatible native engine build and the language tools required by your binding. This does not establish browser/mobile export or release qualification for every OS. The signature below is the shared reference notation; language examples show the actual binding syntax. Question marks mark optional arguments and explicit defaults are shown where recorded. Do not copy reference notation as a typed declaration. See [Feature status and compatibility](https://rustic-game-engine.pages.dev/markdown/reference/compatibility.md) for API 1.0/1.1 and per-method restrictions. Engine release tags and Docs v0.1 are independent versions. ## Signature `Game.setCurrentCamera(source)` ## Setup and usage Call when gameplay changes viewpoints—vehicles, players, cutscenes, or returning to the main camera. Do not call every frame when unchanged. ## Parameters | Variable | Type | Required | Description | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | `source` | string or camera reference | Yes | Stable camera entity ID or scene path. | ## Return and timing No camera object. Lua selects immediately in the Play world; JavaScript/Web defer the selection until callback completion or a synchronous query flush, including canonical scene-target resolution. External SDK commands commit at callback completion or query flush. Rendering observes the resulting active camera. ## Execution behavior Core write timing differs between immediate Lua host calls, deferred JavaScript/Web commands and external SDK query flushes. Scheduled actions advance with the scene clock; synchronous queries evaluate at the call. Follow [execution rules](https://rustic-game-engine.pages.dev/markdown/guides/scripting.md#when-mutations-take-effect) and the return/timing notes for this category. ## Language examples Use these snippets inside Start/on_start after generating the Programming Workspace and attaching the script. Python imports rustic, Game and instance from rustic; C++ includes rustic.hpp; C includes rustic.h; C# uses using static Rustic; Java runs inside a Rustic subclass; PHP declares global $rustic, $Game, $instance in its callback. HTML uses an inline script in a ui/ asset. See [Lifecycle callbacks](https://rustic-game-engine.pages.dev/markdown/callbacks.md) for complete registration examples. Public-property examples require a declared integer health property. Scene examples require the named objects to exist before Play. ### Lua 5.4 ```lua Game.setCurrentCamera('Game.scene.Room.Camera') ``` ### JavaScript ```javascript Game.setCurrentCamera('Game.scene.Room.Camera'); ``` ### Python ```python Game.setCurrentCamera('Game.scene.Room.Camera') ``` ### C++ ```cpp Game.setCurrentCamera("Game.scene.Room.Camera"); ``` ### C# ```csharp Game.setCurrentCamera("Game.scene.Room.Camera"); ``` ### Luau ```lua Game.setCurrentCamera('Game.scene.Room.Camera') ``` ### C ```c Game.setCurrentCamera("Game.scene.Room.Camera"); ``` ### Java ```java Game.setCurrentCamera("Game.scene.Room.Camera"); ``` ### PHP ```php $Game->setCurrentCamera('Game.scene.Room.Camera'); ``` ### HTML / inline JS ```javascript Game.setCurrentCamera('Game.scene.Room.Camera'); ``` ## Shared Current camera constraints - The target must resolve to a camera in the play snapshot. - Every gameplay language calls the engine-owned API. Rustic supplies SDKs and dispatches callbacks; scripts do not parse requests or serialize responses. See the language guide for complete setup and callback registration. ## Errors and debugging Read the constraints above and the Console diagnostic. Invalid types, non-finite values, stale targets or unavailable native services can fail validation. A failed callback disables the behavior; a failed source reload keeps the last good instance. Exact error messages depend on the language adapter. See [Troubleshooting](https://rustic-game-engine.pages.dev/markdown/troubleshooting.md). ## Related APIs [All camera APIs](https://rustic-game-engine.pages.dev/markdown/api/camera.md)