Patent ID: 8199251

Claim:
A camera system, comprising: a camera; a removable display screen detachably coupled to the camera; a first portion of a camera housing including a front face, a top face, a bottom face, a left side face, and a right side face; a second portion of a camera housing including a back face; an inner hinge structure located on a bottom edge of the first portion of the housing; an outer hinge structure located on a bottom edge of the second portion of the housing, the outer hinge structure for detachably coupling to the inner hinge structure of the first portion of the camera housing, wherein the outer hinge structure and the inner hinge structure form a hinge when coupled such that the second portion of the camera housing and the first portion of the camera housing are pivotally attached about the hinge; a first fastening structure located on the top face of the first portion of the camera housing; and a second fastening structure located on a top edge of the second portion of the camera housing, the second fastening structure for detachably coupling to the first fastening structure such that the second portion of the camera housing is secured to the first portion of the camera housing in a closed position when the first fastening structure is coupled to the second fastening structure; wherein the first portion of the housing and the second portion of the housing enclose the camera and the removable display screen when the first fastening structure is coupled to the second fastening structure.