Patent ID: 7369177

Claim:
An electronic image pickup apparatus that converts a subject image imaged by an image-taking optical system into an electrical signal using an imager provided behind a picture-taking lens barrel, comprising: a generally flattened, apparatus body having a principal body plane that is associated with and generally aligned with a front side of the apparatus; first and second electrical boards having respective component sides oriented substantially parallel to the principal body plane of the apparatus, the first and second electrical boards being spaced apart at a predetermined interval to create a space; the lens barrel extending generally perpendicularly to the principal body plane; a plurality of power supply batteries arranged in the space between the electrical boards so that an axial direction of the plurality of power supply batteries is parallel to the component sides of the electrical boards and the batteries extend in a row without overlapping one another and are situated on a first side of the apparatus body; a relay board arranged in the space and connecting the electrical boards; a strobe flashing unit arranged on an upper surface of the apparatus body; and a capacitor for strobe flashing situated on the second side of the apparatus body which is opposite the first side of the apparatus body and arranged in a space under the strobe flashing unit and between the lens barrel and an internal side wall of the apparatus body, wherein an axial direction of the capacitor is substantially parallel to the component sides of the electrical boards and substantially perpendicular to a bottom part of the apparatus body.