Right now it looks like we only have cinematic (which is very pretty!) and manual (which is sort of useful, but the controls are wonky,) could we have a third option that's a top down view or 3/4ths view? It would make it much easier to see how well formations and weapon ranges are working without having to deal with the manual camera's odd controls.

As for the Battle Scanner, while seeing HP is great, could we possibly see effective weapon ranges laid out as well, maybe as a radial graphic around each ship but without getting being too cluttered. Also, it seems odd that when you use the scanner on every other screen you get a subdued graphic and audio effect, but it's completely absent in battle, which feels a bit inconsistent.

This game is amazing by the way, I don't want to sound as though I'm complaining

This has been mentioned in another topic. Long story short - if you look closely at the top panel during combat, you'll notice a button that says "Overview Camera". It's exactly what you're asking for. It's currently disabled but the devs are working on it

Oh Snap! Thanks! Although I would still like to see weapon ranges visualized in scanner mode