Patent ID: 7242431

Claim:
A viewfinder for use in a photographing apparatus, comprising; an in-line viewfinder body disposed to be drawn substantially within a photographing apparatus body and to be drawn substantially out of the photographing apparatus body, for in-line direct viewing by a user; a compressing spring to press said viewfinder body to be drawn substantially outside of the photographing apparatus body; a locking unit to lock said viewfinder body within the photographing apparatus body; and an unlocking member to unlock said locking unit; and a guide including a guide housing formed at an outer side of the viewfinder body into which the viewfinder body is drawn, a guide plate secured at an inner side of the guide housing and a plate spring connecting with the guide plate, the guide guideing a sliding of the viewfinder body and the guide plate and plate spring restricting at least one of a drawing-out distance and a drawing-in distance of the viewfinder body.