Panoramic camera mode

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

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

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.

Depending on your button layout, your layout might be:

Xbox 360

Default

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

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

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

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

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

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

Edit Layout

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

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 (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.

Depending on your button layout, your layout might be:

Xbox 360

Default

Button	Input actions
A Button	Jump
Left Bumper	Switch Grenades
Right Bumper	Action/Reload Weapon
Left Analog Click	Crouch
↑ D-Pad

Southpaw

Button	Input actions
A Button	Jump
Left Bumper	Switch Grenades
Right Bumper	Action/Reload Weapon
Left Analog Click	Crouch
↑ D-Pad

Boxer

Button	Input actions
A Button	Jump
Left Bumper	Switch Grenades
Right Bumper	Action/Reload Weapon
Left Analog Click	Crouch
↑ D-Pad

Green Thumb

Button	Input actions
A Button	Jump
Left Bumper	Switch Grenades
Right Bumper	Action/Reload Weapon
Left Analog Click	Crouch
↑ D-Pad

Bumper Jumper

Button	Input actions
A Buttom	Switch Grenades
B Buttom	Action/Reload Weapon
Left Bumper	Jump
Left Analog Click	Crouch
↑ D-Pad

Walkie Talkie

Button	Input actions
A Buttom	Jump
B Buttom	Action/Reload Weapon
X Buttom	Switch Grenades
Left Analog Click	Crouch
↑ D-Pad

Halo MCC PC

Button Layout: Universal Default (Recon)
D-pad & Buttons: Default
Bumpers & Triggers: Default

Configure Gamepad

Edit Layout

Button	Input actions
A Button	Jump
Left Bumper	Switch Grenades
Right Bumper	Action		Reload
Left Analog Click	Crouch
↑ D-Pad	Push to Talk

Button Layout: Default
D-pad & Buttons: Default
Bumpers & Triggers: Default

Button	Input actions
A Button	Jump
Left Bumper	Switch Grenades	Next Grenade	Previous Grenade
Right Bumper	Action		Reload
Left Analog Click	Crouch
↑ D-Pad	Push to Talk

Halo: Reach

Version	Input device	Combination
Xbox 360	Controller	Hold "Action/Reload" + "Zoom" + "Switch Grenades" + "↑ D-Pad" for 3 seconds.
Halo MCC PC	Controller (Xinput)	Hold "Action" + "Reload" + "Zoom" + "B Button" + "↑ D-Pad" for 3 seconds.
	Mouse and keyboard	It's not possible to show coordinates with M&K.

Depending on your button layout, your layout might be:

Xbox 360

Default

Button	Input actions
B Button	Switch Grenades
X Button	Action/Reload
Right Analog Click	Zoom View
↑ D-Pad	Open Mic/Regroup

Southpaw

Button	Input actions
B Button	Switch Grenades
X Button	Action/Reload
Right Analog Click	Zoom View
↑ D-Pad	Open Mic/Regroup

Boxer

Button	Input actions
B Button	Switch Grenades
X Button	Action/Reload
Right Analog Click	Zoom View
↑ D-Pad	Open Mic/Regroup

Green Thumb

Button	Input actions
B Button	Switch Grenades
X Button	Action/Reload
Right Bumper	Zoom View
↑ D-Pad	Open Mic/Regroup

Bumper Jumper

Button	Input actions
A Button	Switch Grenades
B Button	Action/Reload
Right Analog Click	Zoom View
↑ D-Pad	Open Mic/Regroup

Recon

Button	Input actions
X Button	Switch Grenades
Right Bumper	Action/Reload
Right Analog Click	Zoom View
↑ D-Pad	Open Mic/Regroup

Halo MCC PC

Button Layout: Universal Default (Recon)
D-pad & Buttons: Default
Bumpers & Triggers: Default

Configure Gamepad

Edit Layout

Button	Input actions
B Button	Melee
Right Bumper	Action		Reload
Right Analog Click	Zoom
↑ D-Pad	Push to Talk

Button Layout: Default
D-pad & Buttons: Default
Bumpers & Triggers: Default

Button	Input actions
B Button	Switch Grenades	Next Grenade	Previous Grenade
X Button	Action		Reload
Right Analog Click	Zoom
↑ D-Pad	Push to Talk

Custom

Button	Input actions
B Button	Action
Right Bumper	Zoom
↑ D-Pad	Reload		Push to Talk

This is the editor's custom layout, by the way; you can customize it however you want in MCC, unlike the Xbox 360 version.

