# Instantiating a Local Camera
With this method of camera management we will instantiate a camera from a prefab we create and assign it to our local player object when it spawns in.
{% stepper %}
{% step %}
#### **Creating a camera prefab**
Let's start by dragging the **Main Camera** in the scene into our **Project Window** to create a prefab out of it. You can now delete the **Main Camera** from the **Scene Hierarchy**.
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#### **Giving the player a camera holder**
Now create an empty Game Object on your **Player Prefab** and position it where you'd like. This will be where we instantiate and position the **Camera** object.
Camera Holder created on the player prefab
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#### **Writing a PlayerCamera script**
Let's now add the following `PlayerCamera` script to the **Player Prefab** that we will use to instantiate our **Camera Prefab** once our player spawns in.
{% code title="PlayerCamera.cs" lineNumbers="true" %}
```csharp
using FishNet.Object;
using UnityEngine;
// This script will be a NetworkBehaviour so that we can use the
// OnStartClient override.
public class PlayerCamera : NetworkBehaviour
{
[SerializeField] private Camera _cameraPrefab;
[SerializeField] private Transform _cameraHolder;
// This method will run on the client once this object is spawned.
public override void OnStartClient()
{
// Since this will run on all clients that this object spawns for
// we need to only instantiate the camera for the object we own.
if (IsOwner)
Instantiate(_cameraPrefab, _cameraHolder.position, _cameraHolder.rotation, _cameraHolder);
}
}
```
{% endcode %}
This script uses the [OnStartClient](/docs/guides/features/networked-gameobjects-and-scripts/network-behaviour-guides.md#onstartclient) override method from [NetworkBehaviour](/docs/guides/features/networked-gameobjects-and-scripts/network-behaviour-guides.md) to instantiate the camera prefab for our local player.
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#### **Assign your references to the script**
Now select the **Player Camera** component in your **Player Prefab** and add the **Camera Prefab** we made to the *Camera Prefab* field. Also select the **CameraHolder** game object in the *Camera Holder* field.
The player prefab with the Main Camera filled in
{% endstep %}
{% step %}
#### **Test the camera in-game**
With all that set you should be able to run the game and see how the camera is created for only your local player.
Demonstration of the local camera
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{% endstepper %}
{% hint style="info" %}
Download the project files with these completed steps here, or explore the repository:
Source FilesRepository
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