Patent ID: 7645080
Filing Date: 2010-01-12
Classification: G03B,H04N

Abstract:
1. A digital camera having a camera body with a first taking lens and a first image sensor to generate image data from subject light, comprising: a movable barrel for holding said first taking lens and slidable in an optical axis direction of said first taking lens, said movable barrel sliding between a projecting position where said movable barrel projects from said camera body and a retracted position where said movable barrel retracts inside said camera body; a fixed barrel formed in said camera body and supporting said movable barrel slidably; and a camera-side mount formed on an inner peripheral surface of said fixed barrel, said camera-side mount receiving a detachable lens unit having a second taking lens and a second image sensor, wherein said camera-side mount is a plurality of engaging claws projecting toward a center of said fixed barrel, and wherein an outer peripheral surface of said movable barrel has grooves along said optical axis direction for said engaging claws to fit into.