Halo 4

Version	Input device	Combination
Xbox 360	Controller	Hold "B Button" + "Action/Reload" + "Jump" + “↑ D-Pad" for 3 seconds.
Halo MCC PC	Controller (Xinput)	Hold “Zoom” + “Action” + "Jump" + “↑ D-Pad" for 3 seconds.
	Mouse and keyboard	Hold “Zoom” + “Action” + "Jump" + “↑ Arrow Key" for 3 seconds.

Depending on your button layout, your layout might be:

Xbox 360

Default

Button	Input actions
A Button	Jump
B Button	Crouch
X Button	Action/Reload
↑ D-Pad

Southpaw

Button	Input actions
A Button	Jump
B Button	Crouch
X Button	Action/Reload
↑ D-Pad

Boxer

Button	Input actions
A Button	Jump
B Button	Sprint
X Button	Action/Reload
↑ D-Pad

Green Thumb

Button	Input actions
A Button	Jump
B Button	Crouch
X Button	Action/Reload
↑ D-Pad

Bumper Jumper

Button	Input actions
B Buttom	Action/Reload
Left Bumper	Jump
↑ D-Pad

Recon

Button	Input actions
A Button	Jump
B Button	Melee
Right Bumper	Action/Reload
↑ D-Pad

Fishstick

Button	Input actions
A Button	Jump
B Button	Crouch
X Button	Action/Reload
↑ D-Pad

Halo MCC PC

Controller (Xinput)

Button Layout: Universal Default (Recon)
D-pad & Buttons: Default
Bumpers & Triggers: Default

Configure Gamepad

Edit Layout

Button	Input actions
A Button	Jump
Right Bumper	Action	Reload
Right Analog Click	Zoom
↑ D-Pad	Push to Talk

Button Layout: Default
D-pad & Buttons: Default
Bumpers & Triggers: Default

Button	Input actions
A Button	Jump
X Button	Action	Reload
Right Analog Click	Zoom
↑ D-Pad	Push to Talk

Mouse and keyboard

Default

Key and mouse button	Input action
Right Mouse Button	Zoom
Space Bar	Jump
↑ Arrow Key
E Key	Action

Halo 2: Anniversary multiplayer

Version	Input device	Combination
PC	Controller (Xinput)	Hold “Zoom” + “Action” + "Jump" + “↑ D-Pad" for 3 seconds.
	Mouse and keyboard	It's not possible to show coordinates with M&K.

Depending on your button layout, your layout might be:

Button Layout: Universal Default (Recon)
D-pad & Buttons: Default
Bumpers & Triggers: Default

Configure Gamepad

Edit Layout

Button	Input actions
A Button	Jump
Right Bumper	Action	Reload
Right Analog Click	Zoom
↑ D-Pad	Push to Talk

Button Layout: Default
D-pad & Buttons: Default
Bumpers & Triggers: Default

Button	Input actions
A Button	Jump
X Button	Action	Reload
Right Analog Click	Zoom
↑ D-Pad	Push to Talk

Halo 5

To display it in Custom Games, having "MACHINIMA" → "CONTROL" enabled in Custom Games Settings is required.

Version	Input device	Combination
Halo 5: Forge (PC)	Controller (Xinput)	Press "Action/Reload" + “→ D-Pad"
	Mouse and keyboard	Press "Machinima: Display Position"

Depending on your button layout, your layout might be:

Controller (Xinput)

Default Layout

Button	Input actions
X Button	Action/Reload
→ D-Pad

Southpaw

Button	Input actions
X Button	Action/Reload
→ D-Pad

Boxer

Button	Input actions
X Button	Action/Reload
→ D-Pad

Green Thumb

Button	Input actions
X Button	Action/Reload
→ D-Pad

Bumper Jumper

Button	Input actions
B Button	Action/Reload
→ D-Pad

Recon

Button	Input actions
Right Bumper	Action/Reload
→ D-Pad

Fishstick

Button	Input actions
X Button	Action/Reload
→ D-Pad

Halo 4

Button	Input actions
X Button	Action/Reload
→ D-Pad

Pashooter

Button	Input actions
X Button	Action/Reload
→ D-Pad

Helljumper

Button	Input actions
B Button	Action/Reload
→ D-Pad

Mouse and keyboard

Default

"ON FOOT KEY MAPPINGS"

"VEHICLE KEY MAPPINGS"

Key	Input action
I Key	Machinima: Display Position

Halo Infinite

To display it in Custom Games, having "MACHINIMA CONTROLS" enabled in Custom Games Settings is required.

