1. A method for aiming a surveying instrument towards a selected target, comprising: capturing an image using a camera in the surveying instrument; selecting a target by identifying an object point in the image captured by the surveying instrument; calculating first horizontal and vertical rotation angles based on the object point identified in said image; rotating the surveying instrument over said first horizontal and vertical rotation angles to an intermediate line of sight; measuring a distance to a point along said intermediate line of sight; and calculating second horizontal and vertical rotation angles based on the object point in said image and on said measured distance.