A socket on a camera with direct electrical contacts for an attached flashgun or other accessory.
Example sentencesExamples
- The mistake that most people make is that they leave the flash in the hot shoe of the camera.
- A tripod mount, a flash hot shoe, and the fact that it was the colour of Bird's custard were all added bonuses.
- Check the width of your camera's hot shoe if you are not sure.
- A hot shoe is needed to attach an external flash to the top of a camera.