Input Device	Combination
Controller (Xinput)	Press "X Button" + “→ D-Pad"
Mouse and keyboard	It's not possible to show coordinates with M&K.

Halo: Campaign Evolved

This section is a stub. You can help Halopedia by expanding it. Reason: Machinima mode is returning to the game.

Reading the coordinates

Coordinates are displayed in white, sans-serif font, aligned to in the upper-left corner of the screen. The coordinates consist of three space-separated numbers, followed by a slash, followed by two more space-separated numbers, another slash, another number, and then either "[normal]" or "[pan-cam]". Here is an example of coordinates that may be shown:

212.377 159.564 137.233 / 91 -1.74 / 1.000 [normal]

The first three numbers are coordinates showing the camera's exact position in the map, relative to the map's centerpoint. The first two coordinates are the camera's lateral position; the third coordinate is the vertical position. You can never go farther than ±50000.000 world units from any map's center, though no map's playable area ever comes close to that size.

The next two numbers show the camera's angle of rotation in degrees. The first value shows your lateral orientation—if it's 0, you're looking east; if it's 90, you're looking north. The second value is your vertical orientation—if it's 0 or 180, the camera is level; if it's 90, the camera is looking straight up; and if it's -90 or 270, the camera is looking straight down.

The third number is the camera's speed, which can only be adjusted while in Pan Cam mode. Following that is the current camera mode.

Uses for coordinates

Coordinates can be useful when taking aerial photos of a map, to identify which way is north. They can be used to measure distances, as one world unit equals to ten feet. By taking note of the coordinates of an area in a Campaign level's cutscenes, it is also possible to "break into" the areas in the cutscenes when using the Pan Cam to glitch the camera outside the level boundaries (as described below). All cutscenes are rendered in real time, so all areas shown in cutscenes have to be hidden somewhere in a level. As an example, the coordinates above are where you can find the Ark as seen from space in the opening cutscene of the level of the same name -- it's hidden beneath the level boundaries. Near the start of that same level, you can also find the Shadow of Intent's bridge, hidden behind a cliff face.

Pan Cam and hide coordinates

After displaying coordinates, two button combinations are available: Pan Cam and hide coordinates.

Pan Cam

Pan Cam is little more than a set of alternate controls. These alternate controls, however, provide a previously-hidden function—the ability to change the camera's movement speed—that can be used to force the camera outside a level's boundaries.

To activate Pan Cam, first turn on Coordinates as described above. Then, press and hold depending on the Halo game you're playing and your button layout:

Halo 3

Version	Input device	Combination
Xbox 360	Controller	Press "Crouch" + "Zoom" + "← D-Pad"
Halo MCC PC	Controller (Xinput)
	Mouse and keyboard	It's not possible to enable Pan Cam with M&K.

Depending on your button layout, your layout might be:

Xbox 360

Default

Button	Input action
Left Analog Click	Crouch
Right Analog Click	Zoom
← D-Pad

Southpaw

Button	Input action
Left Analog Click	Crouch
Right Analog Click	Zoom
← D-Pad

Boxer

Button	Input action
Left Analog Click	Crouch
Right Analog Click	Zoom
← D-Pad

Green Thumb

Button	Input action
B Button	Zoom
Left Analog Click	Crouch
← D-Pad

Bumper Jumper

Button	Input action
Left Analog Click	Crouch
Right Analog Click	Zoom
← D-Pad

Walkie Talkie

Button	Input action
Left Analog Click	Crouch
Right Analog Click	Zoom
← D-Pad

Halo MCC PC

Button Layout: Universal Default (Recon)
D-pad & Buttons: Default
Bumpers & Triggers: Default

Configure Gamepad

Edit Layout

Button	Input action
Left Analog Click	Crouch
Right Analog Click	Zoom
← D-Pad

Button Layout: Default
D-pad & Buttons: Default
Bumpers & Triggers: Default

Button	Input action
Left Analog Click	Crouch
Right Analog Click	Zoom
← D-Pad

Halo 3: ODST

Version	Input device	Combination
Xbox 360	Controller	Press "Crouch" + "Zoom" + "← D-Pad"
Halo MCC PC	Controller (Xinput)
	Mouse and keyboard	It's not possible to enable Pan Cam with M&K.

