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title: Flash
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#### Illuminates small area in front of the camera

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<Asset location="exposure:flash" width={350} title="Exposure with flash" style={{ textAlign: "center" }}/>
*Photo with flash*
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- Can be toggled *on/off/auto*
    - If in *auto* mode - would only fire if light level at camera position is lower than 8
- There's not much to it, it's just a light in a small radius

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    <div style={{ display: 'flex', alignItems: 'top', backgroundColor: '#232425', borderRadius: '6px', padding: '8px 12px' }}>
      <RocketIcon style={{ color: '#F4EFE9', marginRight: '8px' }} width={20} />
      <span style={{ color: '#F4EFE9', fontSize: '15px' }}>Flash places a light source at camera position (or close to it, if obstructed)</span>
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    <div style={{ display: 'flex', alignItems: 'top', backgroundColor: '#21252b', borderRadius: '6px', padding: '8px 12px' }}>
      <InfoIcon style={{ color: '#63b3eb', marginRight: '8px' }} width={20} />
      <span style={{ color: '#63b3eb', fontSize: '15px' }}>You can change which items are treated as a flash: [Custom Flashes](../../datapacks/custom_flashes)</span>
    </div>
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