# Camera Shake

## Camera Shake Asset

The **Camera Shake Asset** exposes the **Position**, **Rotation**, and **FOV** properties (in addition to the common properties outlined in [Shake Settings Asset](/shakefx/core/shake-settings-asset.md)):

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**Position**: The motion to apply on the local position of the camera.

**Rotation**: The motion to apply on the local rotation of the camera.

**FOV**: The motion to apply on the field of view of the camera. A custom [Custom FOV Driver](/shakefx/custom/custom-fov-driver.md) can be specified on components for more control over this process.

### Offsets in local space

{% hint style="info" %}
Position and rotation shake offsets are applied in local object space, so the camera needs to have a parent Transform. This parent defines the camera's Transform in world-space, while the child Transform is used exclusively for shake offsets.
{% endhint %}

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## Camera ShakeFX Listener

If you want to leverage the [Sources & Listeners](/shakefx/core/sources-and-listeners.md) system, then you'll need to add a **Camera ShakeFX Listener** component to the main camera:

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**Strength Multiplier**: Intensity multiplier applied to the strength of all active shakes affecting this listener.

**Coordinate Mode**: Specifies which axes are used for distance calculations between listeners and shake sources. Various options are available for 3D and 2D games.

**Motions**: Toggles which properties are affected by shakes.

**Debug**: A list of active shake instances (see [Shake Debug](/shakefx/shakes/shake-debug.md)).

## Camera ShakeFX Source

Place the **Camera ShakeFX Source** component on a GameObject that will emit the shake (the Transform of the object will be taken into account).

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**Shake**: The default shake asset used by this component.

**Attenuation**: The asset that controls the distance-based attenuation. See this page for more details: [Sources & Listeners](/shakefx/core/sources-and-listeners.md#attenuation-settings-asset).

## Camera ShakeFX

If you'd like to shake the camera directly without using a **Camera ShakeFX Source** component, then you can use the **Camera ShakeFX** component instead of a **Camera ShakeFX Listener**:

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**Motions**: Toggles which properties are affected by shakes.

**Shake**: The default shake asset used by this component.

**Debug**: A list of active shake instances (see [Shake Debug](/shakefx/shakes/shake-debug.md)).


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