flash lamp

Camera's bright burst

A flash lamp is a device that produces brief, intense bursts of light.

In photography, flash lamps provide illumination for capturing images in low light: The photographer's flash lamp lit up the reception hall.

In scientific and industrial applications, flash lamps generate high-energy pulses for lasers, strobe equipment, and phototherapy devices.

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illumination · camera · hot shoe · bright · tube · discharge · pulse · exposure · studio · trigger · sync · capacitor · speedlight · bounce · fill · catchlight · pop · glare

Opposites
light duration/continuity

flash lamptungsten light

Bulb using heated filament

incandescent lamp · fluorescent light · LED panel · ambient light · flood light

light intensity profile

flash lampsoft light

Gentle, diffused illumination

diffused light · ambient lighting · fill light · natural light

Family

flash, lamp, flashed, flashing, flashy, flasher, flashlight, flashbulb, lamps

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Rated G