# Shadows disappear when i move away from object **URL:** \ **Category:** Rendering\ **Tags:** Shadows, unreal-engine, Lighting, question\ **Created:** [December 14, 2016, 2:28pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/shadows-disappear-when-i-move-away-from-object/379266 "2016-12-14T14:28:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 5
**Author:** ![anonymous\_user\_68a9ba39](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@anonymous\_user\_68a9ba39](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/anonymous_user_68a9ba39)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2017, 4:46am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/shadows-disappear-when-i-move-away-from-object/379266/5 "2017-01-10T04:46:49Z")
I have this same problem, but with the dynamic “security camera” mesh that I migrated from the “Blueprints” free project. The “security camera” is as default in its **BP\_Security\_Camera\_Tracking** and tucked against a wall. When you play the level the “security camera” moves left and right and targets the player if close to its cone of light. It gets its dynamic shadow if I’m close with my camera (in-game and in editor), but the shadow disappears when you are a couple of steps away from it (which is too short and too noticeable). The light source is a single **Spot Light** in the middle of a closed room. I don’t get this issue with the shadows on the **SM\_chair** mesh from the “Starter Content” pack, not even after I enable physics on it and I bump and toss the chair far away from the camera. 121484- I noticed that the “security camera” in its “Blueprints” project reacts more properly to a sudden **Point Light** and **Spot Light** in its general vicinity, as the shadow fades into nothingness, a tad more natural looking than seeing it just disappearing in the blink of an eye. It’s still noticeable though as the shadow disappears too close to the player if he looks up from less than 2 feet away from it. Is this an issue of the **Point Light** and **Spot Light** or of the model in itself? (free bump because I’m curious to see this solved) For other things. Have a look at this troubleshooting guide link about lights: > **[A new, community-hosted Unreal Engine Wiki](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/a-new-community-hosted-unreal-engine-wiki/141494)** > > After over a year in maintenance mode, the official Unreal Engine Wiki is now permanently offline. These resources now live on a new community-run Unreal Engine Community Wiki — https://unrealcommunity.wiki/! You will be able to find content from... --- _[View the full topic](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/shadows-disappear-when-i-move-away-from-object/379266)._