| Having high quality and durable batteries are | | | | use the LCD when ever it is necessary. For |
| important to the operation of the digital camera. | | | | example if you need to check the lighting |
| Without rechargeable batteries the digital camera | | | | condition or the composition or to view photos |
| is of no use. You may have faced with awful and | | | | which you have already stored. |
| extremely frustrating situation in the past owing | | | | 2. Do not use the built in camera flash on all |
| to battery failure during photo outing. Many of us | | | | photographic situations. Because, you may know, |
| who are new to digital photography, often think | | | | in certain lighting conditions, you do not need to |
| that investing on an extra battery is pointless. | | | | use the flash to get the best photos. Today, you |
| Though many high quality rechargeable batteries | | | | will find many automatic digital cameras with built |
| are available in the market than the past, still | | | | in flash which operates regardless of the light |
| there are limitation in power handling capability on | | | | condition. In other words, the flash will operate |
| digital cameras. If one is aware of the camera | | | | automatically when it is not required resulting in |
| functions and operation which require more power | | | | unnecessarily draining out your battery. |
| he'll be able to conserve the battery life during | | | | Also, view stored photos only when absolutely |
| taking photos. | | | | necessary, not just because it's a fun thing to do. |
| 1. Causes of Battery Drain out | | | | There are so many automatics on cameras these |
| Digital cameras consist of mechanical and | | | | days, that many things operate when they really |
| electronic parts which require battery energy. | | | | aren't needed. Similarly to tip one, your battery |
| Another major energy eater is the LCD screen | | | | life easily be saved by adjusting the flash mode |
| which is an electronic device that draws large | | | | to manual instead of keeping it in the automatic |
| amounts of battery energy. If you need to | | | | mode. This implies prior planning is necessary |
| conserve battery energy, it is important for any | | | | before a shoot out. Depending on the situation, |
| one to use the LCD screen more wisely. Another | | | | you have to decide whether the flash is essential |
| high energy user is the camera flash. Many | | | | or not. Accordingly set your camera mode to |
| modern day cameras have built in flashes which | | | | flash or without flash. |
| gets pop up when ever you take a photograph | | | | 3. The choosing right and quality batteries are an |
| irrespective of the lighting condition. Therefore, | | | | essential step in digital photography. Investing on |
| using the flash when it is required instead of all the | | | | high quality, reliable branded batteries is a must. |
| time will certainly prolong the battery life. | | | | As you know, you may get attracted to cheap |
| 2.Tips on Preserving Battery Life | | | | duplicate batteries available in the market. These |
| 1. Minimize the use of the LCD screen of the | | | | cheap batteries often drain out fast and unreliable |
| digital camera so that we could cut down the | | | | resulting in few photos that you could take. What |
| waste of battery energy. The modern digital | | | | ever you decided to purchase, it is important to |
| cameras provide large LCD screen for the user | | | | keep few spare batteries in you bag always for |
| to view the photo taken. The disadvantage is | | | | an emergency. Don't face a situation where you |
| these large LCD screens tend drain your battery | | | | end up with the camera in hand, and missing the |
| very quickly. By switching it off manually and using | | | | special photo moment due to your battery is |
| the view finder, you are certain to use the | | | | dead. |
| battery for many photo shots. In other words, | | | | |