diff --git a/jme3-examples/src/main/java/jme3test/terrain/TerrainFractalGridTest.java b/jme3-examples/src/main/java/jme3test/terrain/TerrainFractalGridTest.java
index 0ab647d62..27f6a6c60 100644
--- a/jme3-examples/src/main/java/jme3test/terrain/TerrainFractalGridTest.java
+++ b/jme3-examples/src/main/java/jme3test/terrain/TerrainFractalGridTest.java
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import com.jme3.app.state.ScreenshotAppState;
 import com.jme3.bullet.control.CharacterControl;
 import com.jme3.material.Material;
 import com.jme3.math.ColorRGBA;
+import com.jme3.math.Quaternion;
 import com.jme3.math.Vector3f;
 import com.jme3.terrain.geomipmap.TerrainGrid;
 import com.jme3.terrain.geomipmap.TerrainGridLodControl;
@@ -136,6 +137,7 @@ public class TerrainFractalGridTest extends SimpleApplication {
 
 
         this.getCamera().setLocation(new Vector3f(0, 300, 0));
+        cam.setRotation(new Quaternion(0.51176f, -0.14f, 0.085f, 0.84336f));
 
         this.viewPort.setBackgroundColor(new ColorRGBA(0.7f, 0.8f, 1f, 1f));
 
diff --git a/jme3-examples/src/main/java/jme3test/terrain/TerrainGridAlphaMapTest.java b/jme3-examples/src/main/java/jme3test/terrain/TerrainGridAlphaMapTest.java
index 737fe33fd..fd97b4ace 100644
--- a/jme3-examples/src/main/java/jme3test/terrain/TerrainGridAlphaMapTest.java
+++ b/jme3-examples/src/main/java/jme3test/terrain/TerrainGridAlphaMapTest.java
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import com.jme3.light.AmbientLight;
 import com.jme3.light.DirectionalLight;
 import com.jme3.material.Material;
 import com.jme3.math.ColorRGBA;
+import com.jme3.math.Quaternion;
 import com.jme3.math.Vector2f;
 import com.jme3.math.Vector3f;
 import com.jme3.scene.Geometry;
@@ -165,6 +166,7 @@ public class TerrainGridAlphaMapTest extends SimpleApplication {
 
 
         this.getCamera().setLocation(new Vector3f(0, 256, 0));
+        cam.setRotation(new Quaternion(-0.1f, 0.89826f, -0.2695f, -0.3325f));
 
         this.viewPort.setBackgroundColor(new ColorRGBA(0.7f, 0.8f, 1f, 1f));
 
diff --git a/jme3-examples/src/main/java/jme3test/terrain/TerrainGridSerializationTest.java b/jme3-examples/src/main/java/jme3test/terrain/TerrainGridSerializationTest.java
index 8cf5a92d0..27f06f24b 100644
--- a/jme3-examples/src/main/java/jme3test/terrain/TerrainGridSerializationTest.java
+++ b/jme3-examples/src/main/java/jme3test/terrain/TerrainGridSerializationTest.java
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import com.jme3.input.KeyInput;
 import com.jme3.input.controls.ActionListener;
 import com.jme3.input.controls.KeyTrigger;
 import com.jme3.math.ColorRGBA;
+import com.jme3.math.Quaternion;
 import com.jme3.math.Vector3f;
 import com.jme3.terrain.geomipmap.TerrainGrid;
 import com.jme3.terrain.geomipmap.TerrainGridListener;
@@ -58,6 +59,7 @@ public class TerrainGridSerializationTest extends SimpleApplication {
         stateManager.attach(bulletAppState);
 
         this.getCamera().setLocation(new Vector3f(0, 256, 0));
+        cam.setRotation(new Quaternion(-0.0075f, 0.949784f, -0.312f, -0.0227f));
 
         this.viewPort.setBackgroundColor(new ColorRGBA(0.7f, 0.8f, 1f, 1f));
 
