Camera and Model Position Misalignment at High Pitch Angles

Environment

• Xcode version: 15.3
• iOS version: 17.4
• Devices affected:
• Maps SDK Version: 11.1.0

Observed behavior and steps to reproduce

I am experiencing an issue with the camera and model position alignment in my project. Specifically, when the pitch angle of the camera exceeds 100 degrees, the camera and model positions become misaligned. At a pitch of 0 degrees, the camera is facing the ground directly and both the camera and model positions are aligned correctly. However, as the pitch increases beyond 100 degrees, this alignment breaks down. I attached the pictures one at 0 pitch and other at 110 pitch for reference.

func cameraPositionInViewR(alt: Double, lat: Double, lng: Double, deviceHeading: Double, pitch: Double = 40) {
    let freeCam = self.mapProxy?.map?.freeCameraOptions
    
    // Convert altitude from hundreds of feet to meters
    freeCam?.altitude = alt + 200 // View from 100 meters above
    freeCam?.location = CLLocationCoordinate2D(latitude: lat, longitude: lng)

    freeCam?.setPitchBearingForPitch(pitch, bearing: -285) // Default look straight
    mapProxy?.map?.freeCameraOptions = freeCam!
}

Expected behavior

The camera and model positions should remain aligned regardless of the pitch angle.

I suspect this issue might be related to how pitch angles are being handled or interpreted within the freeCameraOptions. Any guidance or suggestions on how to resolve this misalignment issue would be greatly appreciated.

Additional links and references

Start with the cameraPositionInViewR function and its use of freeCameraOptions and setPitchBearingForPitch; reproduce the reported behavior at pitch 0 and 110 using Maps SDK 11.1.0 on iOS 17.4. The issue names no repository file or test, so locating the relevant camera implementation and a regression check is part of the work. Done means camera and model positions remain aligned at high pitch angles.