Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index Photoflash capacitors are low capacitance, high voltage capacitors commonly used in the application of disposable cameras. Nominal voltage for a photoflash camera ranges from 300 - 330 volts. The nominal capacitance is around 80 - 160 uF (microfarads) in most disposable cameras. Professional cameras may have larger flash tubes, and likely contain higher capacitance capacitors. The capacitors' purpose is to trigger a high voltage flash tube to illuminate the target. This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.