Image pickup apparatus capable of efficiently cooling recording medium while preventing size increase

The image pickup apparatus comprising:

• a first board that is substantially perpendicular to an optical axis direction;
• a second board that is disposed substantially parallel to the first board;
• a recording medium housing that is mounted on the second board and is capable of housing a recording medium;
• a battery housing that is arranged so as to overlap at least a portion of the recording medium housing when viewed from the optical axis direction and is capable of housing a battery;
• a first air-cooling duct that is disposed between the battery housing and the second board;
• and
• a fan that generates an air current within the first air-cooling duct,
• wherein the first air-cooling duct is thermally connected to at least one of the recording medium, the recording medium housing, or the second board, and is disposed at a position that does not overlap the battery housing and overlaps the recording medium housing when viewed from the optical axis direction.