Depending on your button layout, your layout might be:

Xbox 360

Default

Button	Input action
Left Analog Click	Crouch
Right Analog Click	Zoom
← D-Pad

Southpaw

Button	Input action
Left Analog Click	Crouch
Right Analog Click	Zoom
← D-Pad

Boxer

Button	Input action
Left Analog Click	Crouch
Right Analog Click	Zoom
← D-Pad

Green Thumb

Button	Input action
B Button	Zoom
Left Analog Click	Crouch
← D-Pad

Bumper Jumper

Button	Input action
Left Analog Click	Crouch
Right Analog Click	Zoom
← D-Pad

Walkie Talkie

Button	Input action
Left Analog Click	Crouch
Right Analog Click	Zoom
← D-Pad

Halo MCC PC

Button Layout: Universal Default (Recon)
D-pad & Buttons: Default
Bumpers & Triggers: Default

Configure Gamepad

Edit Layout

Button	Input action
Left Analog Click	Crouch
Right Analog Click	Zoom
← D-Pad

Button Layout: Default
D-pad & Buttons: Default
Bumpers & Triggers: Default

Button	Input action
Left Analog Click	Crouch
Right Analog Click	Zoom
← D-Pad

Halo: Reach

Version	Input device	Combination
Xbox 360	Controller	Press "Crouch" + "Zoom" + "← D-Pad"
Halo MCC PC	Controller (Xinput)
	Mouse and keyboard	It's not possible to enable Pan Cam with M&K.

Depending on your button layout, your layout might be:

Xbox 360

Default

Button	Input action
Left Analog Click	Crouch
Right Analog Click	Zoom
← D-Pad

Southpaw

Button	Input action
Left Analog Click	Crouch
Right Analog Click	Zoom
← D-Pad

Boxer

Button	Input action
Left Analog Click	Crouch
Right Analog Click	Zoom
← D-Pad

Green Thumb

Button	Input action
Right Bumper	Zoom
Left Analog Click	Crouch
← D-Pad

Bumper Jumper

Button	Input action
Left Analog Click	Crouch
Right Analog Click	Zoom
← D-Pad

Recon

Button	Input action
Left Analog Click	Crouch
Right Analog Click	Zoom
← D-Pad

Halo MCC PC

Button Layout: Universal Default (Recon)
D-pad & Buttons: Default
Bumpers & Triggers: Default

Configure Gamepad

Edit Layout

Button	Input action
Left Analog Click	Crouch
Right Analog Click	Zoom
← D-Pad

Button Layout: Default
D-pad & Buttons: Default
Bumpers & Triggers: Default

Button	Input action
Left Analog Click	Crouch
Right Analog Click	Zoom
← D-Pad

Halo 4

Version	Input device	Combination
Xbox 360	Controller	Press "Crouch" + "Zoom" + "← D-Pad"
Halo MCC PC	Controller (Xinput)
	Mouse and keyboard	Press "Crouch" + "Zoom" + "← Arrow Key"

Depending on your button layout, your layout might be:

Xbox 360

Default

Button	Input action
B Button	Crouch
Right Analog Click	Zoom
← D-Pad

Southpaw

Button	Input action
B Button	Crouch
Right Analog Click	Zoom
← D-Pad

Boxer

Button	Input action
Left Analog Click	Crouch
Right Analog Click	Zoom
← D-Pad

Green Thumb

Button	Input action
B Button	Crouch
Right Bumper	Zoom
← D-Pad

Bumper Jumper

Button	Input action
Left Analog Click	Crouch
Right Analog Click	Zoom
← D-Pad

Recon

Button	Input action
Left Analog Click	Crouch
Right Analog Click	Zoom
← D-Pad

Fishstick

Button	Input action
B Button	Crouch
Left Trigger	Zoom
← D-Pad

Halo MCC PC

Controller (Xinput)

Button Layout: Universal Default (Recon)
D-pad & Buttons: Default
Bumpers & Triggers: Default

Configure Gamepad

Edit Layout

Button	Input action
Left Analog Click	Crouch
Right Analog Click	Zoom
← D-Pad

Button Layout: Default
D-pad & Buttons: Default
Bumpers & Triggers: Default

Button	Input action
B Button	Crouch
Right Analog Click	Zoom
← D-Pad

Mouse and keyboard

Default

Key & mouse button	Input action
Left Ctrl	Crouch
Right Mouse Button	Zoom
← Arrow Key

Halo 2: Anniversary multiplayer

Version	Input device	Combination
Halo MCC PC	Controller (Xinput)	Press "Crouch" + "Zoom" + "← D-Pad"
	Mouse and keyboard	It's not possible to enable Pan Cam with M&K.

