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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 28, 2011
Filed:
Nov. 15, 2006
Yohei Fukuma, Chiba, JP;
Kenichi Agata, Tokyo, JP;
Ryo Yamamoto, Chiba, JP;
Toru Karashima, Tokyo, JP;
Naohiko Otake, Chiba, JP;
Nozomi Ozaki, Kanagawa, JP;
Hisaya Miyashita, Kanagawa, JP;
Daisuke Ishii, Kanagawa, JP;
Yohei Fukuma, Chiba, JP;
Kenichi Agata, Tokyo, JP;
Ryo Yamamoto, Chiba, JP;
Toru Karashima, Tokyo, JP;
Naohiko Otake, Chiba, JP;
Nozomi Ozaki, Kanagawa, JP;
Hisaya Miyashita, Kanagawa, JP;
Daisuke Ishii, Kanagawa, JP;
Sony Corporation, , JP;
Abstract
An image capturing apparatus includes a camera body having an image-capturing lens for receiving light to form an image of a subject and a display unit having a display screen for displaying the image. The display unit is slidably supported by the camera body. A surface of the display unit opposite a surface having the display screen disposed thereon faces a surface of the camera body opposite a surface having the image-capturing lens disposed thereon. An image capture button is disposed on the surface of the camera body opposite the surface having the image-capturing lens disposed thereon. The image capture button is exposed when the display unit is slid over the camera body in a first direction and the image capture button is covered by the display unit when the display unit is slid over the camera body in a second direction opposite the first direction.