diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c7dc389..43578dc 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -53,6 +53,9 @@ Three.js powered Minecraft skin viewer.
 	// Change camera FOV
 	skinViewer.fov = 70;
 
+	// Zoom out
+	skinViewer.zoom = 0.5;
+
 	// Control objects with your mouse!
 	let control = skinview3d.createOrbitControls(skinViewer);
 	control.enableRotate = true;
diff --git a/examples/index.html b/examples/index.html
index 56b15af..90efcae 100644
--- a/examples/index.html
+++ b/examples/index.html
@@ -118,6 +118,7 @@
 			</div>
 			<div>
 				<label class="control">FOV: <input id="fov" type="number" value="70" step="1" min="1" max="179" size="2"></label>
+				<label class="control">Zoom: <input id="zoom" type="number" value="0.90" step="0.01" min="0.01" max="2.00" size="2"></label>
 			</div>
 		</div>
 
@@ -367,6 +368,7 @@
 			document.getElementById("canvas_width").addEventListener("change", e => skinViewer.width = e.target.value);
 			document.getElementById("canvas_height").addEventListener("change", e => skinViewer.height = e.target.value);
 			document.getElementById("fov").addEventListener("change", e => skinViewer.fov = e.target.value);
+			document.getElementById("zoom").addEventListener("change", e => skinViewer.zoom = e.target.value);
 			document.getElementById("global_animation_speed").addEventListener("change", e => skinViewer.animations.speed = e.target.value);
 			document.getElementById("animation_pause_resume").addEventListener("click", () => skinViewer.animations.paused = !skinViewer.animations.paused);
 			document.getElementById("rotate_animation").addEventListener("change", e => {
@@ -466,6 +468,7 @@
 			skinViewer.width = document.getElementById("canvas_width").value;
 			skinViewer.height = document.getElementById("canvas_height").value;
 			skinViewer.fov = document.getElementById("fov").value;
+			skinViewer.zoom = document.getElementById("zoom").value;
 			skinViewer.animations.speed = document.getElementById("global_animation_speed").value;
 			if (document.getElementById("rotate_animation").checked) {
 				rotateAnimation = skinViewer.animations.add(skinview3d.RotatingAnimation);
diff --git a/src/viewer.ts b/src/viewer.ts
index f2d3c5a..79a8f86 100644
--- a/src/viewer.ts
+++ b/src/viewer.ts
@@ -63,6 +63,13 @@ export interface SkinViewerOptions {
 	 * The distance between the object and the camera is automatically computed.
 	 */
 	fov?: number;
+
+	/**
+	 * Zoom ratio of the player. Default is 0.9.
+	 * This value affects the distance between the object and the camera.
+	 * When set to 1.0, the top edge of the player's head coincides with the edge of the view.
+	 */
+	zoom?: number;
 }
 
 export class SkinViewer {
@@ -82,6 +89,7 @@ export class SkinViewer {
 
 	private _disposed: boolean = false;
 	private _renderPaused: boolean = false;
+	private _zoom: number;
 
 	private animationID: number | null;
 	private onContextLost: (event: Event) => void;
@@ -104,7 +112,6 @@ export class SkinViewer {
 		this.scene = new Scene();
 
 		this.camera = new PerspectiveCamera();
-		this.camera.position.z = 60;
 
 		this.renderer = new WebGLRenderer({
 			canvas: this.canvas,
@@ -140,6 +147,8 @@ export class SkinViewer {
 		if (options.panorama !== undefined) {
 			this.loadPanorama(options.panorama);
 		}
+		this.camera.position.z = 1;
+		this._zoom = options.zoom === undefined ? 0.9 : options.zoom;
 		this.fov = options.fov === undefined ? 50 : options.fov;
 
 		if (options.renderPaused === true) {
@@ -342,17 +351,35 @@ export class SkinViewer {
 		}
 	}
 
+	adjustCameraDistance(): void {
+		let distance = 4.5 + 16.5 / Math.tan(this.fov / 180 * Math.PI / 2) / this.zoom;
+
+		// limit distance between 10 ~ 256 (default min / max distance of OrbitControls)
+		if (distance < 10) {
+			distance = 10;
+		} else if (distance > 256) {
+			distance = 256;
+		}
+
+		this.camera.position.multiplyScalar(distance / this.camera.position.length());
+		this.camera.updateProjectionMatrix();
+	}
+
 	get fov(): number {
 		return this.camera.fov;
 	}
 
 	set fov(value: number) {
 		this.camera.fov = value;
-		let distance = 4 + 20 / Math.tan(value / 180 * Math.PI / 2);
-		if (distance < 10) {
-			distance = 10;
-		}
-		this.camera.position.multiplyScalar(distance / this.camera.position.length());
-		this.camera.updateProjectionMatrix();
+		this.adjustCameraDistance();
+	}
+
+	get zoom(): number {
+		return this._zoom;
+	}
+
+	set zoom(value: number) {
+		this._zoom = value;
+		this.adjustCameraDistance();
 	}
 }