Patent ID: 7956922

Claim:
A viewfinder, comprising: a main body detachably attached to a camera body; a display unit on which an image captured at the camera body is displayed; and an eyepiece unit detachably attached to the display unit, the eyepiece unit magnifying the image displayed by the display unit, wherein the display unit includes a support connected to the main body in a rotatable manner, a display panel having a display surface on which the image is displayed, and a connecting mechanism that connects the display panel to the support in a rotatable manner such that the support and the display panel can be set to a first folded state in which a rear surface of the display panel that is opposite to the display surface is placed on the support, a second folded state in which the display surface of the display panel is placed on the support, and an unfolded state in which the display panel is raised from the support, wherein the camera body extends in a front-rear direction, and wherein, in the state in which the main body is attached to the camera body, the support is connected to the main body such that the support is rotatable about a first imaginary axis that extends in a left-right direction, and wherein the connecting mechanism includes a first rotational shaft that connects the display panel to the support such that the display panel is rotatable about a second imaginary axis that extends in a plane perpendicular to the first imaginary axis, and a second rotational shaft that connects the display panel to the support such that the display panel is rotatable about a third imaginary axis that is perpendicular to the second imaginary axis.