Patent ID: 7113220
Filing Date: 2006-09-26
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. An image capturing apparatus for capturing a subject comprising: a vertical body including a front face and a back opposed to the front face; a grip to be grasped by an operator's hand, said grip comprising at least a region of the front face and a region of the back; a release switch provided on the front face of said body in a region other than the part of said grip; a capturing lens provided on the back of said body in a region other than the part of said grip; an image monitor operable to display the subject, said image monitor being provided above said release switch, and a plurality of operation switches relating to the image capturing disposed in a vicinity of said release switch and on said front face of said vertical body and said plurality of operation switches not being diposed in said grip, and said release switch is positioned substantially at the center in the longitudinal direction of said vertical body and said operation switches are disposed within an area entirely above said release switch.