Never Miss a Shot With These Battery Grips For DSLR Cameras

From casual photographers who like to snap a few shots while on vacation to pros who make their money taking wedding portraits every weekend, a battery grip for a DSLR camera can be every photographer’s best assistant.

Battery grips have several benefits. The first is right there in the name. The grips include storage for backup batteries, which means no more missing a key shot because your camera has died in the middle of the bride and groom’s first dance. Missed your kid’s first home run because of an empty battery? You need a battery grip.

Battery grips go behind extending the life of your camera. Most cameras are designed to take great shots in landscape mode, but not portrait. Battery grips come with a second shutter button that makes it easier and more comfortable to take pictures in portrait mode, which means photographers won’t have to struggle to get a stunning picture, regardless of how they’re holding the camera.

While battery grips do add weight to a DSLR camera, depending on the size of the lens this added weight can help counterbalance a larger lens when using a tripod. Sometimes heavier is better.

Check out our three favorite battery grips for popular camera brands like Canon and Nikon below.