PC connector
Not a Personal Computer connection as you might think, but a flash connector called a "Prontor/Compur" socket. "Prontor" and "Compur" are names of early shutters. Some think PC stands for "Push Connector", but it doesn't! ...
What is a PC connector?
Some cameras, particularly some advanced amateur and most professional cameras, have a small round connector for hooking the camera up to external studio flash units as below. This is a PC connector.
But rest-assured, this image can be made with a portable strobe triggered by your camera. Just make sure you carry a lightstand and a long PC connector or slave so the light can be used a few feet off-camera.
 See also: Time, Image, Exposure, Lens, PC
  
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