In film, a camera perspective that is presented with a normal lens, at medium-to-long distance, and with a minimum of camera movement, displaying a pretense of objectivity (a static camera simply "recording" an objective reality). Opposed to a subjective perspective, where the camera is either (a) "identified" with the perspective of a character via point-of-view shots, or (b) so dynamic in terms of angle, movement, and distance as to preclude any pretense toward objectivity.