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# Acquisition and Live View in 1-Window Mode

You can view the live video of a specific camera or multiple cameras in 1-window mode. When viewing live videos of multiple cameras, you can switch camera to view live video.

1. Connect camera(s) to the Client.
2. Start acquiring image data.

   - If only one camera is connected, click to start acquiring image data from the camera.

   - If multiple cameras are connected, click to start acquiring image data from the connected cameras simultaneously.

   If you are acquiring image data from a single camera, the live view of the camera will be displayed; If multiple cameras,the live view of the currently selected camera will be displayed.

   Figure 1 1-Window Mode Live View
3. Optional: Perform the following operations if required.

   Option | Description
   --- | ---
   Stop/Resume Live View | Click to stop live view, and click to resume live view Note: After live view being stopped, acquisition still goes on.
   Switch Camera for Live View | If you are acquiring image data from multiple cameras, you can double-click the connected camera on the device list to switch camera for live view.
   Display Thumbnail View | Click at the lower-right of the image to display the thumbnail view. When you zoom in the live view image, an orange rectangle, which represents the zoomed-in part of the original image, will display on the thumbnail view. You can drag the rectangle to view details of different parts of the original image. Note: See More Functions for details about image zoom.

4. Stop acquisition.

   - Click to stop acquiring image data from the currently selected camera.

   - Click to batch stop acquiring image data from the connected cameras.