Video still camera with a lens unit rotation device
First Claim
1. An image pickup apparatus comprising:
- an image pickup portion having a lens unit and a light-emitting unit; and
a display portion having a display unit for displaying an image picked up by said image pickup portion, wherein said image pickup portion and said display portion are rotatably joined at first and second joint portions, said lens unit is rotatable relative to said display unit for shooting an object which is located in front of said display unit or at the back of said display unit, said light-emitting unit and said lens unit of said image pickup portion are disposed apart from each other in a direction parallel to a major of axis of said image pickup unit, said lens unit and said display unit are electrically connected via a first electric connective line through said first joint portion, and a second electric connective line of said light-emitting unit is located at said second joint portion.
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Abstract
A video still camera with a strobe allows angle or high angle photographing to be carried out without changing an angle of user'"'"'s hand holding a camera body. A recess portion is formed in a tap surface portion of an outermost housing of a camera body which has a built-in recording/reproducing unit. A photographing unit having a lens unit and a strobe unit which are arranged in a transverse direction with a predetermined separation, is fitted into the recess portion and is rotatable in an up-and-down direction, and is pivoted about openings on opposite sides of the recessed portion. Electrical connections of the lens unit and the strobe unit for connection with the camera body side are introduced through the opening, and connected to the recording/reproducing unit.
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11 Claims
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1. An image pickup apparatus comprising:
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an image pickup portion having a lens unit and a light-emitting unit; and
a display portion having a display unit for displaying an image picked up by said image pickup portion, wherein said image pickup portion and said display portion are rotatably joined at first and second joint portions, said lens unit is rotatable relative to said display unit for shooting an object which is located in front of said display unit or at the back of said display unit, said light-emitting unit and said lens unit of said image pickup portion are disposed apart from each other in a direction parallel to a major of axis of said image pickup unit, said lens unit and said display unit are electrically connected via a first electric connective line through said first joint portion, and a second electric connective line of said light-emitting unit is located at said second joint portion. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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