How to save electricity when the camera is low in power?

Have you ever met the dilemma of going out to take pictures and forgetting to charge the battery? For friends who are not used to preparing spare batteries, this situation may encounter more. When the battery is red, but the shooting has not been completed, you may wish to try the following 9 power-saving methods to maximize the benefits of the remaining battery!

Method 1: Close Liveview and shoot with observation window.

The first step to save electricity is to avoid using LiveView, because it really consumes electricity. Although it is convenient for LiveView to take photos with flip screen, when you are really short of electricity and haven't taken enough photos, please give up this shooting method and use the viewing window honestly. Even the electronic viewing window consumes less power than LiveView.

▲ Although LiveView is very convenient, in order to save electricity, it is better to use the viewing window.

Method 2: Don't delete the photos in the camera unless absolutely necessary.

Maybe many friends have the habit of checking while shooting, which can save later selection time and memory card capacity. However, when your battery is low, if the memory card capacity is not bursting, it is recommended not to delete files directly in the camera, because deleting files must run the processing system in the camera, which will also consume a certain amount of power, so please upload them directly to the computer after you go home and then filter them.

Method 3: Keep the standby state and turn on or off the power supply.

Seeing this, many friends may wonder, "Hey, there is not enough electricity!" ! What's it like to keep it open? Maybe you don't know, in fact, restarting the machine will consume more power than entering the standby state, so it is recommended to keep the camera on during the shooting pause.

▲ Restarting actually consumes a lot of power, and maintaining standby mode saves more power.

Method 4: Reduce the scaling requirements

Whether it's a camera with interchangeable lenses or a portable camera, if you want to zoom, you usually need to consume a certain amount of power to drive the autofocus motor, unless you use manual mode or manual mirror. So in order to save power, you can use manual focus mode or reduce the zoom frequency.

Method 5: Keep the camera warm.

Is this a joke? No, no, no, this is really useful, especially when taking pictures in cold environment. When the camera is in a low temperature environment, it usually consumes more power than before to maintain its operation, and the performance of the battery tends to decline. You can experiment yourself.

Method 6: Reduce the use frequency of the built-in flash.

The built-in flash not only has a blunt lighting effect, but also consumes a lot of power. If the camera is running out of power, don't use the built-in flash to fill the light unless absolutely necessary. If there is an external flash, please install the camera directly. After all, it has independent battery support, which is relatively less. Of course, ambient light should be better.

▲ Compared with the general built-in flash, this flash can jump lights with better effect, but it still consumes the same power.

Method 7: Stop half pressing the shutter.

Novice friends must often hear the focusing principle of "first half-pressing the shutter and then composing", but generally we have long been used to half-pressing the shutter in order to pursue the accuracy of focusing during shooting. However, when your camera is already in a low battery state, you can try to see the effect of the shutter in place once, reduce the operation of the autofocus system, and achieve the purpose of saving energy.

Method 8: Don't keep looking at the photos taken.

Accustomed to using digital cameras, it seems natural for us to take photos and inspect, and sometimes it is even a professional performance. However, viewing photos on the screen all the time, zooming in and out, is actually very power-consuming, but in order to save electricity, please "quit" this habit for a while and tell yourself, "I will look forward to it when I go home and upload my computer"!

▲ Although it is safer to take photos to see one, is this also a sign of distrust of yourself?

The ultimate trick: use your digital camera as a traditional camera!

Returning to nature is the best way to save electricity, both for life and photography. Turn off the live view function, use manual focus, and stop viewing the photos you took. Although you will be very unaccustomed, who told you that you are not motivated enough? Combined with the above other power-saving tricks, try to minimize the power consumption of photography, and maybe you can exercise your shooting ability! (Editor's Note: Are you also using photography to protect the environment? ! )

▲ The usage of returning to the negative film machine will really save electricity!