Patent ID: 7969497

Claim:
An image capturing apparatus comprising: a camera body having an image-capturing lens for receiving light to form an image of a subject; a display unit having a display screen for displaying the image, the display unit being slidably supported by the camera body, a surface of the display unit opposite a surface having the display screen disposed thereon facing a surface of the camera body opposite a surface having the image-capturing lens disposed thereon; wherein an image capture button is disposed on the surface of the camera body opposite the surface having the image-capturing lens disposed thereon and wherein the image capture button is exposed when the display unit is slid over the camera body in a first direction and the image capture button is covered by the display unit when the display unit is slid over the camera body in a second direction opposite the first direction; at least one arrow key for controlling selection of items displayed on the screen and at least one menu button for controlling selection of a menu are disposed on a side surface of the camera body; a slide knob is disposed on a surface of the camera body adjacent to the side surface of the camera body, wherein, when the slide knob is slid, the display unit slides over the camera body in the first direction; and a lens cover configured to cover and uncover the image-capturing lens, the cover being slidable with respect to and over the camera body together with the display unit when the display unit is slid in the first and second directions; wherein the lens cover uncovers the image-capturing lens when the display unit is slid in the first direction and the lens cover covers the image-capturing lens when the display unit is slid in the second direction.