Navigate the Camera Raw preview
A control reference for zoom, pan, Fit, actual size and Before/After, with browser-specific preview limitations.
Applies to Photo 0.9.0 on photo.et.
Camera Raw’s browser preview remains proxy-based. Use the on-screen controls when the browser reserves a keyboard shortcut.
What this reference covers#
The Camera Raw dialog's preview has Zoom, Hand, Fit in View, 100%, and zoom preset controls at the bottom left.
Choose Fit in View, or press Ctrl+0 on Windows/Linux (Command+0 on macOS), to fit the whole image inside the preview.
At 100%, one source pixel maps to one physical display pixel, including HiDPI. The browser build retains the processed proxy; enlarging that preview does not add the source detail available to native desktop refinement.
Controls#
| Action | Windows / Linux | macOS |
|---|---|---|
| Select Zoom | Z | Z |
| Scrub zoom in / out | Left-drag right / left with Zoom | Same |
| Toggle Fit / 100% | Click with Zoom | Same |
| Zoom a selected region | Ctrl+drag | Command+drag |
| Select Hand | H | H |
| Temporary pan | Space+drag, or middle-button drag | Same |
| Pointer-anchored zoom | Alt+wheel, or pinch | Option+wheel, or pinch |
| Zoom in / out | Ctrl+plus / minus | Command+plus / minus |
| Fit in View | Ctrl+0 | Command+0 |
| Actual size | Ctrl+Alt+0 | Command+Option+0 |
| Zoom presets | Bottom-left dropdown or right-click menu | Same |
Zoom and pan are view state: they do not change filter parameters or document history. Before/After keeps the same position; colour probes and clipping overlays follow the image coordinates. Cancel discards the filter; OK applies it through the existing Camera Raw command.
Browser preview limits#
WebAssembly keeps the processed proxy until a browser-worker refinement path is available. The native desktop implementation's full-resolution background refinement is not part of this browser workflow. Treat a large zoom as a navigation aid, and inspect your applied result when judging fine sharpening, grain or texture.
Histogram and vectorscope statistics remain based on the proxy even when zoom changes. Before/After keeps the same viewing position, so comparing the same area is easier. Zooming and panning do not make a document-history edit.
Browser-reserved shortcuts can intercept combinations such as Ctrl+0 or Ctrl+plus. If that happens, use the dialog's Fit, 100% and zoom dropdown controls rather than changing the browser page zoom.
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Sources and edition notes
Adapted for the browser edition from the pinned PhotoCraft 0.9.0 source. Upstream documentation may also describe desktop workflows.
- docs/camera-raw-zoom.md — Adapted from the upstream documentation for this pinned release.
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