Patent ID: 7616261

Claim:
A communication terminal apparatus that has a photography function, and is made up of a first casing and a second casing which are foldably connected to each other, the communication terminal apparatus comprising: a detecting unit operable to detect whether or not the first and second casings are in a folded state; a photographic lens provided on a first surface of the first casing, the first surface being exposed when the first and second casings are in a folded state; a first display device that is for displaying a photographed image, and that is visible in a same field of view as the lens; and a second display device that is for displaying the photographed image, and that is provided on a second surface of the first casing, the second surface being concealed when the first and second casings are in the folded state, wherein when the detecting unit is detecting that the first and second casings are in the folded state, the first display device displays a minor image of a photographed image, and the second display device is in an unilluminated state, and when the detecting unit is detecting that the first and second casings are not in the folded state, the second display device displays the image being photographed, and the first display device is in an unilluminated state.