Patent ID: 7715705

Claim:
A flash device comprising: a mounting portion removably mounting the flash device on a photographic apparatus; a first base having the mounting portion; a second base mounted on the first base such that the second base can pivot about a first shaft, the first shaft extending along a first shaft axis oriented at least approximately parallel with an optical axis of the photographic apparatus with the optical axis and the first shaft axis being in a spaced-apart relationship; and a flashlight-irradiating unit mounted on the second base such that the flashlight-irradiating unit can pivot about a second shaft, the second shaft extending along a second shaft axis oriented at least approximately perpendicularly to the first shaft axis and the optical axis with the second shaft axis being in a spaced-apart relationship with both the optical axis and the first shaft axis, wherein the first base has an auxiliary light irradiation unit to irradiate a photographic subject with auxiliary light.