diff --git a/include/osgProducer/OsgCameraGroup b/include/osgProducer/OsgCameraGroup
index a42b00455..301badaa6 100644
--- a/include/osgProducer/OsgCameraGroup
+++ b/include/osgProducer/OsgCameraGroup
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ class OSGPRODUCER_EXPORT OsgCameraGroup : public Producer::CameraGroup
 
         void setLODScale( float scale );
 
-        float getLODScale() const { return _LODScale; }
+        float getLODScale() const;
 
         void setFusionDistance( osgUtil::SceneView::FusionDistanceMode mode,float value=1.0f);
 
@@ -197,7 +197,6 @@ class OSGPRODUCER_EXPORT OsgCameraGroup : public Producer::CameraGroup
 
         osg::ref_ptr<osg::StateSet>             _global_stateset;
         osg::Vec4                               _clear_color;
-        float                                   _LODScale;
         
         osgUtil::SceneView::FusionDistanceMode  _fusionDistanceMode;
         float                                   _fusionDistanceValue;
diff --git a/src/osgProducer/OsgCameraGroup.cpp b/src/osgProducer/OsgCameraGroup.cpp
index db29adbc8..b238b2a60 100644
--- a/src/osgProducer/OsgCameraGroup.cpp
+++ b/src/osgProducer/OsgCameraGroup.cpp
@@ -213,7 +213,6 @@ void OsgCameraGroup::_init()
     _scene_data = NULL;
     _global_stateset = NULL;
     _clear_color.set( 0.2f, 0.2f, 0.4f, 1.0f );
-    _LODScale = 1.0f;
 
     _fusionDistanceMode = osgUtil::SceneView::PROPORTIONAL_TO_SCREEN_DISTANCE;
     _fusionDistanceValue = 1.0f;
@@ -295,7 +294,6 @@ void OsgCameraGroup::setUpSceneViewsWithData()
         
         sv->setFrameStamp( _frameStamp.get() );
         sv->setGlobalStateSet( _global_stateset.get() );
-        sv->setLODScale( _LODScale );
         sv->setFusionDistance( _fusionDistanceMode, _fusionDistanceValue );
     }
 }
@@ -331,11 +329,15 @@ const osg::Vec4& OsgCameraGroup::getClearColor() const
 
 void OsgCameraGroup::setLODScale( float scale )
 {
-    // need to set a local variable?
-    _LODScale = scale;
+    getCullSettings().setLODScale(scale);
     setUpSceneViewsWithData();
 }
 
+float OsgCameraGroup::getLODScale() const
+{
+    return getCullSettings().getLODScale();
+}
+
 void OsgCameraGroup::setFusionDistance( osgUtil::SceneView::FusionDistanceMode mode,float value)
 {
     // need to set a local variable?