Tracking shot in AI video prompts: which docs use it
7 of the 24 models' docs use tracking shot: Google Veo, Leonardo Motion 2.0, MiniMax Hailuo, SceneMixer, SkyReels, Step-Video-TI2V and Wan. A tracking shot follows a moving subject, alongside, behind or ahead of it, keeping pace as it moves. As of 2026-09-25.
A tracking shot follows a moving subject, alongside, behind or ahead of it, keeping pace as it moves.
| Model | How the docs use it | From the docs |
|---|---|---|
| Google Veo | defines it | low-angle tracking shot of a superhero landing. |
| Leonardo Motion 2.0 | defines it | Tracking shot: To use this, it is essential to state what the camera should follow in the shot. |
| MiniMax Hailuo | lists it as a command | Follow: [Tracking shot] |
| SceneMixer | uses it in an example | Say whether the camera is still or moving: fixed, handheld, tracking, a slow push in. |
| SkyReels | uses it in an example | The camera follows the bird upward |
| Step-Video-TI2V | lists it as a command | Tracking Shot |
| Wan | uses it in an example | a tracking shot places the viewer alongside the subject |
Inclusion rule. Models whose own docs define the word, list it as a command or preset, or use it in an example prompt. Order. Alphabetical by model name.
1How the docs use it
Google Veo and Leonardo Motion 2.0 define it; MiniMax Hailuo and Step-Video-TI2V list it as a command; SceneMixer, SkyReels and Wan use it in an example.
A word the docs define is one the maker explains to users. A command or preset is one the model is set up to perform on request. A word that appears only in an example prompt is one the maker shows working, without promising more.
The other 17 models' docs do not use it in the pages read: Adobe Firefly, Grok Imagine, Higgsfield, HunyuanVideo 1.5, Kling AI, LTX and others.
low-angle tracking shot of a superhero landing.
Google Cloud, Veo video prompt guide
Tracking shot: To use this, it is essential to state what the camera should follow in the shot.
Leonardo.Ai Help Center, generating video
- Camera word: tracking shotThe docs define tracking shot and describe what it does
- Camera word: tracking shotThe docs define tracking shot and describe what it does
- Camera word: tracking shotTracking shot is one of the bracketed camera commands
- Camera word: tracking shotTracking is listed among the ways to say the camera moves
- Camera word: tracking shotTracking shot appears in the docs' own prompt examples
- Camera word: tracking shotTracking shot is in the list of supported camera movements
- Camera word: tracking shotTracking shot appears in the docs' own prompt examples
2Neighbouring camera words
- crane: A crane move lifts or lowers the camera through space, often in a sweep, for reveals and endings.
- handheld: Handheld means an operator holds the camera, so the frame breathes and shakes.
pan · tilt · dolly · truck · pedestal · push-in · pull-out · zoom · dolly zoom · orbit or arc · crane · handheld · static shot · aerial shot · whip pan · bullet time