Patent ID: 7106959
Filing Date: 2006-09-12
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A camera comprising: an outer cover; a lens barrel provided such that when the barrel is in a housed state, the lens barrel is housed inside the outer cover in the state wherein a front face of the lens barrel is substantially flush with a front face portion of the outer cover surrounding the front face of the lens barrel, whereas when the lens barrel is in a photographing-waiting state in which photographing is possible, the front face of the lens barrel is projected from said surrounding front face portion of the outer cover; a lens barrel state selector for selecting either one of setting the lens barrel in the housed state and keeping the lens barrel at a position in the photographing-waiting state, when a power supply of the camera is turned off; a waterproof camera casing detector configured to detect if a waterproof camera casing is attached to the camera; and a controller configured for controlling the camera such that the lens barrel is set in the housed state when the power supply of the camera is turned off in the state that the lens barrel state selector is selecting setting the lens barrel in the housed state, whereas the lens barrel is kept at the position in the photographing-waiting state when the power supply of the camera is turned off in the state that the selector is selecting keeping the lens barrel at the position in the photograph-waiting state, the controller being also configured for controlling the camera such that the lens barrel is kept at the position in the photographing-waiting state when the power supply of the camera is turned off in a case where the detector detects that the camera casing is attached to the camera.