Canon HF-DC1 High-Power Flash

Posted by: Ethel Kay Merioles on Wednesday, April 9th, 2008

For capturing images in pitch-dark environments, you can hardly depend on the built-in flash of your handy Canon digital camera. When on a camping trip or in the big city at night where your only light source may be the moon, (or a streetlight) a very powerful external flash unit becomes indispensible. This is why Canon has developed the Canon HF-DC1 High-Power Flash, an optional accessory that operates wirelessly and is compatible with nearly the entire Canon digital camera line.

With this compact, high-powered flash unit (and a guide number of almost 60 feet) you’ll enjoy night photography even more. Canon’s HF-DC1 High-Power Flash already comes supplied with a mounting bracket which easily attaches to your camera. However, this lighting device works hand-held or mounted on a tripod or accessory light stand, for professional-looking results that can only be achieved by properly angled lighting.

For Canon PowerShot camera users who want an additional range for your camera’s integrated flash, the Canon HF-DC1 High-Power Flash is the perfect addition to your photography equipment. It boasts the flexibility to work in sync with your camera’s flash, for brighter pictures even on a moonless night.

The Canon HF-DC1 High-Power Flash’s silver and metallic gray exterior easily matches with the compatible Canon digital cameras, making for the perfect flash even for travelling photographers. It can run on a single CR123A battery that can be installed on the right side of the unit, and contains enough power to last more than 200 flashes even at maximum setting. The Canon HF-DC1 High-Power Flash weighs only 3.4 ounces, so it doesn’t strain a traveler’s back.

Apart from its mobility, another selling factor for the Canon HF-DC1 High-Power Flash is user-friendlyness. There are only two switches on the back, one of them for the power, the other is for either automatic or manual modes. The other switch, meanwhile, sets the flash power to minimum, moderate, or maximum. A large red LED on the back lights up to indicate if the flash is ready to fire, and also to activate the flash in manual mode as well .

Another noteworthy feature of the Canon HF-DC1 High-Power Flash is its outstanding flash coverage which covers an area of a 28mm lens (35mm format). This is wonderful because its wide flash coverage eliminates dark corners in your pictures whenever you take group shots at your camera’s widest lens setting.

All in all, the Canon HF-DC1 High-Power Flash is the perfect tool that works primarily to compensate for the built-in flash power a standard digital camera has. With this portable, easily-attachable device, you get near-professional, and brighter images even during dark evenings or when in pitch-dark places.