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2. Flash (photography) - Wikipedia

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   Video demonstration of high-speed flash photography. A flash is a device used in photography that produces a brief burst of light (lasting around 1 ⁄ 200 of a second) at a color temperature of about 5500 K [1] [citation needed] to help illuminate a scene. The main purpose of a flash is to illuminate a dark scene.

3. Monolight - Wikipedia

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   Modeling light — A continuous light that illuminates the subject and aids the photographer in composing the picture. Power connector — The receptacle for the power cord. Power switch — A switch to turn the monolight on and off. Slave sensor — A sensor that detects the flashes of other strobes and triggers the strobe of which it is a part.

4. Strobe light - Wikipedia

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   A strobe light or stroboscopic lamp, commonly called a strobe, is a device used to produce regular flashes of light. It is one of a number of devices that can be used as a stroboscope . The word originated from the Ancient Greek στρόβος ( stróbos ), meaning "act of whirling".

5. Nikon Speedlight - Wikipedia

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   The Nikon SB-500 is a lightweight and very compact shoe-mount flash unit with coverage for a 24 mm lens on an FX camera or a 16 mm lens on DX camera and combined with 100 lux LED for video light, powered by only two AA-size batteries. SB-500 is a very capable flash with a variable angle 'bounce' head (up to 90°) and rotates 180° for soft ...

6. Flashtube - Wikipedia

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   Helical xenon flashtube emitting greybody radiation as white light. (Animated version below.) A flashtube (flashlamp) produces an electrostatic discharge with an extremely intense, incoherent, full-spectrum white light for a very short time. A flashtube is a glass tube with an electrode at each end and is filled with a gas that, when triggered ...

7. Light-emitting diode - Wikipedia

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   LEDs are small, durable and need little power, so they are used in handheld devices such as flashlights. LED strobe lights or camera flashes operate at a safe, low voltage, instead of the 250+ volts commonly found in xenon flashlamp-based lighting.