# Free Camera 3.0.0
Free Camera 3.0 is a complete rebuild focused on smooth cinematic control, safe client-side behavior, and advanced camera tools.
## New Camera Modes
- **Free Camera** — Move independently through the world.
- **Orbit Camera** — Rotate smoothly around your player.
- **Tripod Camera** — Keep the camera fixed while controlling your player normally.
- **Follow Camera** — Follow players, mobs, boats, minecarts, armor stands, and other supported entities.
## Camera Controls
- Press **F6** to activate or deactivate the last-used camera mode.
- Hold **F6** to open the radial mode selector.
- Press **F9** to toggle Cinematic motion.
- Press **F10** to open the built-in settings screen.
- Press **G** in Follow mode to select a target.
- Use **Z / C** for continuous camera roll.
- Hold **V** for smooth zoom.
- Press **R** to straighten roll, then press it again to reset the camera.
All controls are rebindable.
## Cinematic Features
- Smooth acceleration, deceleration, and rotation.
- Continuous camera roll with full 360° rotation.
- Smooth configurable zoom.
- Camera collision modes: Off, Soft, and Vanilla.
- Stable movement across different frame rates.
- Player sprinting and item-use FOV effects no longer affect the detached camera.
## Follow Camera
Includes four distinct profiles:
- Chase
- Side
- Fixed Angle
- Look At
Follow mode supports configurable distance, height, lateral offset, smoothing, target filters, and collision.
## Recording and Paths
- Record camera movement at a fixed sample rate.
- Play, pause, loop, reverse, and change playback speed.
- Save and manage recordings.
- Create keyframe-based camera paths.
- Linear and smooth Catmull-Rom interpolation.
- Loop, reverse, and ping-pong path playback.
- Roll and zoom are preserved during playback.
## Settings
A complete built-in settings screen is available through **F10**.
Includes:
- General camera settings
- Movement and collision controls
- Follow settings
- HUD and visual options
- Recording and path tools
- Advanced timing and performance options
- Default, Cinematic, Action, and Precision presets
Mod Menu integration is optional.
## Visual Options
- Hide hand
- Hide crosshair
- Hide the complete HUD
- Suppress view bobbing
- Suppress hurt-camera shake
- Camera status overlay
- Control hints
- Cinematic letterbox
## Safety and Compatibility
- Fully client-side
- No server installation required
- Does not move the real player
- Does not modify player physics
- Does not send or manipulate movement packets
- Does not force chunk loading
Developer information
Projects on Modrinth are automatically available through a Maven repository for use with JVM build tools such as Gradle.
maven { name = "Modrinth"; url = "https://api.modrinth.com/maven" }