Gameplay

Panoramic camera mode

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Panoramic camera mode, commonly shortened to Pan Cam, is a feature that Bungie and 343 Industries added to Halo 3, Halo 3: ODST, Halo: Reach, Halo 4, Halo: The Master Chief Collection, Halo 5: Guardians, Halo Infinite, and Halo: Campaign Evolved. It is used by many players as a way to force the camera out of any map while in the Theater (in Halo 5: Guardians and subsequent FPS games, however, they featured freecam for some Game modes), and its use is permitted for screenshots, Film Clips, and other files.

Show coordinates/camera mode[edit]

The Show Coordinates mode displays the exact location of the camera, its rotation (in degrees), its speed, and the current camera mode. Pan Cam itself cannot be enabled until coordinates are displayed.

Instructions[edit]

  1. For Xbox 360 only, set your network mode to “System Link” or “My Xbox 360.”
  2. Start a custom game, Campaign, or Firefight session.
  3. Press and hold the proper button combination for your game to show camera coordinates on-screen.
Halo 3
Version Input device Combination
Xbox 360 Controller Hold "Jump" + "Crouch" + "Reload/Swap Left Weapon" + "Action/Reload Right Weapon" + "↑ D-Pad" for 3 seconds.
Halo MCC PC Controller (Xinput) Hold "Jump" + "Crouch" + "Action" + "Reload" + "Reload Left Weapon" + "↑ D-Pad" for 3 seconds.
Mouse and keyboard It's not possible to show coordinates with M&K.[Note 1]

Depending on your button layout, your layout might be:

Xbox 360
Default
A screenshot of "BUTTON LAYOUT" set to "DEFAULT" in the "GAME CONTROLS" → "BUTTON LAYOUT" settings menu of Halo 3 (Xbox 360).Behind the game pause menu is pitch black.Note: The screenshot was taken from the emulator Xenia.
Button Input actions
A Button Jump
Left Bumper Reload/Swap Left Weapon
Right Bumper Action/Reload Right Weapon
Left Analog Click Crouch
↑ D-Pad
Southpaw
A screenshot of "BUTTON LAYOUT" set to "SOUTHPAW" in the "GAME CONTROLS" → "BUTTON LAYOUT" settings menu of Halo 3 (Xbox 360).Behind the game pause menu is pitch black.Note: The screenshot was taken from the emulator Xenia.
Button Input actions
A Button Jump
Left Bumper Reload/Swap Left Weapon
Right Bumper Action/Reload Right Weapon
Left Analog Click Crouch
↑ D-Pad
Boxer
A screenshot of "BUTTON LAYOUT" set to "BOXER" in the "GAME CONTROLS" → "BUTTON LAYOUT" settings menu of Halo 3 (Xbox 360).Behind the game pause menu is pitch black.Note: The screenshot was taken from the emulator Xenia.
Button Input actions
A Button Jump
Left Bumper Reload/Swap Left Weapon
Right Bumper Action/Reload Right Weapon
Left Analog Click Crouch
↑ D-Pad
Green Thumb
A screenshot of "BUTTON LAYOUT" set to "GREEN THUMB" in the "GAME CONTROLS" → "BUTTON LAYOUT" settings menu of Halo 3 (Xbox 360).Behind the game pause menu is pitch black.Note: The screenshot was taken from the emulator Xenia.
Button Input actions
A Button Jump
Left Bumper Reload/Swap Left Weapon
Right Bumper Action/Reload Right Weapon
Left Analog Click Crouch
↑ D-Pad
Bumper Jumper
A screenshot of "BUTTON LAYOUT" set to "BUMPER JUMPER" in the "GAME CONTROLS" → "BUTTON LAYOUT" settings menu of Halo 3 (Xbox 360).Behind the game pause menu is pitch black.Note: The screenshot was taken from the emulator Xenia.
Button Input actions
A Buttom Reload/Swap Left Weapon
B Buttom Action/Reload Right Weapon
Left Bumper Jump
Left Analog Click Crouch
↑ D-Pad
Walkie Talkie
A screenshot of "BUTTON LAYOUT" set to "WALKIE TALKIE" in the "GAME CONTROLS" → "BUTTON LAYOUT" settings menu of Halo 3 (Xbox 360).Behind the game pause menu is pitch black.Note: The screenshot was taken from the emulator Xenia.
Button Input actions
A Buttom Jump
B Buttom Action/Reload Right Weapon
X Buttom Reload/Swap Left Weapon
Left Analog Click Crouch
↑ D-Pad
Halo MCC PC
Button Layout: Universal Default (Recon)
D-pad & Buttons: Default
Bumpers & Triggers: Default
Configure Gamepad

A screenshot of “BUTTON LAYOUT” set to “UNIVERSAL DEFAULT (RECON)” in the Halo 3 controller setting menu of Halo: The Master Chief Collection (Windows).Gamma/color is accurate.

Edit Layout

Multiple screenshots merge into an image of the entire "EDIT LAYOUT" (Halo 3) (Controller) setting menu from Halo: The Master Chief Collection (Windows).Every binding is set by default ("BUTTON LAYOUT": "UNIVERSAL DEFAULT (RECON)").Gamma/color is accurate.Behind the game pause menu is pitch black.

Button Input actions
A Button Jump
Left Bumper Reload Left Weapon Switch Grenades Swap Left Weapon
Right Bumper Action Reload
Left Analog Click Crouch
↑ D-Pad Push to Talk
Button Layout: Default
D-pad & Buttons: Default
Bumpers & Triggers: Default
A screenshot of “BUTTON LAYOUT” set to “DEFAULT” in the Halo 3 controller setting menu of Halo: The Master Chief Collection (Windows).Gamma/color is accurate.
Button Input actions
A Button Jump
Left Bumper Reload Left Weapon Switch Grenades Next Grenade Previous Grenade Swap Left Weapon
Right Bumper Action Reload
Left Analog Click Crouch
↑ D-Pad Push to Talk
Halo 3: ODST
Version Input device Combination
Xbox 360 Controller Hold "Jump" + "Crouch" + "Switch Grenades" + "Action/Reload Weapon" + "↑ D-Pad" for 3 seconds.
Halo MCC PC Controller