What is Photoflash capacitor?
A '''photo flash capacitor''' is a [[capacitor]] used in the flashes of [[camera]]s. A camera flash works by applying short bursts of high [[voltage]] to a type of gas in a glass tube. The [[electrical energy]] required is small, but it has to be given very fast because since the flash doesn't last long. An ordinary [[battery]] cannot give such a high voltage or give it so fast, so a photo flash capacitor is used. An electronic circuit increases the battery voltage, and charges a capacitor. When the button is pressed, the capacitor releases the stored energy in about a thousandth of a second and makes a bright flash. {{tech-stub}} [[Category:Photography]] [[Category:Electricity]]