Patent ID: 6512891
Filing Date: 2003-01-28
Classification: G03B

Abstract:
An electric flash device allowing selection between â€œan FP flash which repeats flashing at such time intervals that the repeated flashing is recognizable as flat lightâ€  and â€œa discrete flashâ€ , and flashing synchronously with photographing by a camera, the electric flash device comprising:a pre-flash part for performing a pre-flash prior to photographing by the camera; a right condition obtaining part for obtaining from the camera information on a condition of a right amount of light determined according to subject brightness when the pre-flash is performed; and an actual-flash part for performing an actual-flash according to the information on the condition of the right amount of light which is obtained by said right condition obtaining part, the actual-flashing performed when the photographing by the camera is performed, wherein said pre-flash part performs the discrete flash including one of a flash and a plurality of flashes as the pre-flash, even when the FP flash is selected as the actual-flash.