# Image Display Controls

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Item windows display basic device information and contain powerful built-in functions in the form of icons on the upper-right corner. The Information and icons shown depend on whether the item contains live or recorded video.

Information and icons for recorded display

The upper left corner displays the file name.

The following buttons are available for recorded items:

– Image Enhancement

– Creating a Zoom Window

– Screenshot

– Rotate

– Information (Displays additional information about the device settings.)

– Close (Removes the item from the current layout.)

The bottom right corner displays the following information and controls:

Current playback mode:

•LIVE – if watching a camera in live mode

•Date/Time – if watching archive or local file

– 2-way audio button, displayed if watching a device with 2-way audio. See "Using 2-Way Audio".

Additional buttons for Soft Triggers may also be visible for users on specific devices.

Information and icons for live stream display

If supported by a specific device, the following icons may be displayed in the upper right corner of a live streaming device in addition to those displayed for recorded playback:

– Dewarping for fish-eye camera

– Pan, Tilt, and Zoom (PTZ) controls

– Smart Motion Search

The upper left corner of a camera item displays:

•Device Name

•Icon for the current Recording Mode (Recording mode may vary depending on the device schedule, see "Setting up Recording Schedule.")

– Constant Recording (green circle)

– Motion Recording (red circle)

– Low Resolution - always, High Resolution - only while in motion (red circle with green diagonal)

– Not Recording (grey circle)

Additionally, these messages may appear for camera items

•NO SIGNAL – camera is offline. It is possible to diagnose the device in this case (see "Diagnosing Offline Devices").

•NO DATA – no recording was performed. No data available.

•Loading – awaiting data from server

•Unauthorized – incorrect/missing login or password

The following image information can be useful during camera setup and when monitoring streams or playback.

To view item image information in layout:

Click on the Information icon located in the top right corner of the item. You can also select one or more items in layout (see "Selecting Items in Layout"), right-click on any selected item to open the context menu, and choose Show Info (shortcut Alt+I)

The bottom left corner of the item will display the following:

•Current Resolution of the stream in pixels

•Current frames per second (fps) of the stream

•Current Bitrate of the stream

•Current stream Codec (for example, H264 or MJPEG)

•Current Stream Resolution (if Dual-Streaming is enabled for the camera): Hi-Res or Lo-Res