Patent ID: 7663694

Claim:
A digital camera, comprising: an image sensor unit connected to a camera body, said image sensor unit comprising an image sensor package having an image sensor, and a reference plate which provides a positional reference when connected to said camera body, said image sensor package being mounted to said reference plate; and an adjusting device of said image sensor unit configured to adjust at least an inclination of said image sensor with respect to a reference surface of said reference plate, said adjusting device is configured to be adjustable to include said reference surface of said reference plate being oriented parallel to a bottom surface of said image sensor package and said reference surface being brought into surface-to-surface contact with said bottom surface of said image sensor package, said adjusting device comprising: a holder comprising a resilient material which holds said image sensor package on said reference plate while allowing said image sensor package to be tilted relative to said reference plate, and an end of said holder, which engages said image sensor package, comprises an inclined flange; and a plurality of adjusting screws, each of which is configured to be brought into point contact with said image sensor package so that said image sensor package is supported by a fixing surface of said reference plate via said adjusting screws, wherein a distance between said image sensor package and said fixing surface of said reference plate can be adjusted by turning at least one of said plurality of adjusting screws, wherein the inclined flange is deformable as a result of the turning of said at least one of said plurality of adjusting screws.