Google Maps zoomOut-Pan-zoomIn animation

Question

I\'m wondering how I get a smooth zoom in animation with the Google Maps API.

I have 2 points, one in, let say China, and one in France. When I\'m zoomed in on China

Answer 1

Here's my approach.

var point = markers[id].getPosition(); // Get marker position
map.setZoom(9); // Back to default zoom
map.panTo(point); // Pan map to that position
setTimeout("map.setZoom(14)",1000); // Zoom in after 1 sec