Patent ID: 7983557

Claim:
A camera comprising: a first unit comprising a first imaging section; and a second unit removably connectable to said first unit, said second unit comprising a driving device for driving said first imaging section to capture images while said first unit is connected to said second unit, a second imaging section being driven by said driving device to capture images while said first unit is not connected to said second unit, and a device for recording data of images as captured by said first and second imaging sections in a recording medium; wherein said second unit further comprises a first image display device for displaying images as captured by said first or second imaging section or images recorded in said recording medium; and wherein said first unit comprises a lens barrel having said first imaging section mounted therein and a second unit connecting portion at which said second unit is connected to said first unit, said second unit connecting portion is provided with a cleaning device for wiping a display surface of said first image display device while said second unit is being connected to said first unit.