How do i extend the battery life of my digital camera?

I have a canon power shot that runs of AAs

Do you have an optical viewfinder? Turn off the monitor and use it if you do. LCD monitors are battery hungry devices. The longer you leave it on, the quicker the batteries will drain. If you MUST use it, set it to turn off after the minimum time offered, such as 5 or 10 seconds. Don't spend too much time reviewing your pictures on your camera. Save that for the computer when you can use a card reader and not drain your camera batteries.

If you do not use rechargeable batteries, get Energizer e2 LITHIUM batteries (or the Duracell equivalent) and you will get much better battery performance.

I suggest you buy a chargeable battery for your cam.It may be costly but you can use it for a longer period.

get a battery charger nd ua problem is solved...simple

Use re-chargable batteries or change the size of your pictures. Normally digital cameras have a default setting for pictures to be 2560 x 1920 and up (depending on your mega pixels) so just change it to a smaller size and it will use less battery life & space

Buy a 1-hour battery charger, 2500 mAh (not lower) batteries and an extra set. Always keep a set in the charger. Rechargeable batteries lose their "juice" when they are sitting, so always have a set of Energizer or Duracell Alkalines on hand as a backup. You should be able to take 400 pictures of so on freshly charged batteries (if you don't use your LCD viewer too much). Always take the highest resolution pictures unless you know you won't print them larger than 5x7.

The quick answers are to turn off your display while taking images or turn off camera between images.

More indept take a look at your battery. It's rated in mAh. The higher this number the greater to stortage time. Buy another battery with higher mAh.

1. YOU NEED 2500 mah rechargable batteries, I use energizer, and they have an amazing 15 minute charger that is so fast.

2. lower the brightness of your lcd screen

3. preview the pictures on your computer rather than on the camera

4. shut off the lcd screen and use the view finder

if it uses AA batteries, buy nickel metal hydride (NiMH) regargeable batteries or if you do not want to charge them, buy Lithium which will last just as long but are disposible, so when they die you can just throw them out. This just is more expensive over time.

If your camera came with a lithium ion rechargeable battery, you can purchase an extra battery at places such as Best Buy, Circuit City, Ritz Camera, or online. and they have longer life batteries. Usually batteries that you buy aftermarket are longer lasting than the one that comes with the camera and then people will use the extra one as their main battery and the one the camera came with as backup.

Also, if your camera has a viewfinder, use the viewfinder instead of the LCD screen.
Also, carry extra batteries with you at all times.

sorry i just reread it and noticed that it used AA batteries

Normal alkaline batteries just don't do it for digital cameras because of the high instantaneous current required to run a digital camera. (This includes all batteries such as "Duracell" and "Super Heavy Duty" etc) These types of batteries will appear to the camera to be flat even when they aren't because they just don't have the capacity to give the camera what it wants.

Some places still sell rechargeable Nickel Cadmium Batteries (NiCd), and these batteries cannot cut it for digital cameras. There are also rechargeable alkaline batteries and these aren't great either.

The only type of rechargeable to get is Nickel Metal Hydride (NiMH), and the higher capacity the better. This capacity is typically rated in milliamp hours. A medium capacity battery for a camera will have say 1600 MAH whereas a high capacity battery will have more than 2000 MAH. Some even go as high as 2600 MAH. Get the highest that you can.

One downside is that NiMH batteries go flat in the camera if you do not use them. In a camera that uses 2 batteries, this can happen in as little as a week.

My advice is get a couple of sets of high capacity NiMH rechargeable batteries (2000 MAH or higher) and use these as much as possible. Also however buy one or two sets of Lithium batteries (non rechargeable) these last a long time but are wickedly expensive. Have one set of lithiums for backup in case you need the shot but the rechargeables are all flat. Soon as you can put freshly recharged batteries in and again keep the lithiums in reserve. Unused lithium batteries will last for years.

Hope this helps.