One of several presets the camera uses to make photography simple is the Sports/Action shooting mode. This is often represented by a sprinter on the shooting mode dial.
In Sports/Action mode, the camera is going to place emphasis on obtaining a fast enough shutter speed in order to stop/freeze the action.
BENEFITS
- For inexperienced action photographers, this shooting option is a “point-and-click” mode as the camera makes the three necessary calculations for you; ISO sensitivity, Shutter Speed, and Aperture
- The flash is activated if needed for additional light.
DRAWBACKS
- The camera might not select a fast enough shutter sped for very fast action.
- In low lighting situations, the camera may calculate that is does not have enough available light to take the photo, and may not take the image.
- Also in low light, the camera will boost the ISO setting to one of the higher values possible, thus introducing digital image noise into the exposure.
- If the camera activates the flash, most current cameras only allow a shutter speed of 1/250th second when the flash is activated, which might not be fast enough for some action.