diff --git a/examples/Plotting.py b/examples/Plotting.py
index cb512503..f19c1493 100644
--- a/examples/Plotting.py
+++ b/examples/Plotting.py
@@ -83,10 +83,13 @@ p8.addItem(lr)
 
 p9 = win.addPlot(title="Zoom on selected region")
 p9.plot(data2)
-def update():
-    p9.setXRange(*lr.getRegion())
-lr.sigRegionChanged.connect(update)
-update()
+def updatePlot():
+    p9.setXRange(*lr.getRegion(), padding=0)
+def updateRegion():
+    lr.setRegion(p9.getViewBox().viewRange()[0])
+lr.sigRegionChanged.connect(updatePlot)
+p9.sigXRangeChanged.connect(updateRegion)
+updatePlot()
 
 ## Start Qt event loop unless running in interactive mode or using pyside.
 import sys
diff --git a/graphicsItems/ScatterPlotItem.py b/graphicsItems/ScatterPlotItem.py
index 0f1b0daf..d2b456a4 100644
--- a/graphicsItems/ScatterPlotItem.py
+++ b/graphicsItems/ScatterPlotItem.py
@@ -398,7 +398,7 @@ class ScatterPlotItem(GraphicsObject):
                 psize = size[i]
                 
             if self.pointData is None or self.pointData[i] is None:
-                data = self.opts['data']
+                data = self.opts.get('data', None)
             else:
                 data = self.pointData[i]