Tips for conserving your camera’s battery power
Has it ever happened to you, that you were on vacation, taking pictures and have suddenly realized that your camera battery was getting low?
You looked in your pockets and couldn’t find spare batteries. They were at home and so was your battery charger. So what can you do in that kind of situation to conserve battery power when it's almost gone?
Read on and find out how you can stretch the battery life of your camera.
Use the camera's regular viewfinder instead of the digital image display screen
Turning off the digital image display screen and using the camera’s viewfinder can save a lot of power. While this screen is convenient, it puts a substantial drain on your camera's batteries. Frame your compositions using the camera's regular viewfinder instead.
Turn off your camera's image review system
This is the feature that briefly displays the image you just captured. Both DSLR and P&S cameras have this ability. If you want to conserve your camera battery power, turn this feature off.
Turn the auto focus off
If your camera has the ability to use manual focus, turn off the auto focus function. Most cameras start focusing when you press the shutter button halfway and continue to focus until you press the shutter all the way. Use manual focus and save a huge amount of power.
Limit your use of the flash feature
Your flash can drain your batteries like crazy. Limiting your use of the flash feature will not only prolong the life of your camera's batteries, but your pictures will have a more natural look to. You can also increase the ISO settings in marginal lighting situations to reduce the use of the flash. But be careful. Pictures can look grainy if you increase ISO too much.
Think About Your Shot before you take the picture
In this digital age we have become a little spoiled. Most memory cards offer you almost unlimited volume of space for your pictures. Therefore many photographers take much more pictures than they would if they were still using film. Much less time is spent for composition since you can always take a few more pictures and choose the best one later, on your personal computer.
But when you are faced with the fact that your battery is low, you should slow down and think about the shot before you press that shutter button. That way you won’t waste your battery on bad shots.
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