--- title: Deep Dive: Two Solutions for UE5 Camera vs SceneCapture description: SceneCaptureComponent2D and gameplay cameras in UE5 can produce mismatched framing when aspect ratios change because they use different projection rules. The... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/deep-dive-two-solutions-for-ue5-camera-vs-scenecapture-psalsm47o twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Deep Dive: Two Solutions for UE5 Camera vs SceneCapture | daily.dev og:description: SceneCaptureComponent2D and gameplay cameras in UE5 can produce mismatched framing when aspect ratios change because they use different projection rules. The... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/deep-dive-two-solutions-for-ue5-camera-vs-scenecapture-psalsm47o og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/pSalsM47o.png og:image:alt: Deep Dive: Two Solutions for UE5 Camera vs SceneCapture og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Deep Dive: Two Solutions for UE5 Camera vs SceneCapture **[80 LEVEL](https://daily.dev/sources/80lv)** · 31 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary SceneCaptureComponent2D and gameplay cameras in UE5 can produce mismatched framing when aspect ratios change because they use different projection rules. The gameplay camera defaults to Maintain Y Axis (preserving vertical FOV), while SceneCapture effectively uses Maintain X Axis (preserving horizontal FOV). This article explains the projection pipeline for both systems, breaks down the frustum math behind FOV recalculation, and provides two solutions: a Blueprint approach that recalculates FOV values, and a C++ implementation using CustomProjectionMatrix to create a custom SceneCaptureComponent2D that supports all Maintain Axis modes. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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