diff --git a/racevisionGame/src/main/java/visualiser/Controllers/RaceViewController.java b/racevisionGame/src/main/java/visualiser/Controllers/RaceViewController.java
index c2153c1f..c8c9ebb5 100644
--- a/racevisionGame/src/main/java/visualiser/Controllers/RaceViewController.java
+++ b/racevisionGame/src/main/java/visualiser/Controllers/RaceViewController.java
@@ -369,7 +369,8 @@ public class RaceViewController extends Controller {
                                 }
                             }
                         }
-                        view3D.updateDistance(-10);
+//                        view3D.updateDistance(-10);
+                        view3D.zoomIn();
                         break;
                     case "Zoom Out":
                         //Check if race is a tutorial
@@ -384,7 +385,8 @@ public class RaceViewController extends Controller {
                                 }
                             }
                         }
-                        view3D.updateDistance(10);
+//                        view3D.updateDistance(10);
+                        view3D.zoomOut();
                         break;
                 }
             }
diff --git a/racevisionGame/src/main/java/visualiser/layout/View3D.java b/racevisionGame/src/main/java/visualiser/layout/View3D.java
index e9069c5d..28a2a854 100644
--- a/racevisionGame/src/main/java/visualiser/layout/View3D.java
+++ b/racevisionGame/src/main/java/visualiser/layout/View3D.java
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ package visualiser.layout;
 import javafx.animation.AnimationTimer;
 import javafx.beans.property.ObjectProperty;
 import javafx.beans.property.SimpleObjectProperty;
-import javafx.beans.value.ChangeListener;
 import javafx.collections.ListChangeListener;
 import javafx.collections.ObservableList;
 import javafx.scene.*;
@@ -78,11 +77,15 @@ public class View3D extends Pane {
     /**
      * Distance to switch from third person to bird's eye
      */
-    private final double THIRD_PERSON_LIMIT = 100;
+    private final double THIRD_PERSON_LIMIT = 200;
     /**
      * Distance to stop zoom
      */
-    private final double FIRST_PERSON_LIMIT = 2;
+    private final double ZOOM_IN_LIMIT = 30;
+    private final double ZOOM_OUT_LIMIT = 700;
+    private final double MAX_PITCH = 60;    // birds eye view
+    private final double MIN_PITCH = 10;    // third person view
+    private final double ZOOM_PER_KEYPRESS = 5; // distance changed per zoom
 
     /**
      * Default constructor for View3D. Sets up Scene and PerspectiveCamera.
@@ -183,11 +186,11 @@ public class View3D extends Pane {
      * Configures camera to third person view
      */
     public void setThirdPerson() {
-        this.setDistance(THIRD_PERSON_LIMIT / 2);
-        this.setPitch(10);
+        this.setDistance(ZOOM_IN_LIMIT * 2);
+        adjustPitchForZoom();
 
         for(Subject3D item: items) {
-            item.setScale(0.1);
+            item.setScale(1);
         }
     }
 
@@ -269,15 +272,47 @@ public class View3D extends Pane {
     public void updateDistance(double delta) {
         double distance = -this.distance.getZ() + delta;
 
-        if(distance <= FIRST_PERSON_LIMIT) {
-            this.setDistance(FIRST_PERSON_LIMIT);
-        } else if(distance > THIRD_PERSON_LIMIT) {
-            this.setDistance(distance);
+        if(distance <= ZOOM_IN_LIMIT) {
+            setDistance(ZOOM_IN_LIMIT);
+        } else if (distance > ZOOM_OUT_LIMIT){
             untrackSubject();
-            setBirdsEye();
+            setDistance(1050);
+            updatePivot(new Translate(250, 0, 210));
         } else {
-            this.setDistance(distance);
+            setDistance(distance);
         }
+        adjustPitchForZoom();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Adjusts the pitch as a user zooms in or out, to smooth the change
+     * between third person to birds eye view.
+     */
+    private void adjustPitchForZoom(){
+        double pitch = (((-distance.getZ() - ZOOM_IN_LIMIT) /
+                ((THIRD_PERSON_LIMIT - ZOOM_IN_LIMIT) / (MAX_PITCH - MIN_PITCH))) + MIN_PITCH);
+
+        // if pitch is out of bounds, set it to the min/max
+        if (pitch < MIN_PITCH) {
+            pitch = MIN_PITCH;
+        } else if (pitch > MAX_PITCH){
+            pitch = MAX_PITCH;
+        }
+        setPitch(pitch);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Method to be called when the zoom in key is pressed.
+     */
+    public void zoomIn(){
+        updateDistance(-ZOOM_PER_KEYPRESS);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Method to be called when the zoom out key is pressed.
+     */
+    public void zoomOut(){
+        updateDistance(ZOOM_PER_KEYPRESS);
     }
 
     /**