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Google Veo camera docs: a full shot glossary

Google Veo's docs cover 5 of the six points. Camera moves: words in the prompt. Framing: defined in a glossary. Cuts: editing terms only. Frames: first and last frame. Negative prompt: a negative prompt field. Nothing on motion amount. As of 2026-09-25.

Camera moves per model, this one markedFive ways occur, from prompt words to drawn trajectories.Camera moves per model, this one markedCamera movesAdobe Firefly — Camera moves: Commands or presetsAdobe FireflyGoogle Veo — Camera moves: Words in the promptGoogle VeoGrok Imagine — Camera moves: Words in the promptGrok ImagineHiggsfield — Camera moves: Commands or presetsHiggsfieldHunyuanVideo 1.5 — Camera moves: Words in the promptHunyuanVideo 1.5Kling AI — Camera moves: Words in the promptKling AILeonardo Motion 2.0 — Camera moves: Commands or presetsLeonardo Motion 2.0LTX — Camera moves: Words in the promptLTXLTX Studio — Camera moves: Commands or presetsLTX StudioLuma Dream Machine — Camera moves: Commands or presetsLuma Dream MachineMidjourney — Camera moves: None in the docsMidjourneyMiniMax Hailuo — Camera moves: Commands or presetsMiniMax HailuoMoonvalley Marey — Camera moves: Drawn or set from an imageMoonvalley MareyOpen-Sora 2.0 — Camera moves: None in the docsOpen-Sora 2.0Pika — Camera moves: Words in the promptPikaPixVerse — Camera moves: Commands or presetsPixVerseRunway — Camera moves: Words in the promptRunwaySceneMixer — Camera moves: Words in the promptSceneMixerSeedance — Camera moves: From a referenceSeedanceSkyReels — Camera moves: Words in the promptSkyReelsSora — Camera moves: Words in the promptSoraStep-Video-TI2V — Camera moves: Words in the promptStep-Video-TI2VVidu — Camera moves: None in the docsViduWan — Camera moves: Words in the promptWan
Fig. 1 Five ways occur, from prompt words to drawn trajectories.
How each model asks for a camera move, read 2026-09-25.
ModelCamera moves
Adobe FireflyCommands or presets
Google VeoWords in the prompt
Grok ImagineWords in the prompt
HiggsfieldCommands or presets
HunyuanVideo 1.5Words in the prompt
Kling AIWords in the prompt
Leonardo Motion 2.0Commands or presets
LTXWords in the prompt
LTX StudioCommands or presets
Luma Dream MachineCommands or presets
MidjourneyNone in the docs
MiniMax HailuoCommands or presets
Moonvalley MareyDrawn or set from an image
Open-Sora 2.0None in the docs
PikaWords in the prompt
PixVerseCommands or presets
RunwayWords in the prompt
SceneMixerWords in the prompt
SeedanceFrom a reference
SkyReelsWords in the prompt
SoraWords in the prompt
Step-Video-TI2VWords in the prompt
ViduNone in the docs
WanWords in the prompt

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
Defined in a glossary
Cuts
Editing terms only
Frames
First and last frame
Negative prompt
A negative prompt field
Motion amount
None in the docs

1What the docs say

Google's Veo prompt guide defines camera moves one by one with example prompts, from static and pan to dolly, pedestal and crane, and does the same for shot sizes and angles, from extreme close-up to dutch angle. It lists editing terms such as match cut and jump cut, covers negative prompts, and points to a separate first-and-last-frame mode. It says nothing about a setting for how much the picture moves.

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

Pan (left/right) : the camera rotates horizontally left or right from a fixed position.

Google Cloud, Veo video prompt guide

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

Shot sizes and angles in the docs: Defined in a glossary

Close-up : frames the subject tightly, typically focusing on the face to emphasize emotions or a specific detail.

Google Cloud, Veo video prompt guide
  • Camera angles and shot types
    Shot sizes and angles are defined one by one, from extreme close-up to wide, low-angle and dutch angleGoogle Cloud, Veo video prompt guide / recorded 2026-09-25

Google Veo, framing in detail · Shot sizes and angles in the docs, every model

Cuts inside one generation: Editing terms only

You can use cinematic terms for editing style and specific techniques.

Google Cloud, Veo video prompt guide

Google Veo, cuts in detail · Cuts inside one generation, every model

Start and end frames: First and last frame

First and last frames to video

Google Cloud, Veo video prompt guide

Google Veo, frames in detail · Start and end frames, every model

A negative prompt: A negative prompt field

Negative prompts are a tool that helps specify the elements that you don't want generated in your video.

Google Cloud, Veo video prompt guide

Google Veo, negative prompt in detail · A negative prompt, every model

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

A setting for how much the picture moves, every model

2Camera words in its docs

pan · tilt · dolly · truck · pedestal · zoom · dolly zoom · orbit or arc · crane · tracking shot · handheld · static shot · aerial shot · whip pan · close-up · medium shot · wide or long shot · establishing shot · over-the-shoulder shot · low angle · high angle · dutch angle · bird's-eye view · point of view · shallow focus

3Neighbouring models

How the docs were read: the method.

4Docs read