Patent ID: 7564498

Claim:
A camera comprising an objective lens; image pickup means for building up an image using the light from an object, the light from the object being adapted to be directed to the image pickup means through said objective lens; and a housing for holding them in, wherein: said objective lens is movable along the optical axis of said light from the object at least between a first range span within which an image built up by the image pickup means is a demagnified image and a second range span within which an image built up by the image pickup means is a magnified image; and that the camera further comprises positioning assistance means adapted to be used with an end thereof abutted against said object when said objective lens is located in said second range span, the positioning assistance means contributing to maintaining the distance between said object and said objective lens within the extent to which a focal point of said objective lens falls on the part of said object to be photographed, the positioning assistance means being fitted to said housing in such a manner that the positioning assistance means is located outside the field of view of the objective lens in said first range span; wherein said objective lens is fitted to said positioning assistance means and said positioning assistance means is movable in the direction of said optical axis.