diff --git a/src/App.ts b/src/App.ts
index f6facfb..6ef22f1 100644
--- a/src/App.ts
+++ b/src/App.ts
@@ -39,6 +39,10 @@ export default new (class App {
         this.gui.on("reset", () => {
             this.resetRenderer();
         });
+
+        this.gui.on("zoomChange", () => {
+            this.scenes.screen.applyCameraZoom();
+        });
     }
 
     private resetRenderer() {
diff --git a/src/Config.ts b/src/Config.ts
index bfbc4ee..7d4d87d 100644
--- a/src/Config.ts
+++ b/src/Config.ts
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ const defaults = {
     antSpeed: 1,
     antRotationAngle: Math.PI / 30,
     brushRadius: 20,
+    cameraZoom: 0,
     // per-channel pheromone params
     repellentFadeOutFactor: 0.0005,
     repellentBlurRadius: 0.05,
diff --git a/src/GUI.ts b/src/GUI.ts
index 90e296b..f0806d7 100644
--- a/src/GUI.ts
+++ b/src/GUI.ts
@@ -44,6 +44,12 @@ class GUIController {
             .add(Config, "brushRadius", 1, 100)
             .name("Brush radius")
             .onChange(() => saveConfig());
+        controlsFolder
+            .add(Config, "cameraZoom")
+            .name("Zoom")
+            .step(0.1)
+            .listen()
+            .onChange(() => this.emit("zoomChange"));
 
         simFolder.open();
         controlsFolder.open();
diff --git a/src/scenes/ScreenScene.ts b/src/scenes/ScreenScene.ts
index 0b78209..a4ea054 100644
--- a/src/scenes/ScreenScene.ts
+++ b/src/scenes/ScreenScene.ts
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ export default class ScreenScene extends AbstractScene {
     public readonly groundMaterial: THREE.ShaderMaterial;
     public readonly pointerPosition: THREE.Vector2 = new THREE.Vector2();
     public drawMode: PointerState = PointerState.None;
-    private cameraZoomLinear: number = 0;
+    // zoom stored in Config.cameraZoom
     private isPointerDown: boolean = false;
     public renderWidth: number = 1;
     public renderHeight: number = 1;
@@ -90,8 +90,9 @@ export default class ScreenScene extends AbstractScene {
         this.renderer.canvas.addEventListener("pointerdown", (e) => {
             this.isPointerDown = true;
 
-            raycastVector.x = (e.clientX / window.innerWidth) * 2 - 1;
-            raycastVector.y = -(e.clientY / window.innerHeight) * 2 + 1;
+            const rect = this.renderer.canvas.getBoundingClientRect();
+            raycastVector.x = ((e.clientX - rect.left) / rect.width) * 2 - 1;
+            raycastVector.y = -((e.clientY - rect.top) / rect.height) * 2 + 1;
 
             raycaster.setFromCamera(raycastVector, this.camera);
 
@@ -105,17 +106,18 @@ export default class ScreenScene extends AbstractScene {
 
         this.renderer.canvas.addEventListener("pointermove", (e) => {
             if (this.isPointerDown) {
+                const rect = this.renderer.canvas.getBoundingClientRect();
                 const dx = e.movementX;
                 const dy = e.movementY;
 
-                this.camera.position.x -=
-                    dx / window.innerHeight / this.camera.zoom;
-                this.camera.position.y +=
-                    dy / window.innerHeight / this.camera.zoom;
+                this.camera.position.x -= dx / rect.height / this.camera.zoom;
+                this.camera.position.y += dy / rect.height / this.camera.zoom;
+                this.clampCamera();
             }
 
-            raycastVector.x = (e.clientX / window.innerWidth) * 2 - 1;
-            raycastVector.y = -(e.clientY / window.innerHeight) * 2 + 1;
+            const rect = this.renderer.canvas.getBoundingClientRect();
+            raycastVector.x = ((e.clientX - rect.left) / rect.width) * 2 - 1;
+            raycastVector.y = -((e.clientY - rect.top) / rect.height) * 2 + 1;
 
             raycaster.setFromCamera(raycastVector, this.camera);
 
@@ -136,9 +138,11 @@ export default class ScreenScene extends AbstractScene {
         });
 
         this.renderer.canvas.addEventListener("wheel", (e) => {
-            this.cameraZoomLinear -= e.deltaY * 0.001;
+            Config.cameraZoom -= e.deltaY * 0.001;
+            Config.cameraZoom = Math.max(-1, Config.cameraZoom);
 
             this.updateCameraZoom();
+            this.clampCamera();
         });
 
         window.addEventListener("keydown", (e) => {
@@ -168,10 +172,36 @@ export default class ScreenScene extends AbstractScene {
     }
 
     private updateCameraZoom() {
-        this.camera.zoom = 2 ** this.cameraZoomLinear;
+        this.camera.zoom = 2 ** Config.cameraZoom;
         this.camera.updateProjectionMatrix();
     }
 
+    private clampCamera() {
+        // world plane spans from -0.5 to 0.5 in both axes
+        // visible half-extents from camera center
+        const halfW =
+            (this.camera.right - this.camera.left) / 2 / this.camera.zoom;
+        const halfH =
+            (this.camera.top - this.camera.bottom) / 2 / this.camera.zoom;
+
+        // camera center can go at most to world edge + half viewport,
+        // but never so far that the world leaves the screen entirely.
+        // when zoomed out (halfW > 0.5), the world fits in view — lock to center.
+        const minX = halfW >= 0.5 ? 0 : -0.5 + halfW;
+        const maxX = halfW >= 0.5 ? 0 : 0.5 - halfW;
+        const minY = halfH >= 0.5 ? 0 : -0.5 + halfH;
+        const maxY = halfH >= 0.5 ? 0 : 0.5 - halfH;
+
+        this.camera.position.x = Math.max(
+            minX,
+            Math.min(maxX, this.camera.position.x),
+        );
+        this.camera.position.y = Math.max(
+            minY,
+            Math.min(maxY, this.camera.position.y),
+        );
+    }
+
     private createInstancedAntsMesh() {
         if (this.ants) {
             this.remove(this.ants);
@@ -216,4 +246,9 @@ export default class ScreenScene extends AbstractScene {
     }
 
     public update() {}
+
+    public applyCameraZoom() {
+        this.updateCameraZoom();
+        this.clampCamera();
+    }
 }