Timeline Zoom to 5 seconds

Hi, I have a series of audio clips matched with sets of images that are less than 5 seconds in length. I need to be able to see the images and the audio waveforms clearly. Is it possible to zoom into such a fine degree in Adobe Premiere?
Thank you.

I also just realized that I am using Premiere Elements and not Premiere Pro. Does this make a difference here?
Yes. PrE does not display Audio Units, like PrPro does.
In PrE, about the best that you can do, is to first Expand the Audio Track, with your music, then hover the Cursor over the horizontal junction between the Tracks. When it turns into an = sign, with up/down arrowheads, click and drag, to get a vertical zoom. Then, zoom into the Timeline, to increase the horizontal magnification.
One can also add Beat Markers with the * key, to the beats in your music, to help you edit the Video/Stills to those.
If you would like, someone can Move your post to the PrE Forum, for specific instructions and suggestions, but if you do plan on doing the editing in PrPro, then you would want it to stay here, as there are some significant differences between those two programs. PrPro has much more of what you want.
Good luck,
Hunt

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