diff --git a/src/openseadragon.js b/src/openseadragon.js
index af41bf6a..43b465a1 100644
--- a/src/openseadragon.js
+++ b/src/openseadragon.js
@@ -481,7 +481,7 @@ window.OpenSeadragon = window.OpenSeadragon || function( options ){
             maxZoomLevel:           null, 
 
             //UI RESPONSIVENESS AND FEEL
-            springStiffness:        5.0,
+            springStiffness:        7.0,
             clickTimeThreshold:     300,
             clickDistThreshold:     5,
             zoomPerClick:           2.0,
@@ -490,13 +490,13 @@ window.OpenSeadragon = window.OpenSeadragon || function( options ){
             animationTime:          1.5,
             blendTime:              1.5,
             alwaysBlend:            false,
-            autoHideControls:       true,
-            immediateRender:        false,
+            immediateRender:        true,
 
             //DEFAULT CONTROL SETTINGS
             showSequenceControl:    true,  //SEQUENCE
             preserveViewport:       false, //SEQUENCE
             showNavigationControl:  true,  //ZOOM/HOME/FULL/SEQUENCE
+            autoHideControls:       true,
             controlsFadeDelay:      2000,  //ZOOM/HOME/FULL/SEQUENCE
             controlsFadeLength:     1500,  //ZOOM/HOME/FULL/SEQUENCE
             mouseNavEnabled:        true,  //GENERAL MOUSE INTERACTIVITY
diff --git a/src/viewer.js b/src/viewer.js
index 445730a1..f63a5dfa 100644
--- a/src/viewer.js
+++ b/src/viewer.js
@@ -615,6 +615,7 @@ $.extend( $.Viewer.prototype, $.EventHandler.prototype, $.ControlDock.prototype,
             docStyle        = document.documentElement.style,
             containerStyle  = this.element.style,
             canvasStyle     = this.canvas.style,
+            _this           = this,
             oldBounds,
             newBounds,
             viewer,
@@ -626,10 +627,30 @@ $.extend( $.Viewer.prototype, $.EventHandler.prototype, $.ControlDock.prototype,
         if ( fullPage == this.isFullPage() ) {
             return;
         }
+        this.tmp = function( event ) {
+            // The event object doesn't carry information about the fullscreen state of the browser,
+            // but it is possible to retrieve it through the fullscreen API
+            if( (document.fullScreenElement && document.fullScreenElement !== null) || 
+                (document.mozFullScreen || document.webkitIsFullScreen) ){
+                 console.log( document.webkitIsFullScreen );
+                // The target of the event is always the document,
+                // but it is possible to retrieve the fullscreen element through the API
+                if( !_this.isFullPage() ){
+                    _this.setFullPage( true );
+                }
+            } else {
+                _this.setFullPage( false );
+            }
+        };
 
         if ( fullPage ) {
-            
+
             requestFullScreen( document.body );
+
+
+            // Note that the API is still vendor-prefixed in browsers implementing it
+            document.addEventListener("mozfullscreenchange", this.tmp);
+            document.addEventListener("webkitfullscreenchange", this.tmp);
             
             this.bodyOverflow   = bodyStyle.overflow;
             this.docOverflow    = docStyle.overflow;
@@ -698,7 +719,9 @@ $.extend( $.Viewer.prototype, $.EventHandler.prototype, $.ControlDock.prototype,
 
         } else {
 
-            cancelFullScreen( document );
+            // Note that the API is still vendor-prefixed in browsers implementing it
+            document.removeEventListener("mozfullscreenchange", this.tmp);
+            document.removeEventListener("webkitfullscreenchange", this.tmp);
 
             bodyStyle.overflow  = this.bodyOverflow;
             docStyle.overflow   = this.docOverflow;
@@ -750,6 +773,8 @@ $.extend( $.Viewer.prototype, $.EventHandler.prototype, $.ControlDock.prototype,
             // mouse will likely be outside now
             $.delegate( this, onContainerExit )();
 
+            cancelFullScreen( document );
+
         }
         this.raiseEvent( 'fullpage', { fullpage: fullPage, viewer: this } );
 
@@ -1523,4 +1548,5 @@ function toggleFull() {
     return false;
 }
 
+
 }( OpenSeadragon ));