Patent ID: 7675570

Claim:
A device mounting apparatus to which the device is selected from a group consisting of an image pickup apparatus and an illumination apparatus is mounted comprising: a mount including a fixed unit fixed to a base, and a movable unit that is supported by said fixed unit and can change the orientation of the device relative to said fixed unit; and an adjustment jig that is attachable to and detachable from said mount and includes a driving unit generating transmitting driving force to said mount by operation and a shaft transmitting the driving force to said mount, wherein said movable unit includes a supporting unit that supports the device, a changing unit that changes the orientation of said movable unit according to the driving force from said adjustment jig when said adjustment jig is attached to said mount to cause said shaft to be inserted into said mount, and a fixing unit that fixes the orientation of said movable unit when said adjustment jig is detached from said mount to cause said shaft to be pulled out from said mount.