Image pickup apparatus to which cable is connected, and cable clamp therefor

An image pickup apparatus comprising:

• an image pickup apparatus main body;
• a connecting terminal that is provided in the image pickup apparatus main body and to which a cable is electrically connected;
• and
• a cover unit configured to be openable and closable with respect to the image pickup apparatus main body, wherein the cover unit is configured to, when closed, cover the connecting terminal, and when opened, open the connecting terminal and is configured not to come off the image pickup apparatus main body,
• wherein a cutout is formed in the cover unit,
• in a state in which the cable is connected to the connecting terminal, a first portion and a second portion in the cable, which differ in size from each other, lie side by side in this order, in order of proximity to the connecting terminal, wherein the first portion is incapable of penetrating the cutout and the second portion is capable of penetrating the cutout, and
• when the cable is connected to the connecting terminal, the cutout abuts against the first portion to perform a function of preventing the cable from coming off the connecting terminal.

A cable clamp that is capable of being attached to and detached from a grip belt that assists a user in holding an image pickup apparatus main body, the cable clamp comprising:

• a first holding portion including a U-shaped portion opened in a U shape;
• and
• a second holding portion including a U-shaped portion opened in a U shape,
• wherein the first holding portion is capable of holding the grip belt,
• the second holding portion is capable of holding a cable electrically connected to a connecting terminal provided in the image pickup apparatus main body, and
• the U-shaped portion of the first holding portion and the U-shaped portion of the second holding portion are opened in different directions.