ArcGIS Pro 3.4 API Reference Guide
ArcGIS.Core.CIM Namespace / CIMAutoCamera Class / Camera Property
Example Version

Camera Property (CIMAutoCamera)
Gets or sets the camera associated with the map frame.
Syntax
public CIMViewCamera Camera {get; set;}
Example
SetAutoCameraFixedCenter
//Note: run within the QueuedTask
var layout = LayoutView.Active.Layout;
var mf = layout.GetElementsAsFlattenedList().OfType<MapFrame>()
  .First(mf => mf.Name == mapFrame);
var autoCamera = mf.GetAutoCamera();
autoCamera.Source = AutoCameraSource.Fixed;
autoCamera.AutoCameraType = AutoCameraType.Center;

var camera = mf.GetMapView(LayoutView.Active).Camera;
var center = mf.GetViewCenter();

//var extent = EnvelopeBuilderEx.CreateEnvelope(
//    400748.62, 800296.4, 1310669.05, 1424520.74, mf.Map.SpatialReference);
//autoCamera.Extent = extent;

var camera2 = new CIMViewCamera()
{
  Heading = 0,
  Pitch = -90,
  Roll = 0,
  Scale = 21169571,
  X = 855708,
  Y = 1112409,
  Z = double.NaN
};
autoCamera.Camera = camera2;
var states = mf.Map.GetLayersAsFlattenedList().First(l => l.Name == "State_Polygons");
autoCamera.IntersectLayerPath = states.URI;

if (mf.ValidateAutoCamera(autoCamera) &&
  !mf.IsMapSeriesMapFrame())
  mf.SetAutoCamera(autoCamera);
SetAutoCameraFixedCenterAndScale
//Note: run within the QueuedTask
var layout = LayoutView.Active.Layout;
var mf = layout.GetElementsAsFlattenedList().OfType<MapFrame>()
  .First(mf => mf.Name == mapFrame);
var autoCamera = mf.GetAutoCamera();
autoCamera.Source = AutoCameraSource.Fixed;
autoCamera.AutoCameraType = AutoCameraType.CenterAndScale;

var camera = mf.GetMapView(LayoutView.Active).Camera;
var center = mf.GetViewCenter();

//var extent = EnvelopeBuilderEx.CreateEnvelope(
//    400748.62, 800296.4, 1310669.05, 1424520.74, mf.Map.SpatialReference);
//autoCamera.Extent = extent;

var camera2 = new CIMViewCamera()
{
  Heading = 0,
  Pitch = -90,
  Roll = 0,
  Scale = 21169571,
  X = 1310669.0 + ((400748.5 - 1310669.0) / 2.0),
  Y = 800296.4 + ((1424520.74 - 800296.4) / 2.0),
  Z = double.NaN
};
autoCamera.Camera = camera2;
var states = mf.Map.GetLayersAsFlattenedList().First(l => l.Name == "State_Polygons");
//autoCamera.IntersectLayerPath = states.URI;


if (mf.ValidateAutoCamera(autoCamera) &&
  !mf.IsMapSeriesMapFrame())
  mf.SetAutoCamera(autoCamera);
SetAutoCameraFixedScale
//Note: run within the QueuedTask
var layout = LayoutView.Active.Layout;
var mf = layout.GetElementsAsFlattenedList().OfType<MapFrame>()
  .First(mf => mf.Name == mapFrame);
var autoCamera = mf.GetAutoCamera();
autoCamera.Source = AutoCameraSource.Fixed;
autoCamera.AutoCameraType = AutoCameraType.Scale;

var camera = mf.GetMapView(LayoutView.Active).Camera;
var center = mf.GetViewCenter();

//var extent = EnvelopeBuilderEx.CreateEnvelope(
//    400748.62, 800296.4, 1310669.05, 1424520.74, mf.Map.SpatialReference);
//autoCamera.Extent = extent;

var camera2 = new CIMViewCamera()
{
  Heading = 0,
  Pitch = -90,
  Roll = 0,
  Scale = 20000571,
  X = 1310669.0 + ((400748.5 - 1310669.0) / 2.0),
  Y = 800296.4 + ((1424520.74 - 800296.4) / 2.0),
  Z = double.NaN
};
autoCamera.Camera = camera2;
var states = mf.Map.GetLayersAsFlattenedList().First(l => l.Name == "State_Polygons");
//autoCamera.IntersectLayerPath = states.URI;

