---
name: "camPrepareTarget"
type: command
status: ok
groups: ["Camera Control"]
arma3_since: "0.50"
locality: {"argument": null, "effect": null, "server_exec": false}
source: https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/camPrepareTarget
revid: 318609
updated: 2022-05-13T09:21:11Z
---

# camPrepareTarget

*Command · Camera Control · Arma 3 v0.50 · introduced in Armed Assault v1.00*

## Description

Prepares the camera target to a position or to a target. Needs the call of [camCommitPrepared](../commands/camCommitPrepared.md) to be conducted.

## Syntax

### Syntax 1

```sqf
camera camPrepareTarget position
```

**Parameters:**

- `camera`: [Object](../topics/Object.md) - object of type "camera"
- `position`: [Position](../topics/Position.md) - target location

**Returns:** [Nothing](../topics/Nothing.md)

### Syntax 2

```sqf
camera camPrepareTarget target
```

**Parameters:**

- `camera`: [Object](../topics/Object.md) - object of type "camera"
- `target`: [Object](../topics/Object.md)

**Returns:** [Nothing](../topics/Nothing.md)

## Examples

### Example 1

```sqf
_camera camPrepareTarget getPos player;
```

### Example 2

```sqf
_camera camPrepareTarget player;
```

## See also

[camPreload](../commands/camPreload.md) · [camCommitPrepared](../commands/camCommitPrepared.md) · [camSetTarget](../commands/camSetTarget.md)

<sub>Source: [BI Community Wiki — camPrepareTarget](https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/camPrepareTarget) (revision 318609).</sub>