Patent ID: 7034884
Filing Date: 2006-04-25
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. An image capturing apparatus comprising: a body having a front face, a back face, and a side face provided between said front face and said back face; a lens section, provided on said body, operable to form an image; and a lens barrier operable to cover said front face, said back face and said side face of said body and to pivotally move around an axis substantially parallel to an optical axis of said lens section; wherein said lens barrier comprises a portion of said body in a case that said lens barrier covers said lens section and in a case that said lens barrier opens said lens section; wherein said body includes an arc-shaped portion, and said lens barrier pivotally moves along said arc-shaped portion; and wherein said lens barrier further includes legs provided on a face thereof covering said side face of said body, and said legs support said image capturing apparatus when said legs are positioned on a bottom side of said body.