How to listen for user generated zoom in Google Maps?

Question

I want to know when a Google Maps zoom_changed event is fired specifically by a user interaction with the +/- zoom buttons. If I use a general event listener for zoom_changed,

Answer 1

var zoomFlag = "user"; // always assume it's user unless otherwise

// some method changing the zoom through API
zoomFlag = "api";
map.setZoom(map.getZoom() - 1);
zoomFlag = "user";

// google maps event handler
zoom_changed: function() {
  if (zoomFlag === "user") {
    // user zoom
  }
}