flash unit
Americannoun
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an electronic flash and its power supply in a compact unit.
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a flashgun, or a flashgun with a reflector.
Example Sentences
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Side outer pockets can hold a small lens, flash unit, or water bottle.
From Time • May 10, 2016
Efficient design that features a swing-open lens cover, which turns the camera on and reveals a multifunction flash unit and a red-eye-reduction lamp.
From Time Magazine Archive
For indoor pictures or where the light is poor, the camera uses a five-picture flash unit developed by General Electric Co.
From Time Magazine Archive
Within three days, one strobe light had filled with water, the cylinder containing the Polaroid camera had leaked, and a flash unit was out.
From Time Magazine Archive
Thumb size and weighing just 2 oz., the camera comes in a leather-and-chrome briefcase with loads of accessories, from flash unit to telephoto lens to video-output connector for viewing shots on TV.
From Time Magazine Archive
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