Patent ID: 6925254
Filing Date: 2005-08-02
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A camera apparatus comprising: a camera body portion; a display panel portion fixed to said camera body portion; an optical portion including an optical lens for taking a picture disposed at an upper portion of said camera body portion and having a pop-up portion pivotable between a closed housed position in said camera-body portion and a pop-up open position; wherein when said camera apparatus is in said closed housed position said lens is protected by an outside body portion; wherein when said camera apparatus is in said pop-up open position said optical portion is exposed in a picture taking mode; and said lens when in said pop-up open position is disposed such that a light axis of said lens is inclined with respect to a direction parallel to a surface of said camera body on which the fingers of a user are placed when the user holds said camera body portion for taking a picture, whereby said camera body portion is held by the user in a forward leaning posture.