# Camera Fade
Menu Path : **Output > Camera Fade**
The **Camera Fade** Block fades out particles when they are too close to the near plane of the camera. It calculates an interpolation of the current depth between provided its **Faded Distance** and the **Visible Distance** properties to determine the amount of fade to apply. To fade particles, this Block modifies their color and/or alpha attributes.
If you input a **Faded Distance** that is greater than the **Visible Distance**, the result is that particles fade in as they come close to the camera, rather than fade out as they come close.
## Block compatibility
This Block is compatible with the following Contexts:
- Any output Context
## Block settings
| **Setting** | **Type** | **Description** |
| ------------------- | -------- | ------------------------------------------------------------ |
| **Cull When Faded** | Bool | **(Inspector)** Indicates whether to cull the particle culled when it is fully faded to reduce overdraw. |
| **Fade Mode** | Enum | Specifies how to fade the particle out when it gets near the camera. The options are:
• **Color**: Fades out the particle's color.
• **Alpha**: Fades out the particle's alpha.
• **Color And Alpha**: Fades out both the particle's color and its alpha. |
| **Affect Shadows** | Bool | **(Inspector)** Indicates whether the fade also affects shadow maps or not. Note that applying the fade to shadows might produce unexpected results when using multiple cameras. |
## Block properties
| **Input** | **Type** | **Description** |
| -------------------- | -------- | ------------------------------------------------------------ |
| **Faded Distance** | float | The distance from the camera at which to fully fade out the particle. |
| **Visible Distance** | float | The distance from the camera at which to begin to fade out the particle. At this distance, the particle is fully visible. Between this distance and **Faded Distance**, the particle fades out. |