Thanks for the prompt reply. Posing camera - I think that is what I was looking for! 

How about (2). I didnt really select any other object when dragging my target object. Its "center of gravity" (that selection circle that surrounds the object when you select the whole body) - is now half a screen away - but only for this object. Is there any way to reset or snap it back over the object? PS:  I wasn't dragging the scene - only my object within the scene relative to ground!