diff --git a/jme3-examples/src/main/java/jme3test/terrain/TerrainGridTest.java b/jme3-examples/src/main/java/jme3test/terrain/TerrainGridTest.java
index 425190d1d..af160cc20 100644
--- a/jme3-examples/src/main/java/jme3test/terrain/TerrainGridTest.java
+++ b/jme3-examples/src/main/java/jme3test/terrain/TerrainGridTest.java
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import com.jme3.input.controls.KeyTrigger;
 import com.jme3.light.DirectionalLight;
 import com.jme3.material.Material;
 import com.jme3.math.ColorRGBA;
+import com.jme3.math.Quaternion;
 import com.jme3.math.Vector3f;
 import com.jme3.terrain.geomipmap.TerrainGrid;
 import com.jme3.terrain.geomipmap.TerrainGridListener;
@@ -110,7 +111,7 @@ public class TerrainGridTest extends SimpleApplication {
         stateManager.attach(bulletAppState);
 
         this.getCamera().setLocation(new Vector3f(0, 400, 0));
-        this.getCamera().lookAt(new Vector3f(0,0,0), Vector3f.UNIT_Y);
+        cam.setRotation(new Quaternion(0.61573f, -0.0054f, 0.0042f, 0.78793f));
         
         this.viewPort.setBackgroundColor(new ColorRGBA(0.7f, 0.8f, 1f, 1f));
 
diff --git a/jme3-examples/src/main/java/jme3test/terrain/TerrainGridTileLoaderTest.java b/jme3-examples/src/main/java/jme3test/terrain/TerrainGridTileLoaderTest.java
index 114b1068e..1fdcc169b 100644
--- a/jme3-examples/src/main/java/jme3test/terrain/TerrainGridTileLoaderTest.java
+++ b/jme3-examples/src/main/java/jme3test/terrain/TerrainGridTileLoaderTest.java
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import com.jme3.input.controls.KeyTrigger;
 import com.jme3.input.controls.MouseButtonTrigger;
 import com.jme3.material.Material;
 import com.jme3.math.ColorRGBA;
+import com.jme3.math.Quaternion;
 import com.jme3.math.Vector3f;
 import com.jme3.terrain.Terrain;
 import com.jme3.terrain.geomipmap.TerrainGrid;
@@ -120,6 +121,7 @@ public class TerrainGridTileLoaderTest extends SimpleApplication {
         stateManager.attach(bulletAppState);
 
         this.getCamera().setLocation(new Vector3f(0, 256, 0));
+        cam.setRotation(new Quaternion(-0.0075f, 0.949784f, -0.312f, -0.0227f));
 
         this.viewPort.setBackgroundColor(new ColorRGBA(0.7f, 0.8f, 1f, 1f));
 
diff --git a/jme3-examples/src/main/java/jme3test/terrain/TerrainTest.java b/jme3-examples/src/main/java/jme3test/terrain/TerrainTest.java
index 490340109..c5de62f0c 100644
--- a/jme3-examples/src/main/java/jme3test/terrain/TerrainTest.java
+++ b/jme3-examples/src/main/java/jme3test/terrain/TerrainTest.java
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ import com.jme3.light.DirectionalLight;
 import com.jme3.light.PointLight;
 import com.jme3.material.Material;
 import com.jme3.math.ColorRGBA;
+import com.jme3.math.Quaternion;
 import com.jme3.math.Vector3f;
 import com.jme3.scene.Geometry;
 import com.jme3.terrain.geomipmap.TerrainLodControl;
@@ -169,7 +170,7 @@ public class TerrainTest extends SimpleApplication {
         rootNode.addLight(light);
 
         cam.setLocation(new Vector3f(0, 10, -10));
-        cam.lookAtDirection(new Vector3f(0, -1.5f, -1).normalizeLocal(), Vector3f.UNIT_Y);
+        cam.setRotation(new Quaternion(0.012f, 0.964311f, -0.261f, 0.043f));
     }
 
