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title: useCamera
sourcecode: src/core/useCamera.tsx
---

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A hook for the rare case when you are using non-default cameras for heads-up-displays or portals, and you need events/raytracing to function properly (raycasting uses the default camera otherwise).

```jsx
<mesh raycast={useCamera(customCamera)} />
```