Patent ID: 8687113

Claim:
An image pickup apparatus including a main unit, and a handle unit which can be mounted and removed to and from the main unit, wherein the handle unit comprises: a handle-side connector having a first terminal section for electrically connecting the handle unit and the main unit; a first fixing member for mounting the handle unit to the main unit; a second fixing member for mounting the handle-side connector to the handle unit; and a resilient member that is interposed between the handle-side connector and the second fixing member, and wherein the main unit comprises: a main unit-side connector having a second terminal section which is electrically connected to said first terminal section of said handle-side connector; and a main unit-side fixing portion to which said first fixing member is affixed, and wherein said handle-side connector and said main unit-side connector are connected such that said first terminal section and said second terminal section are electrically connected in a state in which said first fixing member is affixed to said main unit-side fixing portion.