Depending on your button layout, your layout might be:

Button Layout: Universal Default (Recon)
D-pad & Buttons: Default
Bumpers & Triggers: Default

Configure Gamepad

Edit Layout

Button	Input action
Left Analog Click	Crouch
Right Analog Click	Zoom
← D-Pad

Button Layout: Default
D-pad & Buttons: Default
Bumpers & Triggers: Default

Button	Input action
Left Analog Click	Crouch
Right Analog Click	Zoom
← D-Pad

Halo 5

It isn't enableable for on-foot players; it's only for players who had their camera detached from their Spartan during gameplay.

Version	Input device	Combination
Halo 5: Forge (PC)	Controller (Xinput)	Press "Action/Reload" + “← D-Pad"
	Mouse and keyboard	Press "Machinima: Toggle Pan"

Halo Infinite

It isn't enableable for on-foot players; it's only for players who had their camera detached from their Spartan during gameplay.

Version	Input device	Combination
Halo Infinite (PC)	Controller (Xinput)	Press "X Button" + “← D-Pad"

Halo: Campaign Evolved

This section is a stub. You can help Halopedia by expanding it. Reason: Machinima mode is returning to the game.

The "[normal]" at the end of the coordinates should change to read, "[pan-cam]". You can also enable Pan Cam by simply viewing any Film Clip that was saved while in Pan Cam. Pan Cam will remain enabled either until you disable it or until your session ends (you exit or turn off the game).

The controls in Pan Cam are somewhat altered. The bumpers on the controller are now useless; Left Trigger is used to descend and Right Trigger is used to ascend. The left stick still controls your movement, but it cannot be used to move vertically, even if you are looking upward or downward. ↑ D-Pad and ↓ D-Pad will increase and decrease your speed. Pausing is still Available using the A Button.

Hide coordinates

Well, the coordinates can be disabled by following the instructions again; it's not recommended thanks to this button combination.

Halo 3

Version	Input device	Combination
Xbox 360	Controller	Press "Crouch" + "Zoom" + "→ D-Pad"
Halo MCC PC	Controller (Xinput)
	Mouse and keyboard	It's not possible to hide coordinates with M&K.

Depending on your button layout, your layout might be:

Xbox 360

Default

Button	Input action
Left Analog Click	Crouch
Right Analog Click	Zoom
→ D-Pad

Southpaw

Button	Input action
Left Analog Click	Crouch
Right Analog Click	Zoom
→ D-Pad

Boxer

Button	Input action
Left Analog Click	Crouch
Right Analog Click	Zoom
→ D-Pad

Green Thumb

Button	Input action
B Button	Zoom
Left Analog Click	Crouch
→ D-Pad

Bumper Jumper

Button	Input action
Left Analog Click	Crouch
Right Analog Click	Zoom
→ D-Pad

Walkie Talkie

Button	Input action
Left Analog Click	Crouch
Right Analog Click	Zoom
→ D-Pad

Halo MCC PC

Button Layout: Universal Default (Recon)
D-pad & Buttons: Default
Bumpers & Triggers: Default

Configure Gamepad

Edit Layout

Button	Input action
Left Analog Click	Crouch
Right Analog Click	Zoom
→ D-Pad

Button Layout: Default
D-pad & Buttons: Default
Bumpers & Triggers: Default

Button	Input action
Left Analog Click	Crouch
Right Analog Click	Zoom
→ D-Pad

Halo 3: ODST

Version	Input device	Combination
Xbox 360	Controller	Press "Crouch" + "Zoom" + "→ D-Pad"
Halo MCC PC	Controller (Xinput)
	Mouse and keyboard	It's not possible to hide coordinates with M&K.

