Could a bigger screen on a digital camera cause it to use up batteries faster?

I got rechargable batteries and a battery recharger. The batteries last five times as long as regular batteries, and then I recharge instead of buying new batteries. I was going through a ton of batteries for my camera. I got a Radio Shack 15 Minute Recharging system, but WalMart has them for under $20 in the camera department.

It depends on a lot of things and that could be one reason. If you always shoot pictures with the screen on, that sucks battery life like crazy. There should be a setting to turn off until you want it on, or to turn off after 3-5 seconds and that could dramatically increase the batter life..

Yes.it can.it causes the camera to use more energy.

ABSOLUTELY!

I lament the passing of the optical viewfinder and I would choose almost any camera with an optical viewfinder over one that only has an LCD viewfinder. Why?

1. You never have the option of turning off the LCD and these things eat batteries for lunch and spit them out. Why do away with the option of a viewfinder that has zero electrical drain?

2. It can be difficult to see the image on an LCD in bright sunlight, even if they are "new and improved."

3. You have to hold an LCD viewer out at some distance in front of your face. This is more conspicuous than I prefer to be all the time.

4. The need to hold a camera at arms length will introduce some shake. I like the idea of stabilizing a camera against my face when I am taking a picture. This is especially important with a longer zoom lens. No wonder "image stablization" or "vibration reduction" is necessary with these cameras. Not that there's anything WRONG with IS or VR, but it is really a requirement with LCD viewfinders and telephoto lenses.

5. Using the LCD to view photos after you've taken them slows down the camera quite a bit. You can't shut of the LCD monitor and still take pictures if you don't have an optical viewfinder.

Most likely since it will use up more "juice"