Patent ID: 8326138
Filing Date: 2012-12-04
Classification: G02B,G03B

Abstract:
1. An imaging apparatus comprising: an apparatus body having an outer casing, at least a shutter mechanism and an imaging device that are placed inside the outer casing, an opening formed in the outer casing, a storage space communicating with the opening, and a placement space communicating with the storage space, the storage space and the placement space being defined inside the outer casing; a strobe unit having a lid part and a light-emitting part, the strobe unit being connected to the apparatus body so as to be movable between a close position in which the opening is closed by the lid part and the light-emitting part is stored in the storage space, and an open position in which the opening is opened and the light-emitting part is exposed to an outside of the apparatus body from the opening; a sensor unit placed in the placement space, the sensor unit having an autofocus sensor and a sensor adjusting part provided with a plurality of adjusting screws that are rotatable for adjusting a tilt of the autofocus sensor; and a mirror that is placed inside the outer casing and reflects a part of incident light toward the autofocus sensor, wherein when the strobe unit is moved to the open position, the storage space is defined as an adjustment space into which an adjustment jig for rotating the adjusting screws can be inserted.