Choosing Your Camera Battery

Posted by admin in GadgetsJun 7th, 2009 | no responses

The days of using simple AA batteries for your camera are over. As digital cameras become more complex and offer more features, the need for a stronger camera battery is necessary to power the device. Almost any digital camera today will need something other than an AA battery to work. Even if your camera will accept an AA as its camera battery, be prepared to buy a lot of them. While AA batteries are great for other things, a digital camera will drain them quickly. You are better off turning to lithium batteries for your digital camera battery needs…or at least using rechargeable AA batteries.

Before you decide on a brand for your digital camera battery, experiment with a few different brands  to find which one lasts the longest in your camera. It may be a difference of a few pictures, or one brand may outlast the others by a hundred or more pictures. Because you go through so many camera batteries, you want to make sure you are getting your money’s worth.

Other cameras may require special type of camera battery. These are costly — and can cost you as much as ten dollars for a set. If your camera requires this type of camera battery, you may want to look into buying rechargeable batteries. Some camera battery kits come with a recharger that can be used at home as well as in the car. If you want to buy a rechargeable camera battery, remember that it will need time to recharge. If you are on vacation, traveling or are at a special event, you don’t have time to wait for your camera battery to recharge. In these cases, you want to have two or three batteries charged and ready to go.

As with most items, you can find a camera battery online as well as in your local retail store. When buying online, you may find that you will save a little money. Because camera batteries are so small, make sure you are not getting ripped off on the shipping price. It should not cost more than a few dollars to have your camera battery shipped to you.

No matter where you get your camera battery, remember to care for it well. If you are using a rechargeable version, it will probably have a longer life if you drain it completely before you recharge. If you are not going to use your camera for a while, remove your camera battery before storing your camera. Unused batteries may leak and destroy your camera.

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