Eli5: Why does a camera have to flash and time it perfectly when it takes a picture? Can’t the light just stay on?

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Eli5: Why does a camera have to flash and time it perfectly when it takes a picture? Can’t the light just stay on?

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I have used continuous bright lights for photography on occasion… aside from everything others have mentioned, trying to keep your eyes open in sustained bright lighting gets fatiguing both for the subject and the photographer.

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