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# SKCameraNode

A node that determines which parts of the scene are visible within a view.

```
class SKCameraNode
```

## Overview

If you don’t use a camera in your scene, you control the visible portion of a scene using its [`anchorPoint`](/documentation/SpriteKit/SKScene/anchorPoint) property.

## Topics

### First Steps

[Getting Started with a Camera](/documentation/SpriteKit/getting-started-with-a-camera)

Learn the semantics of using a camera in your scene.

### Node Visibility

Check whether a particular node is onscreen.

[`-  containedNodeSet`](/documentation/SpriteKit/SKCameraNode/containedNodeSet())

Finds nodes that are visible in the camera’s viewport.

[`-  containsNode:`](/documentation/SpriteKit/SKCameraNode/contains(_:))

Checks to see if a node is visible in the camera’s viewport.

## Relationships

### Conforms To

[`CVarArg`](/documentation/Swift/CVarArg)

[`NSCopying`](/documentation/Foundation/NSCopying)

[`SendableMetatype`](/documentation/Swift/SendableMetatype)

[`UIFocusItemContainer`](/documentation/UIKit/UIFocusItemContainer)

[`NSCoding`](/documentation/Foundation/NSCoding)

[`NSUserActivityRestoring`](/documentation/AppKit/NSUserActivityRestoring)

[`Equatable`](/documentation/Swift/Equatable)

[`CustomStringConvertible`](/documentation/Swift/CustomStringConvertible)

[`NSObjectProtocol`](/documentation/ObjectiveC/NSObjectProtocol)

[`UIUserActivityRestoring`](/documentation/UIKit/UIUserActivityRestoring)

[`UIPasteConfigurationSupporting`](/documentation/UIKit/UIPasteConfigurationSupporting)

[`NSSecureCoding`](/documentation/Foundation/NSSecureCoding)

[`Sendable`](/documentation/Swift/Sendable)

[`NSTouchBarProvider`](/documentation/AppKit/NSTouchBarProvider)

[`CustomDebugStringConvertible`](/documentation/Swift/CustomDebugStringConvertible)

[`UICoordinateSpace`](/documentation/UIKit/UICoordinateSpace)

[`UIResponderStandardEditActions`](/documentation/UIKit/UIResponderStandardEditActions)

[`UIActivityItemsConfigurationProviding`](/documentation/UIKit/UIActivityItemsConfigurationProviding)

[`UIFocusItem`](/documentation/UIKit/UIFocusItem)

[`Hashable`](/documentation/Swift/Hashable)

[`UIFocusEnvironment`](/documentation/UIKit/UIFocusEnvironment)

[`NSStandardKeyBindingResponding`](/documentation/AppKit/NSStandardKeyBindingResponding)

### Inherits From

[`SKNode`](/documentation/SpriteKit/SKNode)

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