Patent ID: 7519292

Claim:
A camera apparatus comprising: a disc compartment portion into and from which a disc-like recording medium is loaded and unloaded; disc rotating means provided within said disc compartment portion and rotating said disc-like recording medium detachably loaded thereon; a lens apparatus for passing light from an object; an image pickup device for forming an image from light supplied thereto from said lens apparatus and outputting an image signal corresponding to said image; recording means capable of recording image information on said disc-like recording medium based on the image signal outputted from said image pickup device; and a radiation plate provided within said disc compartment portion, wherein said radiation plate and said image pickup device are constructed so as to transmit heat therebetween so that heat is transmitted from said image pickup device through said radiation plate to said disc compartment portion, wherein said disc compartment portion has located therein a mechanical deck to which said disc rotating means is attached, said mechanical deck is formed as substantially a D-like shape and said mechanical deck has located at its portion without an arc said lens apparatus in such a manner that an optical axis of a lens thereof is extended in the direction substantially parallel to the axial direction of a rotary shaft of said disc rotating means, and wherein said disc-like recording medium loaded onto said disc rotating means has inside structures located within a projection surface.