diff --git a/src/components/video-editor/SettingsPanel.tsx b/src/components/video-editor/SettingsPanel.tsx
index bec50c2..bc7ebb0 100644
--- a/src/components/video-editor/SettingsPanel.tsx
+++ b/src/components/video-editor/SettingsPanel.tsx
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ import type {
 	PlaybackSpeed,
 	WebcamLayoutPreset,
 	ZoomDepth,
+	ZoomFocusMode,
 } from "./types";
 import { SPEED_OPTIONS } from "./types";
 
@@ -92,8 +93,8 @@ interface SettingsPanelProps {
 	onWallpaperChange: (path: string) => void;
 	selectedZoomDepth?: ZoomDepth | null;
 	onZoomDepthChange?: (depth: ZoomDepth) => void;
-	selectedZoomFocusMode?: import("./types").ZoomFocusMode | null;
-	onZoomFocusModeChange?: (mode: import("./types").ZoomFocusMode) => void;
+	selectedZoomFocusMode?: ZoomFocusMode | null;
+	onZoomFocusModeChange?: (mode: ZoomFocusMode) => void;
 	hasCursorTelemetry?: boolean;
 	selectedZoomId?: string | null;
 	onZoomDelete?: (id: string) => void;
diff --git a/src/components/video-editor/videoPlayback/zoomRegionUtils.ts b/src/components/video-editor/videoPlayback/zoomRegionUtils.ts
index 3f8a132..8543907 100644
--- a/src/components/video-editor/videoPlayback/zoomRegionUtils.ts
+++ b/src/components/video-editor/videoPlayback/zoomRegionUtils.ts
@@ -199,8 +199,21 @@ function getConnectedRegionTransition(
 		const currentScale = ZOOM_DEPTH_SCALES[currentRegion.depth];
 		const nextScale = ZOOM_DEPTH_SCALES[nextRegion.depth];
 		const transitionScale = lerp(currentScale, nextScale, transitionProgress);
-		const currentFocus = getResolvedFocus(currentRegion, currentScale, timeMs, cursorTelemetry);
-		const nextFocus = getResolvedFocus(nextRegion, nextScale, timeMs, cursorTelemetry);
+		// Both regions share the same timeMs, so interpolate cursor once and reuse.
+		const sharedCursorFocus =
+			cursorTelemetry && cursorTelemetry.length > 0
+				? interpolateCursorAt(cursorTelemetry, timeMs)
+				: null;
+		const currentFocus = clampFocusToScale(
+			currentRegion.focusMode === "auto" && sharedCursorFocus
+				? sharedCursorFocus
+				: currentRegion.focus,
+			currentScale,
+		);
+		const nextFocus = clampFocusToScale(
+			nextRegion.focusMode === "auto" && sharedCursorFocus ? sharedCursorFocus : nextRegion.focus,
+			nextScale,
+		);
 		const transitionFocus = getLinearFocus(currentFocus, nextFocus, transitionProgress);
 
 		return {