Hey rDogg:

Look in the upper left of the viewspace - there is a camera selection.  Camera one is generally used to render so I set it where I want it and move around with the director camera to fine tune things.  Use the links in the upper left to switch quickly back and forth.

Cameras you add are shown in the instance on the right - highlight a camera and you have access to all its properties above (upper right panel).

If you work with lots of models and lots of textures, the more RAM the better.  The quad core with 8GB should give you a lot of freedom.  Before I got my hex core I used a quad core under 32 bit XP, and it was fine.

Klebnor

Lotus 123 ~ S-Render ~ OS/2 WARP ~ IBM 8088 / 4.77 Mhz ~ Hercules Ultima graphics, Hitachi 10 MB HDD, 64K RAM, 12 in diagonal CRT Monitor (16 colors / 60 Hz refresh rate), 240 Watt PS, Dual 1.44 MB Floppies, 2 button mouse input device.  Beige horizontal case.  I don't display my unit.