Game camera

Game Camera is a feature of The Sims that can be used to control the camera. The camera is controllable in many ways such as the  and   keys, the middle mouse button, Ctrl + Right mouse button, Shift + WASD keys or Ctrl + WASD or Arrow Keys (Windows and Mac OS X); The right analog/C-Stick (All consoles except the Wii); C + Control Stick(Wii). Starting with The Sims 2 and The Urbz: Sims in the City, the camera control can be reverted to The Sims 1 style.

The Sims era
In the original PC version of The Sims, there was no 3D camera and the camera was different from later games as, and. went right and left respectively.

In the console versions of The Sims, The Sims Bustin' Out and The Urbz: Sims in the City, the camera is in 3D format and the control is similar to the one used in The Sims 2 and The Sims Stories. The player can control the camera using the Right Analog Stick or C-Stick. In The Urbz: Sims in the City, the camera control can be inverted similar to the Sims 1 Style in The Sims 2 and The Sims Stories. Also in The Urbz: Sims in the City, the camera can be put to ground level like in The Sims 2 and The Sims Stories.

The Sims 2 and The Sims Stories
The camera is now in 3D format and the controls now use The Sims 2 style instead of The Sims 1 style (Later used in The Sims 3 and The Medieval). You can control it by using the Middle Mouse, Ctrl + Right Mouse Button or using the controls in the UI. The camera can be inverted (But not Vertically) by using Sims 1 Style. Like The Urbz: Sims in the City, the camera can be put to ground level by pressing +.

The Sims 2 Console games
It is the same as The Urbz: Sims in the City except that the camera can be inverted for either Direct or Classic Control (The Sims 2 and The Sims 2 Pets).

The Sims 3 and The Sims Medieval
Camera controls in The Sims 3 and The Sims Medieval are the same as The Sims 2 and The Sims Stories but you can now use the CTRL + WASD/Arrow Keys. Prior to version 1.3 of The Sims Medieval, Lots did not have 3D view and only a Stage view was allowed. The Sims 3 and The Sims Medieval can still be inverted to 'Sims 1 Style' but now allows the vertical camera control to be inverted.