Olympus Optical Company, Ltd.

Koji Nakai

Hiromi Ito

Hiroyuki Sakayauchi

A camera casing structure for fixing thereto a tripod connecting member. A camera structure is described with a front cover having an inverted U-shaped first supporting member including a fitting hole in the direction of an optical axis and a semi-circular recess; a rear cover having an inverted U-shaped second supporting member including a fitting hole in the direction of the optical axis and a semi-circular recess; and a tripod connecting member having a substantially cylindrical member including an inner female threaded screw hole and partial flanges symmetrically protruding on opposite sides of the peripheral surface of the substantially cylindrical member for fitting. The flanges fit into the fitting holes, respectively, so that the tripod connecting member can be nipped and fixed by the first and second supporting members.

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Kamiina-gun, Japan

Koji Nakai