Patent ID: 8472799

Claim:
An imaging device comprising: an optical system having an optical axis and configured to form an optical image of a subject; a camera housing defining an opening that has an interior storage space; and a flash mechanism connected to the camera housing and movable between an exposed state and an unexposed state, in the exposed state the flash mechanism extends outwardly from the interior space, and in the unexposed state the flash mechanism being positioned within the interior space, the flash mechanism having a first arm and a second arm, the first arm being located at a first rotational position in the exposed state and configured to rotate around a first axis located within the interior space, in the unexposed state the first arm being located at a second rotational position with the second rotational position being more than 90° away from the first rotational position, the second arm being located at a third rotational position in the exposed state and configured to rotate with respect to the first arm around a second axis located closer to the subject than the first axis in the exposed state, in the unexposed state the second arm being located at a fourth rotational position with the fourth rotational position being different from the third rotational position; and a light emitting component attached to the second arm.