Patent ID: 8288730

Claim:
A portable radiographic image capturing device comprising: an image capturing unit that is formed in the shape of a flat plate, and captures a radiographic image expressed by irradiated radiation, and comprises a radiation detector that outputs electric signals expressing a captured radiographic image, the image capturing unit being able to capture a radiographic image by radiation irradiated from either an obverse side or a reverse side of the flat plate; a control unit comprising a controller that controls image capturing operations of the radiation detector; a connecting member that connects the image capturing unit and the control unit such that the image capturing unit and the control unit can be opened and closed between an unfolded state, in which the image capturing unit and the control unit are lined-up next to one another, and a housed state, in which the image capturing unit and the control unit are folded-up so as to be superposed one on another; and a detecting section that detects an opened/closed state of the image capturing unit and the control unit, wherein, on the basis of results of detection by the detecting section, the controller controls the portable radiographic image capturing device to carry out still image capturing if the opened/closed state of the image capturing unit and the control unit is the housed state, and controls the portable radiographic image capturing device to carry out video image capturing if the opened/closed state is the unfolded state.