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# trackingState

The general quality of position tracking available when the camera captured a frame.

```
var trackingState: ARCamera.TrackingState { get }
```

## Discussion

When this value is [`ARCamera.TrackingState.limited(_:)`](/documentation/ARKit/ARCamera/TrackingState-swift.enum/limited(_:)), see the associated [`ARCamera.TrackingState.Reason`](/documentation/ARKit/ARCamera/TrackingState-swift.enum/Reason) value for a possible cause of low tracking quality.

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