Patent ID: 8326005

Claim:
A guide apparatus that guides a palm to be photographed by an image pickup apparatus to a position suitable for photographing, comprising: a placement portion that has a planar surface on which the palm is placed in an image pickup direction of the image pickup apparatus and that supports the palm placed on the planar surface so that the palm can be photographed by the image pickup apparatus through an opening formed in the planar surface; a finger guide that is provided on the placement portion at the one end side of the opening and that positions a predetermined finger placed on the placement portion; and a wrist guide that is provided on the placement portion at the other end side (opposite to the one end side) of the opening in a V-shaped manner with respect to the image pickup direction of the image pickup apparatus that supports a wrist and that is movably arranged such that when the wrist is brought into contact with a V-shaped inclined surface, the wrist guide is moved by a load of the wrist and guides the wrist in an inclined direction while moving the palm to a predetermined position with respect to the opening in cooperation with the finger guide.