How the Battery Life Indicator on Your Camera Works

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Michael Zhang

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Steven (mild_gingervitis on Reddit) shared this little tongue-in-cheek illustration showing how the battery life indicator on his digital camera works — or how it often feels like it works, at least.

Can you relate?

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