A camera, comprising: one or more sensors to generate sensor data; an image sensor to capture images according to different capture modes including an initial capture mode corresponding to a low frame rate mode and an alternative capture mode corresponding to a high frame rate mode; a buffer to store the captured images; an image processor to read the captured images from the buffer and to encode the captured images according to different encoding modes including an initial encoding mode corresponding to the low frame rate mode and an alternative encoding mode corresponding to the high frame rate mode; and a mode controller to: receive the sensor data from the one or more sensors; determine a confidence value associated with an alternative operation mode for operating the camera based at least in part on the received sensor data, the confidence value indicating a likelihood of the alternative operation mode being preferred by a user to capture an event; while the camera is operating in an initial operating mode in which the image sensor captures images according to the initial capture mode and the image processor reads the captured images from the buffer and encodes the captured images according to the initial encoding mode, responsive to determining that the confidence value exceeds a first threshold, transition the camera to a priming operation mode in which the image sensor captures images according to the alternative capture mode and the image processor reads the captured images from the buffer and encodes the captured images according to the initial encoding mode; while the camera is operating in the priming operation mode, responsive to determining that the confidence value subsequently drops below the first threshold, transition the camera to the initial operation mode; and while the camera is operating in the priming operation mode, responsive to determining that the confidence value subsequently exceeds a second threshold greater than the first threshold, transition the camera to the alternative operation mode in which the image sensor captures images according to the alternative capture mode and the image processor reads the captured images from the buffer of the camera and encodes the captured images according to the alternative encoding mode. one or more sensors to generate sensor data; an image sensor to capture images according to different capture modes including an initial capture mode corresponding to a low frame rate mode and an alternative capture mode corresponding to a high frame rate mode; a buffer to store the captured images; an image processor to read the captured images from the buffer and to encode the captured images according to different encoding modes including an initial encoding mode corresponding to the low frame rate mode and an alternative encoding mode corresponding to the high frame rate mode; and a mode controller to: receive the sensor data from the one or more sensors; determine a confidence value associated with an alternative operation mode for operating the camera based at least in part on the received sensor data, the confidence value indicating a likelihood of the alternative operation mode being preferred by a user to capture an event; while the camera is operating in an initial operating mode in which the image sensor captures images according to the initial capture mode and the image processor reads the captured images from the buffer and encodes the captured images according to the initial encoding mode, responsive to determining that the confidence value exceeds a first threshold, transition the camera to a priming operation mode in which the image sensor captures images according to the alternative capture mode and the image processor reads the captured images from the buffer and encodes the captured images according to the initial encoding mode; while the camera is operating in the priming operation mode, responsive to determining that the confidence value subsequently drops below the first threshold, transition the camera to the initial operation mode; and while the camera is operating in the priming operation mode, responsive to determining that the confidence value subsequently exceeds a second threshold greater than the first threshold, transition receive the sensor data from the one or more sensors; determine a confidence value associated with an alternative operation mode for operating the camera based at least in part on the received sensor data, the confidence value indicating a likelihood of the alternative operation mode being preferred by a user to capture an event; while the camera is operating in an initial operating mode in which the image sensor captures images according to the initial capture mode and the image processor reads the captured images from the buffer and encodes the captured images according to the initial encoding mode, responsive to determining that the confidence value exceeds a first threshold, transition the camera to a priming operation mode in which the image sensor captures images according to the alternative capture mode and the image processor reads the captured images from the buffer and encodes the captured images according to the initial encoding mode; while the camera is operating in the priming operation mode, responsive to determining that the confidence value subsequently drops below the first threshold, transition the camera to the initial operation mode; and while the camera is operating in the priming operation mode, responsive to determining that the confidence value subsequently exceeds a second threshold greater than the first threshold, transition