Does your camera have manual controls? If so, forget about the special pre programmed settings and do some experimenting manually. I have a P & S that has 14 different settings, and I don't use any. When I first got the camera, I tried it at a softball game, using the sports setting. I also tried my own settings by choosing the shutter speed, ISO and aperture myself. My manual settings turned out better than the pre programmed sports setting. Since then, I've never tried any of the camera's settings. I decided I'm smarter than the camera.