diff --git a/Source/SceneEntities/Camera/imstkCamera.h b/Source/SceneEntities/Camera/imstkCamera.h
index 4bf635e86fe4e16692700bcc0ed1e7a528286a54..1105bae36964995ebe6e6cc167c0eb4f0817dc2e 100644
--- a/Source/SceneEntities/Camera/imstkCamera.h
+++ b/Source/SceneEntities/Camera/imstkCamera.h
@@ -258,8 +258,8 @@ protected:
 
 protected:
     // Lookat camera parameters
-    Vec3d m_position   = Vec3d(0.0, 2.0, 5.0); ///> camera position
-    Vec3d m_focalPoint = Vec3d::Zero();        ///> camera focal point
+    Vec3d m_position   = Vec3d(0.0, 0.0, 0.0); ///> camera position
+    Vec3d m_focalPoint = -Vec3d::UnitZ();      ///> camera focal point
     Vec3d m_viewUp     = Vec3d::UnitY();       ///> camera up vector
 };
 }