A handheld magnifier having a number of different configurations, with each of the configurations assisting blind or low vision users in viewing objects, the magnifier comprising: a housing having a front face, a back face, and a peripheral edge therebetween; a camera; a screen positioned within the front face of the housing, the screen selectively displaying objects viewed by the camera; a handle pivotally connected to the housing, the handle having a front face, a back face, and a peripheral edge therebetween; the magnifier having a first orientation wherein the housing and handle are in alignment, such that the handle can be held by the user to position the camera at a distance from the object being viewed, the magnifier having a second orientation wherein the handle and housing are angularly related, with the handle supporting the magnifier upon a surface such that the user can use two hands to position objects in front of the camera, the magnifier having a third orientation wherein the back faces (28, 64) of the housing and handle are brought together, such that the handle can be positioned over top of the object being viewed; characterized by: the camera being positioned within the housing; a camera aperture formed within the back face of the housing and in alignment with the camera; a light source positioned adjacent the camera aperture; an aperture formed within the back face of the handle and positioned so as to be brought into registry with the camera aperture when in the third orientation; an opening formed within the front face of the handle and a light guide in the handle for directing light from the light source into a light chamber formed within the handle and communicating with the aperture, the opening and the light guide, wherein the light chamber includes an angled surface that is positioned immediately below the light guide when in the third orientation, whereby the third orientation permits the user to view an object upon the screen, with the image of the object being picked up by the camera through the camera aperture and handle aperture and opening, and whereby light from the light source is directed into the light guide, into the light chamber and out through the opening to thereby illuminate the object being viewed. a housing having a front face, a back face, and a peripheral edge therebetween; a camera; a screen positioned within the front face of the housing, the screen selectively displaying objects viewed by the camera; a handle pivotally connected to the housing, the handle having a front face, a back face, and a peripheral edge therebetween; the magnifier having a first orientation wherein the housing and handle are in alignment, such that the handle can be held by the user to position the camera at a distance from the object being viewed, the magnifier having a second orientation wherein the handle and housing are angularly related, with the handle supporting the magnifier upon a surface such that the user can use two hands to position objects in front of the camera, the magnifier having a third orientation wherein the back faces (28, 64) of the housing and handle are brought together, such that the handle can be positioned over top of the object being viewed; characterized by: the camera being positioned within the housing; a camera aperture formed within the back face of the housing and in alignment with the camera; a light source positioned adjacent the camera aperture; an aperture formed within the back face of the handle and positioned so as to be brought into registry with the camera aperture when in the third orientation; an opening formed within the front face of the handle and a light guide in the handle for directing light from the light source into a light chamber formed within the handle and communicating with the aperture, the opening and the light guide, wherein the light chamber includes an angled surface that is positioned immediately below the light guide when in the third orientation, whereby the third orientation permits the user to view an object upon the screen, with the image of the object being picked up by the camera through the camera aperture and handle aperture and opening, and whereby light from the light source is directed into the light guide, into the light chamber and out through the opening to thereby illuminate the object being viewed. the camera being positioned within the housing; a camera aperture formed within the back face of the housing and in alignment with the camera; a light source positioned adjacent the camera aperture; an aperture formed within the back face of the handle and positioned so as to be brought into registry with the camera aperture when in the third orientation; an opening formed within the front face of the handle and a light guide in the handle for directing light from the light source into a light chamber formed within the handle and communicating with the aperture, the opening and the light guide, wherein the light chamber includes an angled surface that is positioned immediately below the light guide when in the third orientation, whereby the third orientation permits the user to view an object upon the screen, with the image of the object being picked up by the camera through the camera aperture and handle aperture and opening, and whereby light from the light source is directed into the light guide, into the light chamber and out through the opening to thereby illuminate the object being viewed.