A compact strobe device includes the following components: a flash discharge tube having an anode on one side thereof and a cathode on the other side thereof; a conductive reflector composing an external trigger electrode, the reflector being in contact with and storing a part of the flash discharge tube; a trigger coil having a primary winding and a secondary winding wound around a hollow core; and an elastic conductor connecting the secondary winding of the trigger coil and the reflector. The trigger coil has an end of the flash discharge tube inserted into the core, and includes, at the end thereof adjacent to the reflector, a secondary terminal connected to the secondary winding. The conductor elastically deforms to be in contact with the secondary terminal of the trigger coil and a lateral side of the reflector.