Patent ID: 7190968

Claim:
A portable device comprising: a first body, a second body and a coupling portion coupling said first and second bodies together, said coupling portion coupling said first and second bodies in a foldable fashion, wherein said portable device further includes photographing means capable of photographing in both a folded state and an open state of said portable device, said photographing means being provided on an outside surface of said second body wherein said photographing means is substantially inverted when the portable device is manipulated from the folded state to the open state, preview image display means for displaying a preview image based on an image taken and provided by said photographing means for previewing the provided image before storing, a first display portion provided on a surface hidden in the folded state, and a second display portion provided on a surface exposed externally in the folded state and the open state, said second display portion displaying the image in one of opposite directions corresponding to the folded state and the open state, respectively; and said preview image display means includes first preview display means for displaying said preview image on said first display portion, and second preview display means for displaying the preview image rotated by 180 degrees on said second display portion in either the folded state or the open state for previewing.