flashgun
flashgun — 名詞
- flashgunsingular
- flashgunsplural
1. a small piece of camera equipment that gives off a sudden burst of bright light,
閃光燈
拍照時提供瞬間強光的攝影器材
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.
Hassan 在婚禮前把一個閃光燈裝在他的舊底片相機上方。
attach + flashgun + to (mounting on a camera)
The portrait photographer set up two flashguns on tall stands behind the bride.
人像攝影師在新娘後方架了兩支裝在高腳架上的閃光燈。
plural flashguns on stands (studio setup)
Without a flashgun, the photos of the dim church interior turned out very grainy.
沒有閃光燈，昏暗教堂內部的照片拍出來顆粒很粗。
Mira aimed the flashgun at the ceiling so the light would bounce down gently onto the baby.
Mira 把閃光燈對著天花板，讓光線可以柔和地反射下來打在寶寶身上。
The flashgun fired a split second before the shutter closed, freezing the dancer mid-leap.
閃光燈在快門關上前一瞬間點亮，把跳到半空中的舞者定格下來。
- 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.