Patent ID: 8411165

Claim:
A video camera, comprising: image taking means having a body containing at least an image pickup device, a lens provided on a first surface of the body and an eye piece view finder provided on a second surface of the body opposite to the first surface, the image taking means having an optical axis; panel type view finder, attached to a side surface of the body of the image taking means adjacent to the lens, for displaying a picture taken by said image taking means, said panel type view finder rotatable about both an X axis direction and a Y axis direction which are perpendicular to the optical axis; sound collecting means having a first microphone unit disposed on a rear surface side of said panel type view finder, a second microphone unit disposed on the first surface of the body and a third microphone unit disposed on an upper surface of the body, said sound collecting means having a sound directivity which is variable; and sound directivity generating means for changing the sound directivity with which said sound collecting means collects the sound, wherein; said panel type view finder, with said first microphone unit of said sound collecting means disposed thereon, rotate together, and said sound directivity generating means change the sound directivity of said sound collecting means based upon a rotation angle about the axis perpendicular to the optical axis of said panel type view finder.