Electronic Flash - How it Works

Homework: Electronic Flash Questions

How does electronic flash work? 

- Turn flash on
- Battery charges capacitor
- Xenon gas in tube does not conduct electricity
- Trigger circuit creates elecro-magnetic field around tube which Ionises (excites) gas inside
- Charge can now pass through the gas
- FLASH

My camera's synchronisation speed

Powerpoint: Artificial Light

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