- Battery grip
A battery grip is an accessory for an SLR/
DSLR (and occasionally othercamera s), which allows the the camera to hold multiple batteries to extend the battery life of the camera, and adds a vertical grip with an extra shutter release (and other controls), facilitating the shooting ofportrait photography . [http://www.all-things-photography.com/canon-battery-grip.html]It usually attaches to the camera body through the cameras own battery compartment and provides a cassette to hold additional batteries to increase the battery life for the camera. Most battery grips also come with a second cassette allowing the photographer to shoot using multiple AA batteries.
Most battery grips are designed to fit only one or a few specific camera models, since they must match the body's shape, connectors, and power requirements.
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