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title: Seeing Lens Data In Scenario
slug: scenario/seeing-lens-data-in-scenario
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createdAt: 2024-10-03T10:07:53.697Z
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Lens data is displayed to the user on the system status bar

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The dialog will display both the values and the source of the lens data. The status is updated every 5 seconds. 

The lens information is also available in the dashboard, this is updated in real time

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:::hint{type="info"}
 It is not possible to manually select the source of the data, for instance, if SDI metadata AND xd or /i data is available at the same time, the system will defer to the XD or /i data. 
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:::hint{type="warning"}
Prior to adding the first equipment to a project and starting a tracking config, the lens data will display a warning as it requires a lens to be initially added
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