Depending on your button layout, your layout might be:

Xbox 360

Default

Button	Input action
Left Analog Click	Crouch
Right Analog Click	Zoom
→ D-Pad

Southpaw

Button	Input action
Left Analog Click	Crouch
Right Analog Click	Zoom
→ D-Pad

Boxer

Button	Input action
Left Analog Click	Crouch
Right Analog Click	Zoom
→ D-Pad

Green Thumb

Button	Input action
B Button	Zoom
Left Analog Click	Crouch
→ D-Pad

Bumper Jumper

Button	Input action
Left Analog Click	Crouch
Right Analog Click	Zoom
→ D-Pad

Walkie Talkie

Button	Input action
Left Analog Click	Crouch
Right Analog Click	Zoom
→ D-Pad

Halo MCC PC

Button Layout: Universal Default (Recon)
D-pad & Buttons: Default
Bumpers & Triggers: Default

Configure Gamepad

Edit Layout

Button	Input action
Left Analog Click	Crouch
Right Analog Click	Zoom
→ D-Pad

Button Layout: Default
D-pad & Buttons: Default
Bumpers & Triggers: Default

Button	Input action
Left Analog Click	Crouch
Right Analog Click	Zoom
→ D-Pad

Halo: Reach

Version	Input device	Combination
Xbox 360	Controller	Press "Crouch" + "Zoom" + "→ D-Pad"
Halo MCC PC	Controller (Xinput)
	Mouse and keyboard	It's not possible to hide coordinates with M&K.

Depending on your button layout, your layout might be:

Xbox 360

Default

Button	Input action
Left Analog Click	Crouch
Right Analog Click	Zoom
→ D-Pad

Southpaw

Button	Input action
Left Analog Click	Crouch
Right Analog Click	Zoom
→ D-Pad

Boxer

Button	Input action
Left Analog Click	Crouch
Right Analog Click	Zoom
→ D-Pad

Green Thumb

Button	Input action
Right Bumper	Zoom
Left Analog Click	Crouch
→ D-Pad

Bumper Jumper

Button	Input action
Left Analog Click	Crouch
Right Analog Click	Zoom
→ D-Pad

Recon

Button	Input action
Left Analog Click	Crouch
Right Analog Click	Zoom
→ D-Pad

Halo MCC PC

Button Layout: Universal Default (Recon)
D-pad & Buttons: Default
Bumpers & Triggers: Default

Configure Gamepad

Edit Layout

Button	Input action
Left Analog Click	Crouch
Right Analog Click	Zoom
→ D-Pad

Button Layout: Default
D-pad & Buttons: Default
Bumpers & Triggers: Default

Button	Input action
Left Analog Click	Crouch
Right Analog Click	Zoom
→ D-Pad

Halo 4

Version	Input device	Combination
Xbox 360	Controller	Press "Crouch" + "Zoom" + "→ D-Pad"
Halo MCC PC	Controller (Xinput)
	Mouse and keyboard	Press "Crouch" + "Zoom" + "→ Arrow Key"

Depending on your button layout, your layout might be:

Xbox 360

Default

Button	Input action
B Button	Crouch
Right Analog Click	Zoom
→ D-Pad

Southpaw

Button	Input action
B Button	Crouch
Right Analog Click	Zoom
→ D-Pad

Boxer

Button	Input action
Left Analog Click	Crouch
Right Analog Click	Zoom
→ D-Pad

Green Thumb

Button	Input action
B Button	Crouch
Right Bumper	Zoom
→ D-Pad

Bumper Jumper

Button	Input action
Left Analog Click	Crouch
Right Analog Click	Zoom
→ D-Pad

Recon

Button	Input action
Left Analog Click	Crouch
Right Analog Click	Zoom
→ D-Pad

Fishstick

Button	Input action
B Button	Crouch
Left Trigger	Zoom
→ D-Pad

Halo MCC PC

Controller (Xinput)

Button Layout: Universal Default (Recon)
D-pad & Buttons: Default
Bumpers & Triggers: Default

Configure Gamepad

Edit Layout

Button	Input action
Left Analog Click	Crouch
Right Analog Click	Zoom
→ D-Pad

Button Layout: Default
D-pad & Buttons: Default
Bumpers & Triggers: Default

Button	Input action
B Button	Crouch
Right Analog Click	Zoom
→ D-Pad

Mouse and keyboard

Default

Key & mouse button	Input action
Left Ctrl	Crouch
Right Mouse Button	Zoom
→ Arrow Key

Halo 2: Anniversary multiplayer

Version	Input device	Combination
Halo MCC PC	Controller (Xinput)	Press "Crouch" + "Zoom" + "→ D-Pad"
	Mouse and keyboard	It's not possible to hide coordinates with M&K.

