Imaging apparatus

Abstract

There is provided an imaging apparatus having a lens barrier in which a gap does not arise between the lens barrier and a casing when the lens barrier is closed, and yet a driving source exclusively for the lens barrier is not required. The imaging apparatus has casings 1, 2 having a lens opening 5 provided therein, a lens barrel unit 4 that is swingably supported inside the casings 1, 2 and faces out onto a photographic subject from the lens opening 5, swinging means 101, 10b for swinging the lens barrel unit 4 so as to control the attitude of the lens barrel unit 4, and a lens barrier 7 that is movably supported on the casing 1, 2 and can be moved so as to close or open up the lens opening 5. The lens barrel unit 4 has a linking member 11 that drives the lens barrier 7. The linking member 11 is isolated from the lens barrier 7 at least when the swinging means 10a, 10b are changing the attitude of the lens barrel unit 4.

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