What is the best camera technique to use for this project?

hi, im making a small thing for my gf on motion. i have it so that certain text appears along with pictures. i want the camera to pause momentarily to read what it says and then begin moving to the next set of text/pictures, then stop there for a little while too, then go on to the next one, etc etc.
whats the best way to do this? the pictures/text are NOT in a straight line so making the camera go straight through wont work. one might be directly in front of the camera then i will have made the next set to be directly downward so i want the camera to swoop down there and pause on them, then the next set might be straight up all the way at the top etc. how can i get the camera to move then pause, move then pause over and over where i want it to until the project is over?
sorry if this is a noob question but i have no idea
thanks!!

What version of the studio are you using?
In Motion 3 you could try keyframing the camera move , the zoom layer behavior, or Move behavior.
If you've got Motion 4, try the Camera Framing Behavior.
There are several ways to accomplish what you want to do, it really comes down to what you are most comfortable with.

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