Depending on your button layout, your layout might be:

Button Layout: Universal Default (Recon)
D-pad & Buttons: Default
Bumpers & Triggers: Default

Configure Gamepad

Edit Layout

Button	Input action
Left Analog Click	Crouch
Right Analog Click	Zoom
→ D-Pad

Button Layout: Default
D-pad & Buttons: Default
Bumpers & Triggers: Default

Button	Input action
Left Analog Click	Crouch
Right Analog Click	Zoom
→ D-Pad

Halo 5

The instruction is exactly the same as the Show Coordinates.

Halo Infinite

The instruction is exactly the same as the Show Coordinates.

Halo: Campaign Evolved

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Toggling freecam and control

The button combinations first appeared in Halo 5: Guardians and made it return in Halo Infinite and Halo: Campaign Evolved.

Toggling freecam

Freecam stands for free camera. In Halo 5: Forge's settings menu, it is referred to as "MACHINIMA: DETACH CAMERA"; it allows players' cameras to fly around a map in a play session.

Halo 5

Version	Input device	Combination
Halo 5: Forge	Controller (Xinput)	Hold “Action/Reload” + “↑ D-Pad" for 3 seconds.
	Mouse and keyboard	Press "Machinima: Toggle Control"

Halo Infinite

Version	Input device	Combination
Halo Infinite (PC)	Controller (Xinput)	Hold “X Button” + “↑ D-Pad" for 5 seconds.

Halo: Campaign Evolved

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Toggling control

After freecam is enabled, players can also control their Spartans while freecam is still enabled; this means their cameras are locked until they toggle again.

Halo 5

Version	Input device	Combination
Halo 5: Forge	Controller (Xinput)	Press "View Button"
	Mouse and keyboard	Press "Machinima: Detach Camera"

Halo Infinite

Version	Input device	Combination
Halo Infinite (PC)	Controller (Xinput)	Press "View Button"

Halo: Campaign Evolved

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Glitching the Pan Cam outside a level's boundaries

Pan Cam's main use is its is primarily used to force the camera out of a level's boundaries.

To do this, you must watch a Film in which a player either falls to their death or dies while in Edit Mode. Focus the camera on that player, and then pause the Film and detach the camera when the player dies. Then, approach, but not touch, the "target" boundary. Raise the camera's speed to a very high value (something around 50,000.000 will work), and either quickly flick the left stick towards the boundary (if it's a wall) or quickly press the appropriate trigger (if it's an invisible floor or ceiling). The result will be that you clip through the wall and over to the other side.

(If the camera is following a living player, then it will snap back to that player after any attempt to exit the level's boundaries.)

To ensure that you've paused at the right time, "detach" the camera from the player by pressing Y, move the camera away a small distance, and then press Y again; if the HUD appears, but the camera does not move, then you are now free to force the camera outside the map. Note, though, that sometimes, Y will return the camera to your character, but the camera can still be forced out of the map.

Make sure you reduce your speed after exiting the map, to make it easier to explore outside the map!

Things to note

There are a number of caveats and issues when working outside the level boundaries.

• Saving a Film Clip while outside the level boundaries can be problematic. In particular, the entire camera will become almost irreversibly glitched if you touch the boundaries from the outside.
  • In rarer cases, this can happen when approaching the edge of a skybox—for example, the rather massive one surrounding Epitaph. It can be reversed by quickly backing away from the skybox before you move too far.
• If, while trying to clip past a boundary, you set the speed to too high of a value, you may become lost outside the level, unable to even see it. The on-screen coordinates can be used to navigate back to the level.
• Draw distance limits can render some or all of the level invisible when flying far outside the boundaries.
• The "hall of mirrors effect" can be disorienting. In some 3D engines, when part of a screen is "empty" -- when nothing, not even a skybox, is rendered on part of a screen—the contents of the previous frame show through on that screen, creating a "hall of mirrors" or "afterimage" effect. In Halo 3, random red and blue patterns can also appear in such spaces. When taking a screenshot, a solid color (usually sky blue) fills such spaces.
• In Halo 3: ODST, the maximum speed is limited to 10000.00, but it is enough to break all the way out of the level if you struggle enough. In Halo 4, the maximum speed is 100.00, but some boundaries can be bypassed even at that low speed.

