So i just left Pinewood Cove and i like to play in 3rd person. I ha thought since i was in tight quarters it was zoomed in for a reason but after i left the cave i realized my 3rd person camera was durastically zoomed in almost to where its looking over my soulder... im an xbox user so i doubt its some PC bug lag thingy majig, i just want to know if anyone has had this happen oo and if they know how to zoom out to normal 3rd person view???? or maybe its always been like this and im going psychotic

Ok, no reason to drive yourself crazy. All you have to do is click the right stick while moving the left stick up or down. Skyrim let's you zoom manually.
Also, you sound like somebody that might benefit from reading my "favorites" menu tutorial :

http://www.gamesas.com/index.php?/topic/1258181-useful-gameplay-advice-for-all-our-newly-arrived-dovakiihns/page__p__19176029__fromsearch__1#entry19176029

Enjoy your game my fellow dragonslayer

oh no i got the Favorites and the quick picks all down just the camera i was having a problem with. Thank you for the help. i must have unconciously started joystick mashing whule killing those vampires lol