Changing default zoom for Virtual Pit

[Guest S77th-GOYA]

I'd like to set my default initialzoom setting to 0.5 instead of the original 0.7 setting in camera.cfg. I've made the edit but it comes up with a default zoom of 0.69 instead of the 0.5 I put in the cfg file. Is there another edit I need to make?

[Guest]

It depends on what plane you fly but what I find more useful than changing the zoom is moving the head position back, which I do on some of the warbirds I fly. That way you get a more full view of the panel and a better view out of the windows while still getting a decent zoom level of your enviornment.If you want to try that its in the aircraft.cfg labeled "views". Just change the first figure by a few tenths, the negative one.

[Guest S77th-GOYA]

Thanks for the response. I guess I could try it that way, but...I want the edit for every plane. Isn't there a way to make a global change?

[Garrett67 1]

find Camera.cfg , in Vista its located in UserAppDataRoamingMicrosoftFSXfind the following section and change the initial zoom setting.Make a copy just in caseCameraDefinition.002]Title = Virtual CockpitGuid = {C95EAB58-9E4A-4E2A-A34C-D8D9D948F078}Description = This is the description of the virtual cockpit view.Origin = Virtual CockpitMomentumEffect = YesSnapPbhAdjust = SwivelSnapPbhReturn = FalsePanPbhAdjust = SwivelPanPbhReturn = FalseTrack = NoneShowAxis = YESAllowZoom = TRUEInitialZoom = 0.7SmoothZoomTime = 2.0ZoomPanScalar = 1.0ShowWeather = YesXyzAdjust = TRUEShowLensFlare=FALSECategory = CockpitPitchPanRate=30HeadingPanRate=75PanAcceleratorTime=0HotKeySelect=1

[sightseer 895]

if that doesnt work, then make the change in your default flight and it will become a global change.

[Garrett67 1]

>>if that doesnt work, then make the change in your default>flight and it will become a global change.>>Yeah, what I posted doesn't work for me. For all practical purposes , it should but it doesn't. It was the only place that I could find anything for VC view. The aircraft config file contains other views. Oh well, I'll try what you suggested.

[Qatsimo 7]

Another option is to set in the FSX.cfg{Display}WideViewAspect=Truei personally like this best because it also provides spotview from a a little more distance.Regards, Gerrit

[Garrett67 1]

>Another option is to set in the FSX.cfg>>{Display}>WideViewAspect=True>>i personally like this best because it also provides spotview>>from a a little more distance.>>>Regards, >>GerritOh yes... That is PERFECT!!!!!!!! Thanks Sir! Would you happen to know how to increase the pan speed in VC?

[loop_n_roll 7]

Gerrit,I can't find the FSX.cfg file. I'm using XP home edition. Can you guide me to it? A search on the hard drive fails to find it.

[Qatsimo 7]

Hi, i noticed Virtualwombat already answered your question ;)Regards, Gerrit Kranenbarg

[Qatsimo 7]

Welcome,i remember in FS9 there was a setting for panning speed in the conf. file, but unfortunately i forgot what it was exactly. Maybe a search gives you the answer.Regards, Gerrit Kranenbarg

[Guest S77th-GOYA]

Thanks for all the suggestions but it still doesn't give me what I want. The WideViewAspect edit is close but no cigar. Saving a default mission with .50 zoom does not make a global change.Anyone have an idea why the InitialZoom parameter doesn't work?

[jmig 100]

I never had any luck with the camera.cfg. I had to go into the aircraft. cfg and make the changes with the eye locations. I fly VC all the time. Since, I use three monitors with Matrox TH2Go, I find most of the VC cockpits have the eye point too far back. I just move it forward to where I think it looks natural.