Patent ID: 6700621
Filing Date: 2004-03-02
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
A digital camera comprising:an electrical photography unit that includes an image sensor that converts an optical image to an electrical image, and an optical system that focuses said optical image on an image receiving surface of said image sensor; a display unit comprising a liquid crystal display (LCD) that displays said electrical image; a camera body having a front surface in which said display unit is disposed; a swing cover attached to said camera body, said swing cover rotates between a closed position that covers said LCD and an open position that uncovers said LCD, said electrical photography unit being disposed in said swing cover; and a switch that controls an electrical power supplied to said digital camera such that said electrical power is turned OFF when said swing cover covers said LCD and said power is turned ON when said swing cover uncovers said LCD, said switch comprising a rotary switch that detects an angle of said swing cover such that one of at least three cover-controlled operation modes of said digital camera changes in response to a change in said angle.