# ArcRotateCamera rotate behavior on north Pole and sud pole

**URL:** https://forum.babylonjs.com/t/arcrotatecamera-rotate-behavior-on-north-pole-and-sud-pole/22809
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**Created:** [August 4, 2021, 4:04pm UTC](https://forum.babylonjs.com/t/arcrotatecamera-rotate-behavior-on-north-pole-and-sud-pole/22809 "2021-08-04T16:04:09Z")
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Setting `beta` to 0 or PI can, for technical reasons, cause problems, so in this situation, `beta` is offset by 0.1 radians (about 0.6 degrees).

From [Camera Introduction | Babylon.js Documentation](https://doc.babylonjs.com/divingDeeper/cameras/camera_introduction#arc-rotate-camera)

See also [ArcRotateCamera shifts axis at beta 0 or PI](https://forum.babylonjs.com/t/arcrotatecamera-shifts-axis-at-beta-0-or-pi/8978)

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