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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 25, 2006
Filed:
Jul. 08, 2004
Shinichi Watanabe, Kawaguchi, JP;
Koji Funahashi, Tokorozawa, JP;
Shinichi Watanabe, Kawaguchi, JP;
Koji Funahashi, Tokorozawa, JP;
Olympus Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A system has a camera and a waterproof housing. The camera has a strobe light-emitting portion which is rotated to the pop-up position for light emission and to the restoring position for non light-emission position and a light-emission preparing member which moves the strobe light-emitting portion from the restoring position to the pop-up position. The waterproof housing can be closed and opened and watertightly stores the camera. Further, the waterproof housing has an operating member which can externally be operated and a press member. In the waterproof housing, the light-emission preparing member on the camera is pressed by pressing the operating member and the strobe light-emitting portion at the restoring position is moved to the pop-up position. The rear portion of the strobe light-emitting portion at the pop-up position is pressed by pressing the press member, thus to move the strobe light-emitting portion to the restoring position.