18 hours ago, chapstick said:

Yes, a Camera API is coming with SU5.

There's no reason to assume Asobo is adding tower/flyby views by default. Odd word to way your subject line. 

Source: https://devsupport.flightsimulator.com/t/camera-api-discussion/17193/28

No, a camera API is planned only, it might come in SU5 or SU6 or later, there is no ETA, as the OP in the discussion you quoted states in line 1 and 2. See my screenshot:

Edited February 1Feb 1 by MaGer1965

chase plane is a masterpiece so now, I do not care, to me a day late and dollar short... why doen't asobo just fix the lack of sounds that are real in their jets... the longitude and 747 suffer from horrendous sounds rehashed from 1998

1 hour ago, St Mawgan said:

Because it is a conversation in a public forum where people are as free to say 'I like this' as others are to say 'I don't'. Kind of how it works 😉

The camera API does not take anything away from the sim. Quite the opposite. There‘s nothing not to like in it.  

11 minutes ago, GCBraun said:

The camera API does not take anything away from the sim. Quite the opposite. There‘s nothing not to like in it.  

Sure, I'm just saying to Asobo, if they are watching, please don't prioritise this over over areas which actually make a difference to everyone.

And, I don't use it so I wouldn't know but, doesn't Chaseplane cover this now? 

1 hour ago, MaGer1965 said:

No, a camera API is planned only, it might come in SU5 or SU6 or later, there is no ETA, as the OP in the discussion you quoted states in line 1 and 2. See my screenshot:

Here you go: "As SU5 flighting should start in few weeks, I have updated the first message of this discussion (the one containing the API draft) to explain what will be available at that time (documentation and sample will obviously be available at that time too)."

 

Well its about time, should've been there from the beginning of MS 2020. Well I have Chaseplane anyways.

Edited February 1Feb 1 by JBDB-MD80

It will be nice to get a fly by view for sure! Like JBDB-MD80 said it should have been included a in the beginning with the default camera system.

Well of course this would now finally show up on a roadmap, given that after years of waiting I finally broke down and bought ChasePlane just yesterday!!!

No matter.  I'm sure that if and when Asobo does get around to implementing any kind of flyby and/or tower views, it will be in their usual klunky, inconvenient and bizarre fashion, like burying it  somewhere in the Developer or Experimental menus just like they did with the "Replay" function that they added to FS2020.  Before finally just giving up and partnering with the FlightControlReplay developer for a replay tool for FS2024.

Meanwhile in the very small amount of time I've had to mess around with ChasePlane, it does so much that I'm kicking myself for not jumping on board sooner.  Even as a discounted "experimental" product it's so well done, well thought out and professional. 

4 hours ago, MaGer1965 said:

Title is completely misleading.

Correct title would be: 'Camera API Planned For SU5 Or SU6'

Read the rest of the thread, not just the first post:

It will be in the SU5 beta, but will be considered a beta feature for a few sim updates.

 

Edited February 1Feb 1 by Tuskin38

In ChasePlane for 2020 I assigned Flyby to my Boeing Pendulum yoke's right trigger.  I found this a neat way to be able to instantly get a panning external view of plane and scenery and would use it any time during climb or descent.  And it's a sweet way to show off the airplane externals in context not fixed views of it as is the case w/ just switching to external view mode.  I'm very happy with the default camera system it is elegantly simple and quick to setup and covers all my camera needs save flyby and tower views.