5 Tips for Conserving Camera Battery Power
Running out of battery power can be one of the most annoying
aspects of digital photography. Too many times in the past have
I experienced taking the time to set up a shot or needing to use
my camera in the heat of the moment, only to find that the
battery didn't have enough power left to capture the moments
that I wanted to photograph.
Instead of carrying spare batteries with me incase this
happened, I decided to research into the area of conversing
camera battery power. I share what I learnt with you in this
article in the hope of helping you to avoid such annoying
situations!
Tip 1: Keep LCD Use to a Minimum
The part of your digital camera that uses up the most power is
without a doubt the LCD screen. Every time you open up this
digital display you are presented with a view of what the camera
sees in real-time, meaning that the display has to be refreshed
multiple times every second to show you a fluent-moving picture.
Keeping usage of the LCD screen to a minimum will definitely
help a freshly charged battery last much longer!
Tip 2: Manage Photos While Your Batteries Charge
Another easy way to cut down on the amount of power drained from
your batteries is to wait until you can plug your camera into an
AC adapter before you start to manage your photos. This is an
important tip to remember - you may enjoy cropping, deleting,
and viewing your photos on the go, but it will leave you with
much less power to take photos if you do so.
Tip 3: Try Not to Use the Memory Card
This tip goes hand in hand with the previous one, but also plays
an important factor in keeping enough juice in your camera
batteries to take those important photos! It uses up a lot of
power every time that you access the memory card, so keep this
in mind before reviewing every photo that you take while relying
solely on battery power.
Tip 4: Don't Mix Different Types of Batteries
Keeping the same types of batteries together can help to
conserve power in digital cameras as well as most other
battery-powered devices. This is mostly because the performance
of older batteries will not be as good as newer ones, and they
will drain much faster. Another important reason to remember
this tip is that mixing different types of batteries can be
dangerous - the batteries can become damaged and even leak,
which in turn could end up damaging your digital camera.
Tip 5: Let Batteries Run Out
Letting batteries completely run out of power before recharging
them can help them to last longer as well as increase their
performance. Something that people tend to forget is that just
because your batteries aren't holding enough energy to run your
camera it doesn't mean that they are entirely empty of power.
You can make sure that your batteries are as empty as possible
before recharging them by leaving them in an old radio or a
flashlight that is turned on until they run down.
Conclusion
Hopefully this article has offered you some new suggestions to
help you conserve digital camera battery power. It may first
seem annoying to not immediately review all of your photos as
you take them, but after a while you will most likely find that
you get more photos taken this way, and using this in
combination with some of the other tips will help you become
more efficient at using your digital camera!