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What is the typical battery life of the Canon Powershot G9?

I’m looking into buying this camera, but so far I have ever only used rechargeable AA batteries in my cameras. I have a zillion of them and always have the option to have new batteries on hand. If I get this camera, I’ll only have the one battery, and that worries me. What’s the battery life like?

Typical battery life of a Lithium Ion battery
No flash, no LCD screen = 500 shots (+/- 50)
25% flash, 50% screen = 400 shots
50% flash, 100% screen 350 shots
100% flash, 100% screen = 250 shots

as you can see flash is the biggest draw on the battery, with screen being second. by keeping your flash to a minimal (or using external flash with it’s own batteries) you’ll get decent # of shots (400-500)

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