diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 29f595209b..7c00aea2b9 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 - Translations are now folders with multiple files instead of a huge single file
 - Default inventory slots reduced to 18 - existing characters given 3x 6-slot bags as compensation
 - Protection rating was moved to the top left of the loadout view 
+- Changed camera smoothing to be off by default.
 
 ### Removed
 
diff --git a/voxygen/src/settings.rs b/voxygen/src/settings.rs
index 39b627615c..d887c08956 100644
--- a/voxygen/src/settings.rs
+++ b/voxygen/src/settings.rs
@@ -532,7 +532,7 @@ impl Default for GameplaySettings {
             zoom_sensitivity: 100,
             zoom_inversion: false,
             mouse_y_inversion: false,
-            smooth_pan_enable: true,
+            smooth_pan_enable: false,
             toggle_debug: false,
             sct: true,
             sct_player_batch: false,