Patent ID: 7004648

Claim:
An image-taking apparatus capable of mounting an accessory, comprising: a first member having a female screw hole portion into which a male screw portion provided in the accessory is inserted, the female screw hole portion being a hole portion penetrating the first member; a main chassis of the image-taking apparatus to which the first member is fixed; and a second member which covers an opening of the female screw hole portion opposite to the insertion side of the male screw portion, wherein the second member prevents the male screw portion from further going in by a tip of the male screw portion inserted into the female screw hole portion contacting the second member, and wherein the main chassis comprises a first surface formed by bending part of the main chassis and a second surface formed by bending part of the main chassis at a position different from that of the first surface, and the second member is fixed to the first surface and the first member is fixed to the second surface.