diff --git a/src/graphics/camera.cpp b/src/graphics/camera.cpp
index 597955ec2..dab24b176 100644
--- a/src/graphics/camera.cpp
+++ b/src/graphics/camera.cpp
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ void Camera::reset()
 void Camera::setInitialTransform()
 {
     if (m_kart == NULL) return;
-    Vec3 start_offset(0, 2, -5);
+    Vec3 start_offset(0, 1.6, -3.5);
     Vec3 xx = m_kart->getTrans()(start_offset);
     m_camera->setPosition(  xx.toIrrVector());
     // Reset the target from the previous target (in case of a restart
@@ -328,8 +328,8 @@ void Camera::smoothMoveCamera(float dt)
     float skid_angle = asin(skid_factor);
     float ratio = (current_speed - max_speed_without_zipper) / max_increase_with_zipper;
     ratio = ratio > -0.12 ? ratio : -0.12;
-    float camera_distance = -5 * (1 + ratio);// distance of camera from kart in x and z plane
-    Vec3 camera_offset(camera_distance * sin(skid_angle / 2), 2 * (1 + ratio / 2),camera_distance * cos(skid_angle / 2));// defines how far camera should be from player kart.
+    float camera_distance = -3.5 * (1 + ratio);// distance of camera from kart in x and z plane
+    Vec3 camera_offset(camera_distance * sin(skid_angle / 2), 1.6 * (1 + ratio / 2),camera_distance * cos(skid_angle / 2));// defines how far camera should be from player kart.
     Vec3 m_kart_camera_position_with_offset = m_kart->getTrans()(camera_offset);
     
     
@@ -337,9 +337,10 @@ void Camera::smoothMoveCamera(float dt)
     core::vector3df current_target = m_kart->getXYZ().toIrrVector();// next target
     core::vector3df wanted_position = m_kart_camera_position_with_offset.toIrrVector();// new required position of camera
     
-    current_position += ((wanted_position - current_position) * dt * (m_kart->getSpeed()>0 ? m_kart->getSpeed()/3 : -1 * m_kart->getSpeed() / 3) );
-
-    m_camera->setPosition(current_position);
+    current_position += ((wanted_position - current_position) * dt * (m_kart->getSpeed()>0 ? m_kart->getSpeed()/3 : -1 * m_kart->getSpeed() * 2 ) );
+    
+    if(m_mode!=CM_FALLING)
+        m_camera->setPosition(current_position);
     m_camera->setTarget(current_target);//set new target
 
     assert(!isnan(m_camera->getPosition().X));