Numpad camera controls not working in external views

[LameFox]

1.00, 3rd gamestart, no mods (lol) etc.

I know the game detects the keystrokes because it lets me rebind them and use them to look around in 1st person mode (F1), but all other camera modes are totally unresponsive. I can go to them, but can't pan around.

[Zasso]

Not sure if you tried this but just in case you missed it like I did: when targeting something else or my own ship, I have to press the corresponding key twice.
There seems to be two different view modes and I did not realise this at first, so I targeted a ship, pressed the view key and thought the camera was stuck, but upon pressing it again it unlocked the camera.

[lplates]

+1

I can use numpad to look around in 1st person but not in external ship view despite the mappings being in place.

[CBJ]

Again, you need to press F2 (or F3 or whatever) a second time to get the camera mode that gives you rotation control.