Patent ID: 7050714

Claim:
A camera comprising: a movable lens barrel movable between a collapsed position and at least one photographing position, contained in a camera body when in said collapsed position, set more forward when in said at least one photographing position than when in said collapsed position, for holding a taking lens; a flash emitting unit movable between a contained position and a flashing position, contained in said camera body when in said contained position, disposed to protrude from said camera body when in said flashing position, and enabled to emit flash light to a photographic field; a first biasing mechanism for biasing said flash emitting unit toward said contained position; a slidable cover movable between a closed position and an open position, for covering a front of said movable lens barrel when in said closed position, and for uncovering said front of said movable lens barrel when in said open position; a motor disposed in said camera body; a transmission gear mechanism for transmitting motion from said motor to said movable lens barrel; a flash shifter for moving said flash emitting unit between said contained position and said flashing position according to said motion derived from said transmission gear mechanism; and a connection changer set in a first set position when said slidable cover is in said closed position, and set in a second set position when said slidable cover is in said open position, for discontinuing a transmitting connection in elements from said transmission gear mechanism to said flash emitting unit when in said first set position, to prevent transmission of force of said first biasing mechanism to said transmission gear mechanism, and for maintaining said transmitting connection when in said second set position.