Patent ID: 8085343

Claim:
An image capture apparatus comprising: an outer housing; a capturing lens disposed on a front face of the outer housing; a slide cover vertically slidable relative to the outer housing between a closed position covering the capturing lens and an open position uncovering the capturing lens; and a grip projection portion projecting from the outer housing and including a finger placing portion allowing a user to place fingers of the user, wherein the grip projection is not provided on the slide cover and is provided on the outer housing with the finger placing portion thereof being positioned frontwardly of the slide cover so as to extend outward of the slide cover along an optical axis direction, such that the grip projection along with the finger placing portion do not move relative to the outer housing when the slide cover is moved vertically between the closed position and the open position or between the open position and the closed position, and wherein in the open position, a top face of the slide cover and a top face of the grip projection portion match with one another so as to be aligned horizontally.