Patent ID: 7929040

Claim:
A recording and reproducing device, comprising: a main unit; a display device on the main unit; an image capture unit including an image capture lens and an image sensor for capturing image information; a movable unit slidable along a longitudinal axis of the main unit and swingable about an axis substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis between a closed position and an open position, the movable unit covering at least a portion of the display device when in the closed position and exposing the portion of the display device when in the open position; an operation section in the main unit for receiving user input for capturing the image information; a switch having first and second states; and a controller configured to set the recording and reproducing device to an image capture mode when the switch is in the first state, and to set the recording and reproducing device to an audio capture mode when the switch is in the second state, wherein the image capture unit is rotatable such that the image capture lens may face inside or outside the main unit, when the image capture lens rotates to face outside the main unit, a cam associated with the image capture unit sets the switch to the first state, and when the image capture lens rotates to face inside the main unit, the cam sets the switch to the second state.