Patent ID: 8023029

Claim:
A image capture device that is operable to display images in a near-viewing mode and a projection mode, said image capture device comprising: a housing; a transmissive display disposed on an external surface of said housing and said transmissive display being mounted to said housing with a first hinge mechanism, said transmissive display being operable to display images captured by said image capture device and being selectively movable via operation of the first hinge mechanism between a near-viewing mode position and a projection mode position; projection optics for projecting an image onto a projection surface; and a projection light source, pivotally and externally mounted to the housing with a second hinge mechanism, for providing illumination through said transmissive display when said image capture device is in said projection mode position; wherein said transmissive display and light source are separately rotated, via operation of the first and second hinge mechanisms, to the projection mode position with the transmissive display disposed between said projection optics and said projection light source, wherein said transmissive display is rotatable with the first hinge mechanism about an axis that extends substantially along an edge of said transmissive display to move the transmissive display between the near-viewing mode and projection mode positions, and wherein a back surface of said transmissive display is proximate to said housing when in said near-viewing mode position and wherein the back surface is at least partially spaced apart from said external surface of said housing when in said projection mode position.