diff --git a/Sources/Plasma/FeatureLib/pfCamera/plVirtualCamNeu.cpp b/Sources/Plasma/FeatureLib/pfCamera/plVirtualCamNeu.cpp
index 15648f62..9f85f786 100644
--- a/Sources/Plasma/FeatureLib/pfCamera/plVirtualCamNeu.cpp
+++ b/Sources/Plasma/FeatureLib/pfCamera/plVirtualCamNeu.cpp
@@ -226,8 +226,11 @@ plVirtualCam1::~plVirtualCam1()
 
 // for saving camera stack
 plCameraModifier1* plVirtualCam1::GetCameraNumber(size_t camNumber)
-{ 
-    return (fCameraStack[camNumber]); 
+{
+    if (fCameraStack.size() > camNumber)
+        return fCameraStack[camNumber];
+    else
+        return nil;
 }
 // for rebuilding camera stack
 void plVirtualCam1::RebuildStack(const plKey& key)
diff --git a/Sources/Plasma/FeatureLib/pfPython/cyMisc.cpp b/Sources/Plasma/FeatureLib/pfPython/cyMisc.cpp
index 1efb9e2e..1179dfb4 100644
--- a/Sources/Plasma/FeatureLib/pfPython/cyMisc.cpp
+++ b/Sources/Plasma/FeatureLib/pfPython/cyMisc.cpp
@@ -2459,14 +2459,14 @@ int cyMisc::GetNumCameras()
     return (plVirtualCam1::Instance()->GetNumCameras());
 }
 
-const char* cyMisc::GetCameraNumber(int number)
+plString cyMisc::GetCameraNumber(int number)
 {
     plCameraModifier1* pCam = plVirtualCam1::Instance()->GetCameraNumber(number-1);
-    if (pCam->GetTarget())
+    if (pCam && pCam->GetTarget())
     {
-        const char* ret = pCam->GetTarget()->GetKeyName().c_str();
-        plString str = plString::Format("saving camera named %s to chronicle\n",ret);
-        plVirtualCam1::Instance()->AddMsgToLog(str.c_str());
+        plString ret = pCam->GetTarget()->GetKeyName();
+        plString log = plString::Format("saving camera named %s to chronicle\n", ret.c_str());
+        plVirtualCam1::Instance()->AddMsgToLog(log.c_str());
         return ret;
     }
     plVirtualCam1::Instance()->AddMsgToLog("sending empty to camera chronicle\n");
diff --git a/Sources/Plasma/FeatureLib/pfPython/cyMisc.h b/Sources/Plasma/FeatureLib/pfPython/cyMisc.h
index 507e27eb..2011c167 100644
--- a/Sources/Plasma/FeatureLib/pfPython/cyMisc.h
+++ b/Sources/Plasma/FeatureLib/pfPython/cyMisc.h
@@ -809,7 +809,7 @@ public:
     //
 
     static int GetNumCameras();
-    static const char* GetCameraNumber(int number);
+    static plString GetCameraNumber(int number);
     static void RebuildCameraStack(const plString& name, const char* ageName);
     static void PyClearCameraStack();
     static void RecenterCamera();
diff --git a/Sources/Plasma/FeatureLib/pfPython/cyMiscGlue4.cpp b/Sources/Plasma/FeatureLib/pfPython/cyMiscGlue4.cpp
index c77a8d0e..1694765d 100644
--- a/Sources/Plasma/FeatureLib/pfPython/cyMiscGlue4.cpp
+++ b/Sources/Plasma/FeatureLib/pfPython/cyMiscGlue4.cpp
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ PYTHON_GLOBAL_METHOD_DEFINITION(PtGetCameraNumber, args, "Params: x\nReturns cam
         PyErr_SetString(PyExc_TypeError, "PtGetCameraNumber expects an int");
         PYTHON_RETURN_ERROR;
     }
-    return PyString_FromString(cyMisc::GetCameraNumber(x));
+    return PyString_FromPlString(cyMisc::GetCameraNumber(x));
 }
 
 PYTHON_GLOBAL_METHOD_DEFINITION_NOARGS(PtGetNumCameras, "returns camera stack size")