diff --git a/modules/viz/include/opencv2/viz/viz3d.hpp b/modules/viz/include/opencv2/viz/viz3d.hpp
index a80fd3748..a54493611 100644
--- a/modules/viz/include/opencv2/viz/viz3d.hpp
+++ b/modules/viz/include/opencv2/viz/viz3d.hpp
@@ -38,6 +38,9 @@ namespace cv
             Affine3f getViewerPose();
             void setViewerPose(const Affine3f &pose);
             
+            void resetCameraViewpoint (const String &id);
+            void resetCamera();
+            
             void convertToWindowCoordinates(const Point3d &pt, Point3d &window_coord);
             void converTo3DRay(const Point3d &window_coord, Point3d &origin, Vec3d &direction);
             
diff --git a/modules/viz/src/viz3d.cpp b/modules/viz/src/viz3d.cpp
index 48f6ea304..61911ca42 100644
--- a/modules/viz/src/viz3d.cpp
+++ b/modules/viz/src/viz3d.cpp
@@ -67,6 +67,9 @@ cv::viz::Camera cv::viz::Viz3d::getCamera() const { return impl_->getCamera(); }
 void cv::viz::Viz3d::setViewerPose(const Affine3f &pose) { impl_->setViewerPose(pose); }
 cv::Affine3f cv::viz::Viz3d::getViewerPose() { return impl_->getViewerPose(); }
 
+void cv::viz::Viz3d::resetCameraViewpoint (const String &id) { impl_->resetCameraViewpoint(id); }
+void cv::viz::Viz3d::resetCamera() { impl_->resetCamera(); }
+
 void cv::viz::Viz3d::convertToWindowCoordinates(const Point3d &pt, Point3d &window_coord) { impl_->convertToWindowCoordinates(pt, window_coord); }
 void cv::viz::Viz3d::converTo3DRay(const Point3d &window_coord, Point3d &origin, Vec3d &direction) { impl_->converTo3DRay(window_coord, origin, direction); }
 
diff --git a/modules/viz/src/viz3d_impl.cpp b/modules/viz/src/viz3d_impl.cpp
index 7a1518c2c..00a5cae78 100644
--- a/modules/viz/src/viz3d_impl.cpp
+++ b/modules/viz/src/viz3d_impl.cpp
@@ -421,21 +421,21 @@ void cv::viz::Viz3d::VizImpl::converTo3DRay(const Point3d &window_coord, Point3d
 }
 
 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-void cv::viz::Viz3d::VizImpl::resetCameraViewpoint (const std::string &id)
+void cv::viz::Viz3d::VizImpl::resetCameraViewpoint (const String &id)
 {
     vtkSmartPointer<vtkMatrix4x4> camera_pose;
     static WidgetActorMap::iterator it = widget_actor_map_->find (id);
     if (it != widget_actor_map_->end ())
     {
         vtkProp3D *actor = vtkProp3D::SafeDownCast(it->second);
+        CV_Assert("Widget is not 3D." && actor);
         camera_pose = actor->GetUserMatrix();
     }
     else
         return;
 
     // Prevent a segfault
-    if (!camera_pose)
-        return;
+    if (!camera_pose) return;
 
     vtkSmartPointer<vtkCamera> cam = renderer_->GetActiveCamera ();
     cam->SetPosition (camera_pose->GetElement (0, 3),
@@ -455,6 +455,12 @@ void cv::viz::Viz3d::VizImpl::resetCameraViewpoint (const std::string &id)
     renderer_->Render ();
 }
 
+///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+void cv::viz::Viz3d::VizImpl::resetCamera()
+{
+    renderer_->ResetCamera();
+}
+
 ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 void cv::viz::Viz3d::VizImpl::setRepresentationToSurface()
 {
diff --git a/modules/viz/src/viz3d_impl.hpp b/modules/viz/src/viz3d_impl.hpp
index b2339c40c..0eab85bc5 100644
--- a/modules/viz/src/viz3d_impl.hpp
+++ b/modules/viz/src/viz3d_impl.hpp
@@ -49,18 +49,14 @@ public:
     void setRepresentationToSurface();
     void setRepresentationToPoints();
     void setRepresentationToWireframe();
-
-
-    // ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-    // All camera methods to refactor into set/getViewwerPose, setCamera()
-    // and 'Camera' class itself with various constructors/fields
     
     void setCamera(const Camera &camera);
     Camera getCamera() const;
 
     /** \brief Reset the camera direction from {0, 0, 0} to the center_{x, y, z} of a given dataset.
       * \param[in] id the point cloud object id (default: cloud) */
-    void resetCameraViewpoint (const String& id = "cloud");
+    void resetCameraViewpoint(const String& id);
+    void resetCamera();
     
     void setViewerPose(const Affine3f &pose);
     Affine3f getViewerPose();