A hot shoe is a mounting point on the top of a camera to attach a flash unit and other compatible accessories. == Design == The hot shoe is shaped somewhat like an inverted, squared-off `U` of metal. The matching adapter on the bottom of the flash unit slides in from the back of the camera and is sometimes secured by a clamping screw on the flas.....
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(Digital cameras and photo printers) A clip-on connector for an external flash system (or accessories like remote controls or flash adapters) usually found on the top of the camera. It has two metal brackets and normally one or several electrical contacts in the centre to allow communication between the camera and flash. If it has no contact, this...
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A flash connector generally found on the top of the camera that lets you attach a flash unit and trigger it in sync with the shutter
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A flash connector generally found on the top of the camera that lets you attach a flash unit and trigger it in sync with the shutter. There are two methods of firing a flash, PC cord or hotshoe. The hotshoe use, flash has a foot that connects to socket on top of the camera which contains the contacts needed to fire the flash. Hotshoe flashes can be...
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Usually rest around the pentaprism of the camera (but some were designed around the film rewind knob). It has an electrical contact which mated with a contact in the mounting foot of the flash unit. This allows the camera to fire the flash at the proper time without any other electrical connections between flash and camera. The fitting on a camera ...
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External flash units can be connected via a hot shoe allowing the use of a variety of flash units. This is particularly useful in a studio environment.
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The electrical fitting on a camera that holds a small portable flash and links the gun to the camera shutter mechanism.. This direct flash-to-camera contact eliminates the need for a flash sync. cord. (see Accessory Shoe, Flash sync. & Shutter)
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a bracket on a camera body that provides support and electrical contact for an electronic flash attachment.
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