This may or may not become a big surprise on you, but this usually is the LCD screen. It uses more power than any of the other functions, and if you can do without it, should be turned off. Instead you can use the camera’s viewfinder, which can be just as good really. The next big power drainer is the flash. Here you should try to take advantage of natural lightning as often as possible, and turn your flash off. A good tip is to only use the flash when you really need it. A third power drainer is your zoom-function, so try not to use it more than necessary. Also remember that zooming in and out consumes a lot more power, than having the zoom steady at one position. One conclusion that can be drawn from all of these tips would be to try finding a camera set-up you like and stick with it as much as possible.

There are more things you can do to save battery power you should know about:

1. Always try to store your batteries in a cool and dry place. Certainly don’t have them in presence of sunlight or other heat sources.

2. Your camera should have a power saving mode, remember to check that’s it turned on.

3. Don’t playback your images more than you must. If you do this your obviously using the LCD more than needed, and that is the biggest power drainer. It is a good idea, to do wise decisions on if the pictures you’re taking are worth hanging on too. A good tip concerning this is to have a large memory card, so that you won’t have to think about deleting images before you transfer them to your computer. Then you can just delete them then.

4. If you are in a place that you know that you won’t be moving around that much while taking your pictures, try to use your ac adapter. Have your ac adapter plugged in, and your battery won’t be used, and you have more power for later.

5. Are you out in bad weather, then keep your camera and the batteries warm at all times in your pocket. It is good to know that cold weather will drain your batteries quickly.

That were some good batter saving tips for the average hobby photographer, that I hope you enjoyed reading. It should be noted that you can’t avoid buying new batteries or recharge your batteries, but with these precautions, you want have to do this too often.

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