camera accessory A nice camera accessory to have is a flash for a hot shoe on a digital or video camera. The flash that comes with the camera is often insufficient to light a dark room, and when you have an extra flash that sits on the hot shoe, you will be able to illuminate a much larger area. Sometimes you want the whole room to be illuminated, especially if it's a group shot. Another great camera accessory is a good bag for your camera and all the little parts that go along with it. It's so much easier to grab the camera bag when you're headed out for an event or want to snap a picture quickly instead of using valuable time hunting for the lens cleaner or tripod. The small digital cameras also have very small tripods, so if the camera bag is big enough, you can easily fit the tripod inside. I mentioned lens cleaning. Some of the cameras have special coatings on the lenses that should only be cleaned with special cleaners that won't harm the lenses. The lens cleaners are a camera accessory no one should be without.