Patent ID: 8711264

Claim:
A camera comprising: a half mirror for reflecting a portion of an image; a viewfinder for viewing said image; a display panel provided between said half mirror and said viewfinder, said display panel comprising a first substrate having a first electrode and a second electrode formed on one and the same side thereof; a second substrate disposed opposite said first substrate; a gap formed between said first electrode and said second electrode; a backup electrode formed only below said gap and in the vicinity thereof on said first substrate so as to extend along said gap in an overlapping fashion; and a wiring electrode electrically connected to said first or second electrode, wherein said wiring electrode and said backup electrode are formed in the same plane by depositing ITO on said first substrate, so that said backup electrode and said first or second electrode connected to said wiring electrode are at a same potential, and said wiring electrode and said backup electrode are formed on a same horizontal face of said first substrate when said wiring electrode and said backup electrode are formed in an integrated fashion.