Patent ID: 7519288

Claim:
A strobe device of a camera, comprising: a strobe assembly including: a strobe unit; and a strobe connecting link, a lower portion of which is rotatably supported by a main body of the camera for moving the strobe assembly to a closed position, a pop-up position, and a bounce position; an elastic element coupled with the strobe connecting link and biasing the strobe assembly toward a direction that the strobe assembly stands upright; and a bounce-position maintaining element for maintaining the strobe assembly to be in an inclined position at a predetermined angle between the closed position and the pop-up position; wherein the lower portion of the strobe connecting link is rotatably supported by the main body of the camera; wherein the strobe assembly accommodates the strobe unit, and further comprises a strobe case that is connected to the strobe connecting link; wherein the strobe device further includes a shoe holder for mounting a separate lighting element thereto, and the strobe assembly and the strobe case are configured to avoid interference with the shoe holder for mounting the separate lighting element thereto.