Patent ID: 6741287
Filing Date: 2004-05-25
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
An electronic still camera comprising:a camera body having a photographic optical system; a monitor device detachably attached to the camera body, said monitor device comprising an image display portion in which an object image obtained by the photographic optical system is displayed; first and second body engagement portions provided in said camera body; first and second monitor engagement portions provided in said monitor device, said first and second monitor engagement portions being configured to rotatably engage with said first and second body engagement portions, wherein said monitor device is rotatable about a rotation axis provided in the camera body within a predetermined range of angular displacement; and wherein said monitor device can be detachably attached to said camera body in any orientation within said predetermined angular displacement range, wherein said camera body is provided with a receiving portion configured to receive said monitor device, wherein said first and second body engagement portions are opposed to each other, and lie on the rotation axis, and wherein said first and second monitor engagement portions are opposed to said first and second body engagement portions when said monitor device is received by the receiving portion of said camera body, wherein said monitor device comprises: a first resilient member that biases said first monitor engagement portion outwardly; and a second resilient member that biases said second monitor engagement portion outwardly, whereby said first and second monitor engagement portions securely engage with said first and second body engagement portions by a biasing force of said first and second resilient members.