Patent ID: 6591069
Filing Date: 2003-07-08
Classification: G03B,H04M,H04N

Abstract:
A camera comprising:a camera body having a longitudinal rectangular shape and an intermediate portion, including a flexion/transformation mechanism dividing said camera body into an image photographing section including a lens system for capturing an optical image of a subject and a gripping section for a photographer to grip said camera body at a time of photographing is provided, wherein, said flexion/transformation mechanism is configured so as to dispose a longitudinal axis of said image photographing section and a longitudinal axis of said gripping section on a same straight line such that the camera body is formed in the longitudinal rectangular shape in a first state, and to dispose the longitudinal axis of said gripping section angled relative to the longitudinal axis of said image photographing section such that the longitudinal axes of said gripping section and said image photographing section are arranged along different axes in a second state, and said gripping section accommodates a battery as a power source.