Patent ID: 7224394

Claim:
A portable electronic equipment comprising: forming means for forming an image of an object; concealing means for concealing said forming means, said concealing means attached to an outer surface of said portable electronic equipment, said concealing means comprising a first dimming layer having a light transmittance controlled in accordance with an applied voltage; judging means for judging whether a predetermined condition is satisfied or not; controlling means for controlling said means based on a result of said judging means; decision means for deciding a composition of said object, said decision means arranged in the vicinity of said concealing means and held in a mirror surface state or a non-mirror surface state by switching based on electrical control, said decision means comprising a mirror surface reflection portion for reflecting an incoming light on a mirror surface and a second dimming layer arranged on a front surface side of said mirror surface reflection portion and having a light transmittance controlled in accordance with an applied voltage; and displaying means comprising a liquid crystal panel capable of displaying characters or images, said second dimming layer arranged on a rear surface side of said liquid crystal panel and said mirror surface reflection portion arranged on a rear surface side of said second dimming layer.