Digital cameras are notorious for using lots of power. Unfortunately, there's a temptation to use cheap batteries, since they don't last long, which makes the problem worse.
I would give up on trying to use Alkaline, or even NiCad. The only practical battery to use is Nickel Metal Hydride (NiMH). You have to be disciplined about remembering to recharge them instead of throwing them away! Get two sets; charge both, put one set in, and keep the other in your camera bag. When they run flat, put in the spares, and put the others on to charge. When they're fully charged, put them in your bag for next time. Each charge should get you at least half an hour's continuous use, and/or take 200 or more photos.
The tiny round battery is to keep the clock running; when you notice the clock is wrong, change it.
Some cameras need to know which kind of battery you have fitted; if yours is one of them make sure the setting is set to NiMH, otherwise it'll tell you they're flat when they're not.
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