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if you're looking for some ways to squeeze out some last bit of juice from your camera's battery pack then I've got some tips for you in today's scene at how to I'm Alexi survey DS the first tip is use your digital cameras viewfinder rather than your LCD screen this only applies to cameras with an optical viewfinder rather than an electronic one because that still will use power the LCD screen on your camera for composing and reviewing images does eat into battery life really really quickly so use the optical viewfinder if you have the option next up turn off any optional features so if your camera has Wi-Fi GPS image stabilization and even autofocus these can all eat into battery life if you just try to squeeze out one or two last shots turn these features off and get better battery life on your camera next up get to know the power settings in your digital SLR or compact camera head into the menu systems find the power saving settings make sure to turn it on so this means if you leave your camera with a period of inactivity it will turn itself off automatically or put itself to sleep after around 30 seconds to a minute you can usually choose the time as well finally shooting in high ISO settings with HD video or burst settings are also going to eat into your battery life so make sure not to use them if your battery levels are low if all else fails invest in a second battery but hopefully these tips will see you through just in case you don't have that option I'm Lexie serve a DS for Cena make sure to check out our how-to section to find out more great DSLR tips