Basic instructions for multiplayer maps

Valhalla viewed with the Pan Cam.

1. Enable Coordinates, and then Pan Cam.
2. Next, go to Forge on local play, and select any map. Find a simple way to kill yourself. One quick and easy way is to lower Editing Players' damage resistance to 10% and disable their shields. Then, in-game, just toss a grenade without even bothering to place Fusion Coils, and then enter Edit Mode right before it detonates.
3. End the game, and go straight to Theater. Watch your character until it dies. As soon as your Monitor explodes, pause the Film. Then press Y to "detach" the camera from them. Now, you're free!

Instructions for campaign maps

1. Enable Coordinates and Pan Cam.
2. Find an easy way to kill yourself that will get your body near a level boundary and to a kill barrier; falling off a cliff works well.
3. Head to Theater. Watch the Film, and wait until your body dies or leaves the map, e.g. falls through or hits the ground falls off or out of the map.
4. Pause, and press Y to detach the camera from your character.
5. Enjoy exploring the levels!

Note: Not all levels can be used for Pan Cam.

Trivia

• Pan Cam can be used as a way to find certain Easter eggs and oddities that Bungie placed around the Multiplayer maps, such as those seen in Sandtrap and Sandbox.
• If you watch a Film Clip that has the Pan Camera enabled, then the Pan Cam will automatically enable itself for the remainder of the session.

Gallery

Non-remastered

During gameplay

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  Coordinates are displayed in Halo 3.
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  Coordinates are displayed and Pan Cam is enabled in Halo 3.
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  Coordinates are displayed in Halo 3: ODST.
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  Coordinates are displayed and Pan Cam is enabled in Halo 3: ODST.
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  A player can adjust the camera speed while flying in Firefight of Halo 3: ODST.
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  Coordinates are displayed in Halo: Reach.
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  Coordinates are displayed and Pan Cam is enabled in Halo: Reach.
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  A player can freely fly out of the Firefight map in Halo: Reach.
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  Coordinates are displayed in Halo 4.
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  Coordinates are displayed and Pan Cam is enabled in Halo 4.
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  Coordinates are displayed in Halo 5: Guardians.
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  Coordinates are displayed, Pan Cam is enabled, and the player's camera is detached during the custom game in Halo 5: Guardians.
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  Coordinates are displayed in Halo Infinite.
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  Coordinates are displayed, Pan Cam is enabled, and the player's camera is detached during the custom game in Halo Infinite.

Theater

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  Coordinates is enabled in Halo 3.
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  Coordinates is enabled in Halo 3: ODST.
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  Coordinates is enabled in Halo: Reach.
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  Coordinates is enabled in Halo 4.

Halo: The Master Chief Collection

During gameplay

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  Coordinates are displayed in Halo 3.
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  Coordinates are displayed and Pan Cam is enabled in Halo 3.
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  Coordinates are displayed in Halo 3: ODST.
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  Coordinates are displayed and Pan Cam is enabled in Halo 3: ODST.
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  A player can adjust the camera speed while flying in Firefight of Halo 3: ODST.
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  Coordinates are displayed in Halo: Reach.
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  Coordinates are displayed and Pan Cam is enabled in Halo: Reach.
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  A player can freely fly out of the Firefight map in Halo: Reach.
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  Coordinates are displayed in Halo 4.
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  Coordinates are displayed and Pan Cam is enabled in Halo 4.
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  Coordinates are displayed in Halo 2: Anniversary multiplayer.
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  Coordinates are displayed and Pan Cam is enabled in Halo 2: Anniversary multiplayer.

Theater

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  Coordinates is enabled in Halo 3.
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  Coordinates is enabled in Halo 3: ODST.
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  Coordinates is enabled in Halo: Reach.
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  Coordinates is enabled in Halo 4.

Halo 5: Forge's bindable controls

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  "MACHINIMA: DETACH CAMERA" map in settings menu.
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  "MACHINIMA: DISPLAY POSITION" (show/hide coordinates) map in settings menu.
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  "MACHINIMA: TOGGLE PAN" map in settings menu.
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  "MACHINIMA: TOGGLE CONTROL" map in settings menu.

See also

• Alert carry - A button combination that allows players to lower their weapons for machinima purposes.