PocketWizard
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The PocketWizard is a wireless
radio triggering system for off-camera lighting developed in the late 1990s, by LPA Design. It requires a transmitter
electrically connected to the camera, usually mounted on the camera's hot shoe
to trigger a remote receiver
connected to a remote flash unit via a PC Cord.
Wireless
Wireless telecommunications is the transfer of information between two or more points that are not physically connected. Distances can be short, such as a few meters for television remote control, or as far as thousands or even millions of kilometers for deep-space radio communications...
radio triggering system for off-camera lighting developed in the late 1990s, by LPA Design. It requires a transmitter
Transmitter
In electronics and telecommunications a transmitter or radio transmitter is an electronic device which, with the aid of an antenna, produces radio waves. The transmitter itself generates a radio frequency alternating current, which is applied to the antenna. When excited by this alternating...
electrically connected to the camera, usually mounted on the camera's hot shoe
Hot shoe
A hot shoe is a mounting point on the top of a camera to attach a flash unit.- Design :The hot shoe is shaped somewhat like an inverted, squared-off "U" of metal. The matching adapter on the bottom of the flash unit slides in from the back of the camera and is sometimes secured by a clamping screw...
to trigger a remote receiver
Receiver (Information Theory)
The receiver in information theory is the receiving end of a communication channel. It receives decoded messages/information from the sender, who first encoded them. Sometimes the receiver is modeled so as to include the decoder. Real-world receivers like radio receivers or telephones can not be...
connected to a remote flash unit via a PC Cord.
See also
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- List of photographic equipment makers
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