flashgun
flashgun — noun
- flashgunsingular
- flashgunsplural
1. a small piece of camera equipment that gives off a sudden burst of bright light,
a small piece of camera equipment that gives off a sudden burst of bright light, helping you take photos when the room is dark or the subject is in shadow.
Hassan attached a flashgun to the top of his old film camera before the wedding.
attach + flashgun + to (mounting on a camera)
The portrait photographer set up two flashguns on tall stands behind the bride.
plural flashguns on stands (studio setup)
Without a flashgun, the photos of the dim church interior turned out very grainy.
Mira aimed the flashgun at the ceiling so the light would bounce down gently onto the baby.
The flashgun fired a split second before the shutter closed, freezing the dancer mid-leap.
- flash
more general; can mean either the built-in camera light or a separate unit
- strobe
studio-style flash that can fire repeatedly; favored in fashion and product shoots
- speedlight
trade name now used generically for a small portable flashgun that mounts on a camera
用法筆記
Refers specifically to a separate or detachable flash unit, not the small built-in flash on a phone or compact camera. Often used in studio and event photography where the photographer wants more control over the direction and strength of the light.