diff --git a/camera/src/lib.rs b/camera/src/lib.rs
index 5507a7d..5118336 100644
--- a/camera/src/lib.rs
+++ b/camera/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,13 +1,36 @@
-use bevy::prelude::{
-    App, Bundle, Camera2dBundle, Component, Entity, Plugin, PostUpdate, Query, Transform, With,
-    Without,
+use bevy::{
+    app::{PostStartup, Update},
+    ecs::system::ResMut,
+    gizmos::{gizmos::Gizmos, GizmoConfig},
+    math::Vec2,
+    prelude::{
+        App, Bundle, Camera2dBundle, Component, Entity, Plugin, PostUpdate, Query, Transform, With,
+        Without,
+    },
+    render::color::Color,
 };
 
 #[derive(Component)]
 pub struct Target;
 
 #[derive(Component)]
-pub struct Camera(pub Entity);
+pub struct Camera {
+    target: Entity, // TODO: find a way to have multiple targets per camera, but also being able to have multi cameras (n-n)
+    dead_zone: Vec2,
+}
+
+impl Camera {
+    pub fn new(target: Entity, dead_zone: Vec2) -> Self {
+        Self { target, dead_zone }
+    }
+
+    pub fn new_default(target: Entity) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            target,
+            dead_zone: Vec2::new(100.0, 80.0),
+        }
+    }
+}
 
 #[derive(Bundle)]
 pub struct CameraBundle {
@@ -18,14 +41,14 @@ pub struct CameraBundle {
 impl CameraBundle {
     pub fn new(target: Entity, bundle: Camera2dBundle) -> Self {
         Self {
-            camera: Camera(target),
+            camera: Camera::new_default(target),
             bundle,
         }
     }
 
     pub fn new_with_default_bundle(target: Entity) -> Self {
         Self {
-            camera: Camera(target),
+            camera: Camera::new_default(target),
             bundle: Camera2dBundle::default(),
         }
     }
@@ -35,27 +58,90 @@ pub struct CameraPlugin;
 
 impl Plugin for CameraPlugin {
     fn build(&self, app: &mut App) {
-        app.add_systems(PostUpdate, cameraman);
+        app.add_systems(PostStartup, center)
+            .add_systems(PostUpdate, cameraman);
     }
 }
 
-fn cameraman(
+fn center(
     mut query_camera: Query<(&mut Transform, &Camera), Without<Target>>,
     query_targets: Query<(&Transform, Entity), With<Target>>,
 ) {
     for (mut camera_transform, camera) in &mut query_camera {
         for (target_transform, target_entity) in &query_targets {
-            if camera.0 != target_entity {
+            if camera.target != target_entity {
                 continue;
             }
 
             // TODO: for now we follow the first target but we could think of doing an average positions of all the targets
-            if camera.0 == target_entity {
+            if camera.target == target_entity {
                 camera_transform.translation.x = target_transform.translation.x;
                 camera_transform.translation.y = target_transform.translation.y;
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+fn cameraman(
+    mut query_camera: Query<(&mut Transform, &Camera), Without<Target>>,
+    query_targets: Query<(&Transform, Entity), With<Target>>,
+) {
+    for (mut camera_transform, camera) in &mut query_camera {
+        for (target_transform, target_entity) in &query_targets {
+            if camera.target != target_entity {
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            // TODO: for now we follow the first target but we could think of doing an average positions of all the targets
+            if camera.target == target_entity {
+                let diff = camera_transform.translation - target_transform.translation;
+                let diff_abs = diff.abs();
+
+                if diff_abs.x > camera.dead_zone.x {
+                    camera_transform.translation.x = target_transform.translation.x
+                        - if diff.x > 0. {
+                            -camera.dead_zone.x
+                        } else {
+                            camera.dead_zone.x
+                        };
+                }
+                if diff_abs.y > camera.dead_zone.y {
+                    camera_transform.translation.y = target_transform.translation.y
+                        - if diff.y > 0. {
+                            -camera.dead_zone.y
+                        } else {
+                            camera.dead_zone.y
+                        };
+                }
 
                 break;
             }
         }
     }
 }
+
+pub struct CameraDebugPlugin;
+
+impl Plugin for CameraDebugPlugin {
+    fn build(&self, app: &mut App) {
+        app.add_systems(Update, debug);
+    }
+}
+
+fn debug(
+    mut gizmos: Gizmos,
+    mut config: ResMut<GizmoConfig>,
+    query_cameras: Query<(&Transform, &Camera)>,
+) {
+    config.line_width = 1.0;
+
+    for (camera_transform, camera) in &query_cameras {
+        gizmos.rect_2d(
+            camera_transform.translation.truncate(),
+            0.,
+            camera.dead_zone * 2.0,
+            Color::RED,
+        );
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 06c8925..5bb466e 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ use bevy::{
     prelude::*,
     DefaultPlugins,
 };
-use bevy_camera::CameraPlugin;
+use bevy_camera::{CameraDebugPlugin, CameraPlugin};
 use bevy_rapier2d::prelude::*;
 use castles::CastlesPlugin;
 use health::HealthPlugin;
@@ -38,7 +38,11 @@ fn main() {
         CastlesPlugin,
         HealthPlugin,
         LocalPlayerPlugin,
+    ))
+    // --- camera ---
+    .add_plugins((
         CameraPlugin,
+        CameraDebugPlugin,
     ))
     // --- physics ---
     .add_plugins((