Runway camera docs: camera in words, keyframes in an app

Runway's docs cover 3 of the six points. Camera moves: words in the prompt. Frames: several keyframes. Negative prompt: advised against. Nothing on framing, cuts and motion amount. As of 2026-09-25.

Inclusion rule. All 24 models on the register, each with the way its own docs ask for a camera move. Order. Alphabetical by model name.

Camera moves

Words in the prompt

Framing

None in the docs

Cuts

None in the docs

Frames

Several keyframes

Negative prompt

Advised against

Motion amount

None in the docs

1What the docs say

Runway's Gen-4 guide treats camera motion as one ingredient of a prompt, added once the subject's motion works, and advises positive phrasing rather than negative prompts. Its dedicated camera control belonged to Gen-3 Alpha Turbo, which the help centre says was retired on July 30, 2026; keyframes moved to an Animate Frames app.

How a camera move is asked for: Words in the prompt

a handheld camera tracks the mechanical bull as it runs across the desert.

Runway, Gen-4 video prompting guide

• Example prompt
  Camera motion is one of the prompt ingredients, added after the subject's motion worksRunway, Gen-4 video prompting guide / recorded 2026-09-25
• Retirement notice
  The camera control feature belonged to Gen-3 Alpha Turbo, retired on July 30, 2026Runway, camera control on Gen-3 Alpha Turbo / recorded 2026-09-25

Runway, camera moves in detail · How a camera move is asked for, every model

Shot sizes and angles in the docs: None in the docs

• Prompting guide read; shot sizes and angles are not listed
  Not described in the docs read (2026-09-25)Runway, Gen-4 video prompting guide / recorded 2026-09-25

Shot sizes and angles in the docs, every model

Cuts inside one generation: None in the docs

• Prompting guide read; several shots inside one generation are not described
  Not described in the docs read (2026-09-25)Runway, Gen-4 video prompting guide / recorded 2026-09-25

Cuts inside one generation, every model

Start and end frames: Several keyframes

Keyframes – Animate Frames app

Runway, camera control on Gen-3 Alpha Turbo

• Replacements
  Image to video uses an input image; keyframes moved to an Animate Frames appRunway, camera control on Gen-3 Alpha Turbo / recorded 2026-09-25

Runway, frames in detail · Start and end frames, every model

A negative prompt: Advised against

Use positive phrasing and avoid negative prompts

Runway, Gen-4 video prompting guide

• Tips
  The guide advises positive phrasing and avoiding negative promptsRunway, Gen-4 video prompting guide / recorded 2026-09-25

Runway, negative prompt in detail · A negative prompt, every model

A setting for how much the picture moves: None in the docs

• Prompting guide read; no setting for the amount of motion is described
  Not described in the docs read (2026-09-25)Runway, Gen-4 video prompting guide / recorded 2026-09-25

A setting for how much the picture moves, every model

2Camera words in its docs

None of the site's 28 camera words turned up in the pages read for this model.

3Neighbouring models

• Higgsfield and Runway
• Kling AI and Runway
• Runway and SkyReels
• Runway and Sora
• Runway and Google Veo
• Pika
• PixVerse
• SceneMixer
• Seedance

How the docs were read: the method.

4Docs read

• Runway, Gen-4 video prompting guide, read 2026-09-25
• Runway, camera control on Gen-3 Alpha Turbo, read 2026-09-25