if (mf.ValidateAutoCamera(autoCamera) &&
  !mf.IsMapSeriesMapFrame())
  mf.SetAutoCamera(autoCamera);
SetAutoCameraLinkedExtent
var layout = LayoutView.Active.Layout;
var mf = layout.GetElementsAsFlattenedList().OfType<MapFrame>()
  .First(mf => mf.Name == mapFrame);
var autoCamera = mf.GetAutoCamera();
autoCamera.Source = AutoCameraSource.MapFrameLink;
autoCamera.AutoCameraType = AutoCameraType.Extent;
autoCamera.MapFrameLinkName = mapFrameLink;

if (mf.ValidateAutoCamera(autoCamera) &&
  !mf.IsMapSeriesMapFrame())
  mf.SetAutoCamera(autoCamera);
SetAutoCameraLinkedCenter
var layout = LayoutView.Active.Layout;
var mf = layout.GetElementsAsFlattenedList().OfType<MapFrame>()
  .First(mf => mf.Name == mapFrame);
var autoCamera = mf.GetAutoCamera();
autoCamera.Source = AutoCameraSource.MapFrameLink;
autoCamera.AutoCameraType = AutoCameraType.Center;
autoCamera.MapFrameLinkName = mapFrameLink;
var states = mf.Map.GetLayersAsFlattenedList().First(l => l.Name == "State_Polygons");
autoCamera.IntersectLayerPath = states.URI;

if (mf.ValidateAutoCamera(autoCamera) &&
  !mf.IsMapSeriesMapFrame())
  mf.SetAutoCamera(autoCamera);
SetAutoCameraLinkedCenterAndScale
var layout = LayoutView.Active.Layout;
var mf = layout.GetElementsAsFlattenedList().OfType<MapFrame>()
  .First(mf => mf.Name == mapFrame);
var autoCamera = mf.GetAutoCamera();
autoCamera.Source = AutoCameraSource.MapFrameLink;
autoCamera.AutoCameraType = AutoCameraType.CenterAndScale;
autoCamera.MapFrameLinkName = mapFrameLink;
var states = mf.Map.GetLayersAsFlattenedList().First(l => l.Name == "State_Polygons");
autoCamera.IntersectLayerPath = states.URI;

if (mf.ValidateAutoCamera(autoCamera) &&
  !mf.IsMapSeriesMapFrame())
  mf.SetAutoCamera(autoCamera);
SetAutoCameraLinkedScale
var layout = LayoutView.Active.Layout;
var mf = layout.GetElementsAsFlattenedList().OfType<MapFrame>()
  .First(mf => mf.Name == mapFrame);
var autoCamera = mf.GetAutoCamera();
autoCamera.Source = AutoCameraSource.MapFrameLink;
autoCamera.AutoCameraType = AutoCameraType.Scale;
autoCamera.MapFrameLinkName = mapFrameLink;
var states = mf.Map.GetLayersAsFlattenedList().First(l => l.Name == "State_Polygons");
autoCamera.IntersectLayerPath = states.URI;

if (mf.ValidateAutoCamera(autoCamera) &&
  !mf.IsMapSeriesMapFrame())
  mf.SetAutoCamera(autoCamera);
SetAutoCameraLinkedMapSeriesShape
var layout = LayoutView.Active.Layout;
var mf = layout.GetElementsAsFlattenedList().OfType<MapFrame>()
  .First(mf => mf.Name == mapFrame);
var autoCamera = mf.GetAutoCamera();
autoCamera.Source = AutoCameraSource.MapSeriesLink;
autoCamera.AutoCameraType = AutoCameraType.Extent;
//autoCamera.MapFrameLinkName = mapFrameLink;
var states = mf.Map.GetLayersAsFlattenedList().First(l => l.Name == "State_Polygons");
autoCamera.IntersectLayerPath = states.URI;

if (mf.ValidateAutoCamera(autoCamera) &&
  !mf.IsMapSeriesMapFrame())
  mf.SetAutoCamera(autoCamera);
SetAutoCameraLinkedMapSeriesCenter
var layout = LayoutView.Active.Layout;
var mf = layout.GetElementsAsFlattenedList().OfType<MapFrame>()
  .First(mf => mf.Name == mapFrame);
var autoCamera = mf.GetAutoCamera();
autoCamera.Source = AutoCameraSource.MapSeriesLink;
autoCamera.AutoCameraType = AutoCameraType.Center;

var states = mf.Map.GetLayersAsFlattenedList().First(l => l.Name == "State_Polygons");
autoCamera.IntersectLayerPath = states.URI;

if (mf.ValidateAutoCamera(autoCamera) &&
  !mf.IsMapSeriesMapFrame())
  mf.SetAutoCamera(autoCamera);
Requirements

Target Platforms: Windows 11, Windows 10

ArcGIS Pro version: 3 or higher.
See Also