Patent ID: 7577347

Claim:
An image taking apparatus which includes an image taking lens capable of varying a focal length and which takes an image by capturing subject light by the image taking lens, the image taking apparatus comprising: a light-emitting section which emits flash toward a subject in synchronization with an image-taking operation, wherein the light-emitting section comprises: a rod-like arc tube, a reflector which surrounds a rear portion of the arc tube in a circumferential direction and which forwardly reflects flash emitted rearward from the arc tube, two reflection side plates which are disposed on both sides of the reflector and which reflect flash from the arc tube, a protector which is provided, at locations thereof corresponding to both ends of the arc tube, with Fresnel lenses for inwardly condensing transmission flash, and which covers a front surface of the arc tube and through which flash from the arc tube transmits toward the subject, and a radiation field adjuster which moves the arc tube and the reflector in a longitudinal direction relative to the protector in accordance with a focal length of the image taking lens and at the same time, which adjusts inclinations of the two reflection side plates.