a lighting device for a digital camera is built including one or more light emitting diodes along with a strobe . the leds are configured to provide lighting of the subject during a video mode of the camera and the strobe is configured to provide lighting of the subject during a still mode of the camera . these independent light sources may share a common reflector in some embodiments , while in other embodiments they may use separate reflectors . this lighting device may be built in to a digital camera or in some embodiments may be configured as a separate device controlled by the digital camera .