Patent ID: 7286754
Filing Date: 2007-10-23
Classification: G03B

Abstract:
1. A camera comprising: an image-taking lens barrel which performs an operation in a collapse region and an image-taking region, and can perform zoom operation; and a view finder optical system including a movable lens unit, wherein the zoom operation interlocks with the change of angle of view of the view finder optical system based on a first relationship in a first section of the image-taking region; wherein the zoom operation interlocks with the change of angle of view of the view finder optical system based on a second relationship different from the first relationship in a second section of the image-taking region; and wherein the image-taking region has the first section, the second section connected to the first section and a third section connected to the second section, the third section in which the interlock between the zoom operation and the change of angle of view of the view finder optical system is released.