# SimConnect_CameraSetUsingCameraDefinition<no value>
The **SimConnect\_CameraSetUsingCameraDefinition** function is used to set specific parts of the camera struct based on a predefined camera definition from the cameras.cfg file. This function can only be used when the add-on camera has been acquired.

 

##### Syntax

``` cpp
HRESULT SimConnect_CameraSetUsingCameraDefinition(
    HANDLE hSimConnect,
    HANDLE hSimConnect, const char* cameraDefinitionName
    );
```

 

##### Parameters

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| Parameter              | Description                                                                                                                    | Type    |
|------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------|
| *hSimConnect*          | Handle to a SimConnect object.                                                                                                 | Integer |
| *cameraDefinitionName* | This is the [Title](../../../../content-configuration/cfg-files/cameras.cfg/#Title) string of a camera definition to use. | String  |

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##### Return Values

The function returns an **HRESULT**. Possible values include, but are not limited to, those in the following table.

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| Return value | Description             |
|--------------|-------------------------|
| S\_OK        | The function succeeded. |
| E\_FAIL      | The function failed.    |

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##### Example

N/A

 

##### Remarks

The data that will be used from the given camera definition is as follows:

-   **Position** - From the `InitialXyz` parameter
-   **Pbh** - From the `InitialPbh` parameter
-   **FOV** - From the `Initialzoom` parameter