Patent ID: 9560251
Date: 2017-01-31
CPC Classifications: H04N

Claim:
1. An image pickup apparatus that includes a light emission unit which holds a light emitting part and moves between a housing position at which the light emission unit is housed in a housing part formed in a base member and a light emission position at which the light emission unit projects from the housing part, the apparatus comprising: an arm member, one end of which is pivotally supported by the light emission unit and the other end of which is pivotally supported by the base member; a circuit board that is disposed inside the image pickup apparatus; a flexible wire member that connects the light emitting part and the circuit board; a holding member that holds a magnet and is fixed to the arm member; a magnetism detection unit that is provided inside the image pickup apparatus and detects magnetism of the magnet; and a control unit that controls light emission of the light emitting part based on an output of the magnetism detection unit, wherein the holding member is fixed to a surface facing the housing part in a case where the arm member is housed in the housing part, and wherein a part of the flexible wire member is disposed between the magnet held by the holding member and the arm member.