Patent ID: 7253840

Claim:
A cradle for a digital camera, comprising: a tripod screw hole into which a fixing male screw used in a tripod for a camera is capable of being screwed; a wall part including a rear wall portion and left and right side wall portions, wherein each of the left and right side wall portions includes an upper edge section adjacent to the rear wall portion having a height substantially equal to a height of the rear wall portion, the upper edge section on one of the left and right side wall portions extending further forward than on the other of the left and right side wall portions, the other of the left and right side wall portions including a vertical edge section extending vertically downward from a forward end of the upper edge section, and a lower edge section extending substantially in a forward direction toward a front of the cradle from a lower end of the vertical edge section, thereby forming a side cut away portion, the cut away portion exposing one or more terminals provided on a side surface of the camera.