Patent ID: 8337101

Claim:
An imaging device to which a support can be attached, the imaging device comprising: a support attachment unit including a first threaded hole configured to be attached to the support, and an exposure face formed around the entrance of the first threaded hole; and a support body unit including a housing having an opening configured to expose the exposure face and an outer surface formed around the opening, and movably supporting the support attachment unit, wherein: the support attachment unit is disposed at a first position when the support is not attached, and is disposed at a second position when the support is attached; the exposure face is recessed inside the outer surface of the housing when the support attachment unit is disposed at the first position; and the exposure face and the outer surface are disposed within a same plane when the support attachment unit is disposed at the second position, or the support attachment unit protrudes from the outer surface when the support attachment unit is disposed at the second position.