diff --git a/examples/osgstereoimage/osgstereoimage.cpp b/examples/osgstereoimage/osgstereoimage.cpp
index 54e2b5db4..f2207d7b3 100644
--- a/examples/osgstereoimage/osgstereoimage.cpp
+++ b/examples/osgstereoimage/osgstereoimage.cpp
@@ -100,6 +100,11 @@ int main( int argc, char **argv )
     // set the scene to render
     viewer.setSceneData(rootNode.get());
 
+    // set up the use of stereo by default.
+    osg::DisplaySettings* ds = viewer.getDisplaySettings();
+    if (!ds) ds = osg::DisplaySettings::instance();
+    if (ds) ds->setStereo(true);
+
     // create the windows and run the threads.
     viewer.realize(Producer::CameraGroup::ThreadPerCamera);
 
diff --git a/src/osgGA/FlightManipulator.cpp b/src/osgGA/FlightManipulator.cpp
index 2c78dad77..74c22d97d 100644
--- a/src/osgGA/FlightManipulator.cpp
+++ b/src/osgGA/FlightManipulator.cpp
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ void FlightManipulator::home(const GUIEventAdapter& ea,GUIActionAdapter& us)
         const osg::BoundingSphere& boundingSphere=_node->getBound();
 
         _camera->setLookAt(
-            boundingSphere._center+osg::Vec3( 0.0,-3.0f * boundingSphere._radius,0.0f),
+            boundingSphere._center+osg::Vec3( 0.0,-3.5f * boundingSphere._radius,0.0f),
             boundingSphere._center,
             osg::Vec3(0.0f,0.0f,1.0f));
 
diff --git a/src/osgGA/TrackballManipulator.cpp b/src/osgGA/TrackballManipulator.cpp
index c55830e4c..b498f99b3 100644
--- a/src/osgGA/TrackballManipulator.cpp
+++ b/src/osgGA/TrackballManipulator.cpp
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ void TrackballManipulator::home(const GUIEventAdapter& ,GUIActionAdapter& us)
 
         const osg::BoundingSphere& boundingSphere=_node->getBound();
 
-        _camera->setView(boundingSphere._center+osg::Vec3( 0.0,-3.0f * boundingSphere._radius,0.0f),
+        _camera->setView(boundingSphere._center+osg::Vec3( 0.0,-3.5f * boundingSphere._radius,0.0f),
                         boundingSphere._center,
                         osg::Vec3(0.0f,0.0f,1.0f));
 
diff --git a/src/osgProducer/OsgCameraGroup.cpp b/src/osgProducer/OsgCameraGroup.cpp
index 22374ec69..a3c68133f 100644
--- a/src/osgProducer/OsgCameraGroup.cpp
+++ b/src/osgProducer/OsgCameraGroup.cpp
@@ -269,6 +269,7 @@ void OsgCameraGroup::realize( ThreadingModel thread_model)
         // set up the visual chooser.
         if (_ds.valid() || numMultiSamples!=0)
         {
+        
             Producer::VisualChooser* rs_vc = rs->getVisualChooser();
             if (!rs_vc)
             {
diff --git a/src/osgProducer/Viewer.cpp b/src/osgProducer/Viewer.cpp
index 0149f5ae9..176399f40 100644
--- a/src/osgProducer/Viewer.cpp
+++ b/src/osgProducer/Viewer.cpp
@@ -205,8 +205,8 @@ void Viewer::realize( ThreadingModel thread_model)
     for(SceneHandlerList::iterator p=_shvec.begin(); p!=_shvec.end(); p++ )
     {
         (*p)->getState()->setAbortRenderingPtr(&_done);
+        (*p)->setCamera(_old_style_osg_camera.get());
     }
-   OsgCameraGroup::sync();
     
 }