Viewfinder of photographing apparatus and camcorder having the same

A viewfinder for use in a photographing apparatus, comprising:

• a viewfinder body disposed to be drawn into a photographing apparatus body and to be drawn out of the photographing apparatus body;
• a compressing spring to force said viewfinder body to the outside of the photographing apparatus body;
• a locking unit to lock said viewfinder body within the photographing apparatus body;
• an unlocking member to unlock said locking unit;
• a damper to reduce a drawing out speed of the viewfinder body drawn out by a restoration force of the compressing spring;
• and
• a guide formed at the photographing apparatus body to guide the drawing in and out of the viewfinder body.

A camcorder, comprising;

• a camcorder body comprising a recording and/or reproducing unit to record and/or reproduce an image;
• a viewfinder body disposed to be drawn into the camcorder body and to be drawn out of said camcorder body, said viewfinder body comprising a viewfinder to view the image to be recorded and/or reproduced;
• a compressing spring to force said viewfinder body outside of said camcorder body;
• a locking unit to lock said viewfinder body within said camcorder body;
• and
• an unlocking member to unlock said locking unit.

A camcorder, comprising;

• a camcorder body;
• a viewfinder body disposed to be drawn into the camcorder body and to be drawn out of the camcorder body;
• a compressing spring to force the viewfinder body outside of the camcorder body;
• a locking unit to lock the viewfinder body within the camcorder body;
• an unlocking member to unlock the locking unit;
• a damper to reduce the drawing out speed of the viewfinder body drawn out by a restoration force of the compressing spring;
• and
• a guide formed at the camcorder body to guide the drawing in and out of the viewfinder body.