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flash

Device producing a burst of artificial light

Also known as camera flash · photographic flash · photography flash · photo flash

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Subclass of: photo equipment
, camera parts, features and technologies
, camera parts & accessory
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A flash is a device used in photography that produces a brief burst of light at a color temperature of about 5500 K to help illuminate a scene. The main purpose of a flash is to illuminate a dark scene. Other uses are capturing quickly moving objects or changing the quality of light. Flash refers either to the flash of light itself or to the electronic flash unit discharging the light. Most current flash units are electronic, having evolved from single-use flashbulbs and flammable powders. Modern cameras often activate flash units automatically.

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