Camera --- tutorial? How get used to those views?

[Pat_1_1_1]

I have to get used to seeing NWN through those camera views, and all of them are not what I'm used to from Morrowind, Arcanum, Gothic 2, DS 2. (Apologies in case I wasn't supposed to mention those games in Forum, by the way.) I'm trying all three views and my main feeling is claustrophobia. I feel my range of vision's poor and I can't get a good feeling for where I am in any big room.

I'm explaining all that hoping someone will know what I mean and what to do about it. Can anyone recommend a way of setting that camera and view so I have a pretty good feeling for my local space? Or has anyone actually written a FAQ about camera use?

My screen resolution for NWN's 1280x768 but I doubt that makes any difference.

Tnx in advance for your advice.

[mr_sir]

You can zoom in and out using the wheel on your mouse and by pressing the middle mouse button you can change the angle that the camera points at. This helps a lot in problematic areas.

[Pat_1_1_1]

I'm changing zoom all the time ....

I change zoom a lot. I feel I'm fiddling with camera too much, maybe because I cannt find a comfortabble setting.

[mr_sir]

I find that zoomed out and using TAB to highlight loot etc. works quite well, with the camera setting that you have to move the mouse to rotate - I can't stand the chase cam.

[Pat_1_1_1]

Camera ANGLE!?

Mr_Sir, I'm with you on camera choice. I think maybe camera ANGLE counts most, so I'm pretty comfy when I get that right for each scene.

[Pat_1_1_1]

So maybe I'm okay now ...

I've found a vertical cam angle I kinda like, and I can at least switch to one other cam way overhead using numpad-asterisk.

Anyone following my thread here, I advice playing with how much camera's above you till you're happpy.