diff --git a/source/duke3d/src/actors.cpp b/source/duke3d/src/actors.cpp
index cc84593fd..66308d69d 100644
--- a/source/duke3d/src/actors.cpp
+++ b/source/duke3d/src/actors.cpp
@@ -7562,7 +7562,7 @@ ACTOR_STATIC void G_MoveEffectors(void)   //STATNUM 3
         {
             if (pSprite->extra < 1 && (ud.recstat == 0 || !ud.democams)) break;
 
-            if (pSprite->extra == 1)
+            if (klabs(pSprite->extra) == 2)
             {
                 actor[spriteNum].tempang = pSprite->ang;
                 if (ud.camerasprite != spriteNum)
diff --git a/source/duke3d/src/game.cpp b/source/duke3d/src/game.cpp
index 7942aefcb..d47c160ef 100644
--- a/source/duke3d/src/game.cpp
+++ b/source/duke3d/src/game.cpp
@@ -750,9 +750,7 @@ void G_DrawRooms(int32_t playerNum, int32_t smoothRatio)
     {
         spritetype *const pSprite = &sprite[ud.camerasprite];
 
-        // XXX: what?
-        if (pSprite->yvel < 0) pSprite->yvel = -100;
-        else if (pSprite->yvel > 199) pSprite->yvel = 300;
+        pSprite->yvel = clamp(TrackerCast(pSprite->yvel), -100, 300);
 
         CAMERA(q16ang) = fix16_from_int(actor[ud.camerasprite].tempang
                                       + mulscale16(((pSprite->ang + 1024 - actor[ud.camerasprite].tempang) & 2047) - 1024, smoothRatio));