diff --git a/system/public/aesthetic.computer/disks/cap.mjs b/system/public/aesthetic.computer/disks/cap.mjs
index cb2a7891b9..e533b9266c 100644
--- a/system/public/aesthetic.computer/disks/cap.mjs
+++ b/system/public/aesthetic.computer/disks/cap.mjs
@@ -50,17 +50,14 @@ let pendingRecordStart = false; // Track if user wants to record but mic isn't r
 // `zoom` scales the camera frame around the screen center. 1 = no zoom.
 // `zoomStartY` is the Y position of the touch that began recording.
 // `zoomMax` caps how far the user can zoom in via slide.
-// A short upward slide zooms quickly; recent finger velocity projects the
-// gesture forward so fast throws feel more extreme than slow positioning.
+// A short upward slide zooms quickly. Zoom follows absolute finger position
+// instead of touch-event velocity so irregular mobile event timing cannot
+// make the camera scale jump ahead and snap back.
 let zoom = 1;
 let zoomStartY = null;
-let zoomLastY = null;
-let zoomLastAt = 0;
-let zoomVelocity = 0;
 const zoomMax = 6;
 const zoomMin = 1;
 const zoomSensitivity = 120;
-const zoomInertiaMs = 180;
 
 // 🥾 Boot
 function boot({ ui, params, colon, system, rec, notice }) {
@@ -83,9 +80,6 @@ function boot({ ui, params, colon, system, rec, notice }) {
   torchPending = false;
   zoom = 1;
   zoomStartY = null;
-  zoomLastY = null;
-  zoomLastAt = 0;
-  zoomVelocity = 0;
 
   // Parse parameters
   if (params[0] === "me" || params[0] === "selfie") facing = "user";
@@ -453,9 +447,6 @@ function act({ event: e, jump, video, cameras, rec, notice, leaving, hud }) {
       // Anchor zoom slider at the touch-down Y so the very first drag
       // pixel is treated as zoom = 1, no jumps.
       zoomStartY = e.y;
-      zoomLastY = e.y;
-      zoomLastAt = performance.now();
-      zoomVelocity = 0;
       startRecording(rec, notice);
     }
   }
@@ -465,16 +456,9 @@ function act({ event: e, jump, video, cameras, rec, notice, leaving, hud }) {
   // Y delta each draw event — this means the user can swing freely
   // up and down without accumulating drift across pauses.
   if (e.is("draw") && isRecording && zoomStartY !== null) {
-    const now = performance.now();
-    const dt = Math.max(1, now - zoomLastAt);
-    const instantVelocity = (zoomLastY - e.y) / dt;
-    zoomVelocity += (instantVelocity - zoomVelocity) * 0.55;
     const dy = zoomStartY - e.y; // up is positive
-    const projectedDy = dy + zoomVelocity * zoomInertiaMs;
-    const target = 1 + projectedDy / zoomSensitivity;
+    const target = 1 + dy / zoomSensitivity;
     zoom = Math.max(zoomMin, Math.min(zoomMax, target));
-    zoomLastY = e.y;
-    zoomLastAt = now;
   }
 
   if (e.is("lift") && !leaving()) {
@@ -486,9 +470,6 @@ function act({ event: e, jump, video, cameras, rec, notice, leaving, hud }) {
       notice("CANCELLED", ["yellow", "black"]);
     }
     zoomStartY = null;
-    zoomLastY = null;
-    zoomLastAt = 0;
-    zoomVelocity = 0;
     zoom = 1;
   }