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electronic flash

Discharge tube that produces a high-intensity flash of light, used for photography in dim conditions. The tube contains a noble gas (rare gas) such as krypton. The flash lasts only a few thousandths of a second.

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Manufacturers are still bringing their blocks, their trucks and their dress-up clothes, but to really turn heads at the four-day showcase that starts in New York today, they've got to pack a circuit, some noise and some electronic flash.

TOY FAIR SHOWS HIGH-TECH STUFF WITH RAZZLE-DAZZLE by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)

The photographer's signature electronic flash units are hidden in a walkway beneath a contractor's scaffolding, which serves the added purpose of shielding the passersby from any other light.

Philip-Lorca diCorcia. (Portfolio) by Galassi, Peter / Artforum International

For example, many organizational photographers will mindlessly blast an electronic flash at every indoor subject.

Light: use it to communicate, not just to expose your film by Douglis, Philip N. / Communication World

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