diff --git a/src/modules/ZoomIt/ZoomIt/Zoomit.cpp b/src/modules/ZoomIt/ZoomIt/Zoomit.cpp
index cf0824ada2..bc476155af 100644
--- a/src/modules/ZoomIt/ZoomIt/Zoomit.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/ZoomIt/ZoomIt/Zoomit.cpp
@@ -1812,7 +1812,7 @@ INT_PTR CALLBACK OptionsTabProc( HWND hDlg, UINT message,
                 // Check if GIF is selected by comparing the text
                 bool isGifSelected = (wcscmp(selectedText, L"GIF") == 0);
 
-                // if gif is selected set the scaling to the g_recordScaleGIF value otherwise to the g_recordScaleMP4 value
+                // If GIF is selected, set the scaling to the g_RecordScalingGIF value; otherwise to the g_RecordScalingMP4 value
                 if (isGifSelected) {
                     g_RecordScaling = g_RecordScalingGIF;
 
diff --git a/src/settings-ui/Settings.UI/ViewModels/ZoomItViewModel.cs b/src/settings-ui/Settings.UI/ViewModels/ZoomItViewModel.cs
index 2d93deef81..e1704e16fb 100644
--- a/src/settings-ui/Settings.UI/ViewModels/ZoomItViewModel.cs
+++ b/src/settings-ui/Settings.UI/ViewModels/ZoomItViewModel.cs
@@ -24,6 +24,9 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.ViewModels
 {
     public class ZoomItViewModel : Observable
     {
+        private const string FormatGif = "GIF";
+        private const string FormatMp4 = "MP4";
+
         private ISettingsUtils SettingsUtils { get; set; }
 
         private GeneralSettings GeneralSettingsConfig { get; set; }
@@ -656,12 +659,12 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.ViewModels
         {
             get
             {
-                if (_zoomItSettings.Properties.RecordFormat.Value == "GIF")
+                if (_zoomItSettings.Properties.RecordFormat.Value == FormatGif)
                 {
                     return 0;
                 }
 
-                if (_zoomItSettings.Properties.RecordFormat.Value == "MP4")
+                if (_zoomItSettings.Properties.RecordFormat.Value == FormatMp4)
                 {
                     return 1;
                 }
@@ -672,19 +675,19 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.ViewModels
             set
             {
                 int format = 0;
-                if (_zoomItSettings.Properties.RecordFormat.Value == "GIF")
+                if (_zoomItSettings.Properties.RecordFormat.Value == FormatGif)
                 {
                     format = 0;
                 }
 
-                if (_zoomItSettings.Properties.RecordFormat.Value == "MP4")
+                if (_zoomItSettings.Properties.RecordFormat.Value == FormatMp4)
                 {
                     format = 1;
                 }
 
                 if (format != value)
                 {
-                    _zoomItSettings.Properties.RecordFormat.Value = value == 0 ? "GIF" : "MP4";
+                    _zoomItSettings.Properties.RecordFormat.Value = value == 0 ? FormatGif : FormatMp4;
                     OnPropertyChanged(nameof(RecordFormatIndex));
                     NotifySettingsChanged();