# Cameras are looking upwards in MapLab **URL:** \ **Category:** PIX4Dmapper\ **Created:** [July 18, 2021, 12:31am UTC](https://community.pix4d.com/t/cameras-are-looking-upwards-in-maplab/19022 "2021-07-18T00:31:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![gian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/f19dbf/32.png) [@gian](https://community.pix4d.com/u/gian)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2021, 12:31am UTC](https://community.pix4d.com/t/cameras-are-looking-upwards-in-maplab/19022/1 "2021-07-18T00:31:11Z")
Hey guys, I am looking at the calibrated external camera parameters, especially the orientations given by Omega, kappa, phi. Now in which direction is the camera ray looking? Because when I try to visualize the output orientations as a vector in maplab, the z-axes is looking upwards, even thought the created map is at z = 0 ---
**Author:** ![Nikoleta\_Dimopoulou](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/53a042/32.png) [@Nikoleta\_Dimopoulou](https://community.pix4d.com/u/Nikoleta_Dimopoulou)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2021, 10:14am UTC](https://community.pix4d.com/t/cameras-are-looking-upwards-in-maplab/19022/2 "2021-07-19T10:14:57Z")
Hi @gian, Can you please share with us the quality report in .pdf format an screenshot of the images as they appear in the raycloud after processing Step 1.? Best, ---
**Author:** ![Nikoleta\_Dimopoulou](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/53a042/32.png) [@Nikoleta\_Dimopoulou](https://community.pix4d.com/u/Nikoleta_Dimopoulou)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2021, 12:42pm UTC](https://community.pix4d.com/t/cameras-are-looking-upwards-in-maplab/19022/3 "2021-07-23T12:42:32Z")
Hi @gian, From the image and the quality report you shared with us, everything looks good and cameras are looking downwards. I have not noticed any issues. Are you experiencing any issues with our software? Best,