higgsfield-camera

# Higgsfield Camera Controls

Always reference camera controls by their **exact preset name** in prompts.
Higgsfield recognizes these names directly.

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## Dolly Movements

| Control | What it does | Best for | Prompt phrase |
|---------|-------------|----------|---------------|
| **Dolly In** | Smooth linear move toward subject | Intimacy, revelation, tension build | "Camera Dolly In toward her face" |
| **Dolly Out** | Smooth linear move away from subject | Isolation, departure, widening context | "Camera Dolly Out revealing the empty square" |
| **Dolly Left** | Lateral track to the left | Following horizontal movement, revealing scene | "Camera Dolly Left tracking alongside the runner" |
| **Dolly Right** | Lateral track to the right | Following horizontal movement, revealing scene | "Camera Dolly Right as the car accelerates" |
| **Dolly Zoom In** | Dolly forward + zoom out simultaneously | Vertigo, shock, realization (Hitchcock effect) | "Dolly Zoom In — subject stays size as background rushes away" |
| **Dolly Zoom Out** | Dolly back + zoom in simultaneously | Overwhelm, isolation, world closing in | "Dolly Zoom Out — city swallows the figure" |
| **Super Dolly In** | Exaggerated fast rush toward subject | Sudden shock, urgent revelation | "Super Dolly In on the handprint on the window" |
| **Super Dolly Out** | Exaggerated fast pull back | Dramatic reveal of scale, sudden context shift | "Super Dolly Out to reveal the entire burning city" |

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## Crane / Vertical Movements

| Control | What it does | Best for | Prompt phrase |
|---------|-------------|----------|---------------|
| **Crane Up** | Camera rises from ground/subject level upward | Reveal scope, transition intimate→grand | "Crane Up from the soldier's hands to the war-torn landscape" |
| **Crane Down** | Camera descends from high position | Introduce location from above, personalize | "Crane Down from the skyline to the lone figure on the street" |
| **Crane Over The Head** | Overhead god-like perspective, directly above | Vulnerability, surveillance, choreography | "Crane Over The Head — top-down view of the crowd" |
| **Levitation** | Smooth upward float, dreamlike | Mystical, transcendence, out-of-body | "Camera Levitates from her feet to her serene face" |

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## Orbit / Arc Movements

| Control | What it does | Best for | Prompt phrase |
|---------|-------------|----------|---------------|
| **360 Orbit** | Full circle around the subject | Emotional isolation, dramatic emphasis | "360 Orbit around the boxer in the ring" |
| **Arc** | Semi-circular sweep around subject | Revelations, emotional turning points | "Camera Arcs slowly around the two detectives" |
| **Lazy Susan** | Slow turntable rotation, subject centered | Product shots, character intros, costume reveal | "Lazy Susan around the antique watch on the table" |
| **Robo Arm** | Precision mechanical arc, complex path | Choreographed scenes, product reveals | "Robo Arm sweeps from headlights over the roof of the car" |

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## Zoom Effects

| Control | What it does | Best for | Prompt phrase |
|---------|-------------|----------|---------------|
| **Crash Zoom In** | Rapid sudden zoom toward subject | Shock, realization, emphasis on a detail | "Crash Zoom In on the bloody handprint" |
| **Crash Zoom Out** | Rapid sudden zoom away from subject | Disconnection, sudden wider context | "Crash Zoom Out revealing the battlefield" |

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## Follow / Action Movements

| Control | What it does | Best for | Prompt phrase |
|---------|-------------|----------|---------------|
| **FPV Drone** | Fast agile drone-like weaving motion | Chase sequences, aerial action, kinetic energy | "FPV Drone chasing the motorcycle through the warehouse" |
| **Action Run** | Low follow shot behind running subject | Chase, escape, pursuit | "Action Run — camera low behind him, matching his sprint" |
| **Handheld** | Organic shaky hand-held feel | Documentary realism, intimacy, chaos | "Handheld camera jostling with the crowd" |
| **Head Tracking** | Camera locked to character's head movement | First-person intensity, disorientation | "Head Tracking as the boxer staggers after the punch" |
| **Snorricam** | Camera mounted on actor, background sways | Stress, drunkenness, heightened emotion | "Snorricam locked on her face as the room spins" |

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## Specialty / Cinematic

| Control | What it does | Best for | Prompt phrase |
|---------|-------------|----------|---------------|
| **Bullet Time** | Subject frozen/slow-mo, camera sweeps around | Action climax, impact moments | "Bullet Time around the leaping assassin" |
| **Dutch Angle** | Camera tilted diagonally | Psychological tension, instability, dread | "Dutch Angle as the conspirators whisper" |
| **Fisheye** | Wide lens distortion, curved perspective | Surreal, skateboarding, experimental | "Fisheye lens capturing the skateboarder's trick" |
| **Whip Pan** | Fast lateral blur pan | Dynamic transitions, follow rapid action | "Whip Pan from the thief to the officer" |
| **Overhead** | Direct top-down bird's-eye | Choreography, spatial relationships, vulnerability | "Overhead shot of the dancers forming patterns" |

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## Time-Based

| Control | What it does | Best for | Prompt phrase |
|---------|-------------|----------|---------------|
| **Hyperlapse** | Moving camera + time-lapse combined | City transformation, travel sequences | "Hyperlapse down the boulevard from dawn to dusk" |
| **Timelapse Human** | Fixed camera, human activity fast-forwarded | Daily routines, urban pulse | "Timelapse Human — subway platform, people rushing" |
| **Timelapse Landscape** | Fixed camera, nature/landscape over time | Weather change, seasons, sunrise/sunset | "Timelapse Landscape — mountain valley sunrise to dusk" |
| **Low Shutter** | Slow shutter, motion blur on fast movement | Speed, urgency, intoxication | "Low Shutter on the spinning dancer — silhouette blurs" |

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## Through-Object

| Control | What it does | Best for | Prompt