     public void loadHintText() {
diff --git a/jme3-examples/src/main/java/jme3test/terrain/TerrainTestAndroid.java b/jme3-examples/src/main/java/jme3test/terrain/TerrainTestAndroid.java
index 2ce1ba927..7a9dcf88e 100644
--- a/jme3-examples/src/main/java/jme3test/terrain/TerrainTestAndroid.java
+++ b/jme3-examples/src/main/java/jme3test/terrain/TerrainTestAndroid.java
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ import com.jme3.light.DirectionalLight;
 import com.jme3.light.PointLight;
 import com.jme3.material.Material;
 import com.jme3.math.ColorRGBA;
+import com.jme3.math.Quaternion;
 import com.jme3.math.Vector3f;
 import com.jme3.scene.Geometry;
 import com.jme3.terrain.geomipmap.TerrainLodControl;
@@ -150,7 +151,7 @@ public class TerrainTestAndroid extends SimpleApplication {
         rootNode.addLight(light);
 
         cam.setLocation(new Vector3f(0, 10, -10));
-        cam.lookAtDirection(new Vector3f(0, -1.5f, -1).normalizeLocal(), Vector3f.UNIT_Y);
+        cam.setRotation(new Quaternion(0.01f, 0.964871f, -0.25966f, 0.0387f));
     }
 
     public void loadHintText() {
diff --git a/jme3-examples/src/main/java/jme3test/terrain/TerrainTestModifyHeight.java b/jme3-examples/src/main/java/jme3test/terrain/TerrainTestModifyHeight.java
index de371ccb9..dd9e6cfa7 100644
--- a/jme3-examples/src/main/java/jme3test/terrain/TerrainTestModifyHeight.java
+++ b/jme3-examples/src/main/java/jme3test/terrain/TerrainTestModifyHeight.java
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ import com.jme3.light.DirectionalLight;
 import com.jme3.material.Material;
 import com.jme3.material.RenderState.BlendMode;
 import com.jme3.math.ColorRGBA;
+import com.jme3.math.Quaternion;
 import com.jme3.math.Ray;
 import com.jme3.math.Vector2f;
 import com.jme3.math.Vector3f;
@@ -152,7 +153,7 @@ public class TerrainTestModifyHeight extends SimpleApplication {
         rootNode.addLight(ambLight);
 
         cam.setLocation(new Vector3f(0, 256, 0));
-        cam.lookAtDirection(new Vector3f(0, -1f, 0).normalizeLocal(), Vector3f.UNIT_X);
+        cam.setRotation(new Quaternion(0.25966f, 0.690398f, -0.2952f, 0.60727f));
     }
     
     public void loadHintText() {
diff --git a/jme3-examples/src/main/java/jme3test/terrain/TerrainTestReadWrite.java b/jme3-examples/src/main/java/jme3test/terrain/TerrainTestReadWrite.java
index 313188e60..14d87e693 100644
--- a/jme3-examples/src/main/java/jme3test/terrain/TerrainTestReadWrite.java
+++ b/jme3-examples/src/main/java/jme3test/terrain/TerrainTestReadWrite.java
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ import com.jme3.input.controls.KeyTrigger;
 import com.jme3.light.DirectionalLight;
 import com.jme3.material.Material;
 import com.jme3.math.ColorRGBA;
+import com.jme3.math.Quaternion;
 import com.jme3.math.Vector3f;
 import com.jme3.scene.Node;
 import com.jme3.terrain.Terrain;
@@ -175,6 +176,7 @@ public class TerrainTestReadWrite extends SimpleApplication {
     private void createControls() {
         flyCam.setMoveSpeed(50);
         cam.setLocation(new Vector3f(0, 100, 0));
+        cam.setRotation(new Quaternion(-0.1779f, 0.821934f, -0.39033f, -0.3747f));
 
         inputManager.addMapping("save", new KeyTrigger(KeyInput.KEY_T));
         inputManager.addListener(saveActionListener, "save");