lens hood
Camera light shield
A lens hood is a shade that attaches to the front of a camera lens, blocking stray light from entering at oblique angles.
It prevents lens flare and improves image contrast by keeping direct sunlight or bright light sources from hitting the glass.
Lens hoods are typically cylindrical or petal-shaped, matching the lens's field of view.
- shadeDarkness from blocked light
- cameraImage capturing device
- flareSudden bright burst
- photographyCreating images from light
- sunshadeDevice blocking direct light
barrel · shadow · glare · blocker · portrait · bokeh · protection · cylindrical · petal · bayonet · filter · aperture · telephoto · wide-angle · full frame · depth of field · rubber · plastic
- photographycamera, photo, flash, shooting, aperture
- camera gearcamera, tripod, flash, filters, memory card
- hoodshoodie, balaclava
- optics partseyepiece, objective, ocular, prism, aperture
- telephoto lenses70-200mm, 100-400mm
- lensesmultifocal, progressive, single vision, plano-convex, biconvex
light control function
lens hoodflash
Brief burst of light
strobe · fill light · ring light · speedlight · reflector