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Sports Mode

Last Updated July 26, 2021 11:14 am

In digital camera terminology, sports mode is a type of scene mode photographers can use to help take better sports or action shots. The sports mode will usually automatically set the camera to increase the shutter speed in order to freeze the action in the frame. Sports mode may also be called action mode on some digital cameras.

Other digital camera settings and shooting modes include:

Macro mode to focus on subjects close to the camera lens.
Movie mode to capture moving subjects in a video format.
In-camera red-eye fix to auto-correct any incidences red-eye.
Face detection to detect human faces and set the focus and appropriate exposure.
Landscape mode for taking photos of a scene — not a single object.
Portrait mode for taking photos of a single subject.
Night mode for taking photos in low-light situations or at night time.
Automatic exposure mode automatically determines the correct exposure for pictures without any user input .

See also “Digital Cameras” in the Quick Reference section of Webopedia.

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