# Setting Camera FOV

**URL:** <https://forum.babylonjs.com/t/setting-camera-fov/22432>\
**Category:** Questions\
**Tags:** documentation\
**Created:** [July 16, 2021, 3:12pm UTC](https://forum.babylonjs.com/t/setting-camera-fov/22432 "2021-07-16T15:12:42Z")\
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**Author:** ![Very\_good](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex024/user_avatar/forum.babylonjs.com/very_good/32/17413_2.png) [@Very\_good](https://forum.babylonjs.com/u/Very_good)\
**Post date:** [July 16, 2021, 3:12pm UTC](https://forum.babylonjs.com/t/setting-camera-fov/22432/1 "2021-07-16T15:12:43Z")

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Tried looking at the API but to no avail. How do I set the FOV of a camera instance?

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**Author:** ![Raggar](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex024/user_avatar/forum.babylonjs.com/raggar/32/20672_2.png) [@Raggar](https://forum.babylonjs.com/u/Raggar)\
**Post date:** [July 16, 2021, 3:37pm UTC](https://forum.babylonjs.com/t/setting-camera-fov/22432/2 "2021-07-16T15:37:19Z")

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> **[Camera | Babylon.js Documentation](https://doc.babylonjs.com/typedoc/classes/babylon.camera#fov)**
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> This is the base class of all the camera used in the application. \[API\]

Not sure what you are missing here?

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**Author:** ![Very\_good](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex024/user_avatar/forum.babylonjs.com/very_good/32/17413_2.png) [@Very\_good](https://forum.babylonjs.com/u/Very_good)\
**Post date:** [July 16, 2021, 3:41pm UTC](https://forum.babylonjs.com/t/setting-camera-fov/22432/3 "2021-07-16T15:41:22Z")

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Ah, I guess I didn’t navigate the docs properly. I looked into a specific subclass of the camera.

Thanks.