diff --git a/core/src/render/cam.rs b/core/src/render/cam.rs
index d202991e..9dfe6931 100644
--- a/core/src/render/cam.rs
+++ b/core/src/render/cam.rs
@@ -63,25 +63,23 @@ pub struct FirstPerson {
 // Inherent impls
 //
 
-impl<M: Mode> Camera<M> {
+impl Camera<()> {
     /// Creates a camera with the given resolution.
-    pub fn new(res_x: u32, res_y: u32) -> Self
-    where
-        M: Default,
-    {
-        Self::with_mode(res_x, res_y, M::default())
-    }
-
-    /// Creates a camera with the given resolution and mode.
-    pub fn with_mode(res_x: u32, res_y: u32, mode: M) -> Self {
+    pub fn new(res_x: u32, res_y: u32) -> Self {
         Self {
             res: (res_x, res_y),
-            mode,
-            project: Default::default(),
             viewport: viewport(vec2(0, 0)..vec2(res_x, res_y)),
+            ..Default::default()
         }
     }
 
+    pub fn mode<M: Mode>(self, mode: M) -> Camera<M> {
+        let Self { res, project, viewport, .. } = self;
+        Camera { mode, res, project, viewport }
+    }
+}
+
+impl<M> Camera<M> {
     /// Sets the viewport bounds of this camera.
     pub fn viewport(self, bounds: impl Into<Rect<u32>>) -> Self {
         let (w, h) = self.res;
@@ -119,7 +117,9 @@ impl<M: Mode> Camera<M> {
             ..self
         }
     }
+}
 
+impl<M: Mode> Camera<M> {
     /// Renders the given geometry from the viewpoint of this camera.
     pub fn render<B, Vtx: Clone, Var: Vary, Uni: Copy, Shd>(
         &self,
diff --git a/demos/src/bin/crates.rs b/demos/src/bin/crates.rs
index a6d5efbb..61e56314 100644
--- a/demos/src/bin/crates.rs
+++ b/demos/src/bin/crates.rs
@@ -36,7 +36,8 @@ fn main() {
         },
     );
 
-    let mut cam = Camera::<FirstPerson>::new(W, H)
+    let mut cam = Camera::new(W, H)
+        .mode(FirstPerson::default())
         .viewport((10..W - 10, 10..H - 10))
         .perspective(1.0, 0.1..1000.0);
 
diff --git a/demos/src/bin/solids.rs b/demos/src/bin/solids.rs
index baf9c504..a3789cb4 100644
--- a/demos/src/bin/solids.rs
+++ b/demos/src/bin/solids.rs
@@ -144,7 +144,8 @@ fn main() {
         bunny,
     ];
 
-    let camera = Camera::with_mode(W, H, scale(vec3(1.0, -1.0, -1.0)).to())
+    let cam = Camera::new(W, H)
+        .mode(scale(vec3(1.0, -1.0, -1.0)).to())
         .perspective(1.5, 0.1..1000.0)
         .viewport(vec2(10, 10)..vec2(W - 10, H - 10));
 
@@ -170,7 +171,7 @@ fn main() {
         }
 
         let obj = &objs[carousel.idx % objs.len()];
-        camera.render(
+        cam.render(
             &obj.faces,
             &obj.verts,
             &model_to_world,
@@ -179,7 +180,6 @@ fn main() {
             &mut frame.buf,
             &frame.ctx,
         );
-
         Continue(())
     });
 }