Zoom in viewport without changing the camera Location or focal length? ie zoom (and pan) in a locked camera view in editor.

[vds123321 (s12332122)]

Zoom in viewport/“viewfinder” without changing the camera Location or focal length? Just to check how objects match etc. Very simple in Blender for example. But cant find out how in UE

using a 2d scene capturer and oversize it over the screen seems like stupid workaround?

as discussed here:

How can zoom in the player camera and pan the image (camera feed) around without moving the camera location and its target?

[camera] cos all the tutorials i can find on youtube and here are just zoom in features but when they move it, the camera moves too. i want the camera to be just stationary then i can inspect the feed zoomed in. thanks for you help!

more or less a magnifying glass in the locked camera view

ie zoom (and pan) in a locked camera view in editor.

[Bojann (Bojan)]

Are you talking about the game, or the editor?
In editor you can use mouse scroll to zoom, or hold RMB and use W, or S to zoom in / out.

For in game, here is the video that should help: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9wDz4vPXocw

[vds123321 (s12332122)]

in editor.

I have a locked camera but would like to move some static mesh actors very precisely in relation to camera position, focal etc

[Bojann (Bojan)]

Then mouse scroll is the way to go for you.

[vds123321 (s12332122)]

but it is a locked camera.

Scrolling only works as in zooming, in perspective or unlocked camera.

using a 2d scene capturer and oversize it over the screen seems like stupid workaround?

as discussed here:

How can zoom in the player camera and pan the image (camera feed) around without moving the camera location and its target?

[camera] cos all the tutorials i can find on youtube and here are just zoom in features but when they move it, the camera moves too. i want the camera to be just stationary then i can inspect the feed zoomed in. thanks for you help!

but in editor

I wish to be able to zoom in into the camera view.

or is there some key command?

[Bojann (Bojan)]

Ah sorry. I am not aware if this is possible. By my logic, when you pilot the camera, you should see exactly what that camera sees. Using Zoom, without changing Focal Length or moving the camera, itself does not make sense. It would the mislead the user of thinking everything is setup correctly, jus tto be wrong when camera is not piloted anymore.

I can be wrong though about this :).

[vds123321 (s12332122)]

it is more or less a magnifying glass in the locked camera view im locking for.

common tool in for example blender.

im a beginner but ought to work easier than having to use a 2d scene capturer and oversize it over the screen

[vds123321 (s12332122)]

bump.

zoom in camera viewport without changing the perspective.

Like overscan (but underscan). Basic stuff in Blender for example. Must be a simple way?

also no way to “render region” nowadays?

as discussed in this thread:

Render Region (Resolved)

Hi Guys, In Blender it is possible do draw a rectangle over the camera view to determine an area that will be rendered. I use this to preview in render, a specific area of the image. Is it possible in Unreal 5?

[hugo.jackson]

Hey! Did you ever find a solution to this? I find it super frustrating as well not to be able to have a closer look. Same in Maya, super easy with the 2d/pan zoom. But nothing in Unreal, can’t get my objects to fit like I want to.

[vds123321 (s12332122)]

no nothing satisfying, had to use blender for precision!

This is such a basic feature… there has to be a solution for it!?