A welding system (10) comprising: a welding equipment (14) for generating a welding current and voltage, a welding control system (14) for controlling the welding current and voltage, a monitoring system (14) for monitoring a welding parameter, and a welding helmet (12) including: a main body (22) a visual display (24) connected to the main body, and an information generating mechanism (28) in communication with the monitoring system capable of generating an image representative of information from the monitoring system based upon the monitored welding parameter upon the visual display where the focus of the image is outside of the main body and wherein the focus of the image is in a focus range with an associated welding work area.
