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How to change your Camera View in Minecraft: Step by Step Guide

Have you ever wanted to completely change your perspective or viewpoint in Minecraft? This can be a great way to change the context of your game and changing the viewpoint affects the player’s field of view, which means that players can be sure that this may affect their gameplay. Different viewpoints can help when playing pvp or even just exploring while keeping your wits about you.


Players will also be able to view their own character by changing the camera view. With the press of a button, players will be able to view their own custom skin along with any Armor, Capes, or Elytras that the player has equipped at that time.


Platforms with Third Person Camera


In these versions of Minecraft, players can change their camera view:


  1. Minecraft Java Edition
  2. Minecraft Bedrock Edition
  3. Minecraft (Console, all versions)
  4. Minecraft Pocket Edition


How to change your camera view in Minecraft?


In a Nutshell:


Press F5 or change your perspective in your respective console’s options menu.


Step-by-Step Guide (with Pictures) for PC:


Step 1- Spawn into the game



Step 2- Press F5 if you are on PC. Your character’s view will change as seen below:



Step 3- Press F5 once more and you will see the third camera angle. By pressing F5 a third time, players can return to the first person view.



Step-by-Step Guide (with Pictures) for CONSOLE:


Step 1- Open the menu.



Step 2- Access your settings.



Step 3- Select the Video submenu.



Step 4- Finally, choose your desired camera angle from the Camera Perspective drop-down menu.



Explainer Video


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FAQs


Q. How do I change my perspective in the Pocket Edition?


The methodology is the same as for the Bedrock Edition, the only difference will be the way the settings menu looks.


Conclusion


Learning all the tricks of Minecraft can take a while, but once you learn the game like any language, you will be better able to express yourself through the game. By learning how to change the camera angle, players will have learned the flexibility and modular nature of systems within the Minecraft game world.



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