Patent ID: 8405764

Claim:
An imaging apparatus comprising: a light emitting unit configured to be movable between an in-use state and a stored state; an urging member configured to urge the light emitting unit toward the stored state; a driving member configured to be driven by a drive source; and a moving member configured to abut on the light emitting unit by moving in association with the driving member to move the light emitting unit from the stored state to the in-use state against urging force of the urging member, wherein a first cam and a second cam which can engage with the moving member are formed in the driving member, and if a user moves the light emitting unit from the stored state to the in-use state by a manual operation when the moving member and the first cam are engaged with each other to bring the light emitting unit into the in-use state, the moving member releases engagement with the first cam and engages with the second cam, and wherein, if the user moves the light emitting unit from the stored state to the in-use state by the manual operation, a first gap is formed between the light emitting unit which is in the stored state and the moving member so that the light emitting unit moves from the stored state to a first state with a state in which the moving member is in engagement with the first cam without moving, wherein a gap is formed between the light emitting unit and an imaging apparatus main body by moving the light emitting unit from the stored state to the first state.