JPS6432242A - Longitudinal camera - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To improve portability and operability by providing a lens barrel part for photographing an object from the front of a camera and a flash light emission part on the upper part of the camera, and forming a grip part which is recessed in one flank of the camera between the lens barrel part and light emission part. CONSTITUTION:A projection part 1d where a capacitor 4 is put is provided at the lower part of the right flank of the camera body 1 and the recessed part 1g is formed between the end surface 1e of the projection part 1d and the lower ridge 1f of the right flank 1c. This camera body 1 can be held by applying the thumb to the recessed part 1g of the right flank 1c, inserting the middle finger, ring finger, and little finger into the recessed grip part 8, and applying the index figure to a shutter release button 7 gently. At this time, the little finger is locked by a projection wall 8c and prevented from falling to the front of the lens, and the camera body is received by the V-shaped ridge formed of the index finger and thumb and the palm connecting with them, so that one-sided holding is eliminated completely.