Camera having a flash unit built therein

A camera for exposing a film to the image of an object to be photographed, including:

• (a) housing means having a photo-taking lens therein;
• (b) flashlight emitting means having a light-emitting portion for applying light toward the object to be photographed, said light-emitting portion being movable between a first position spaced apart from the optic axis of said photo-taking lens by a predetermined distance and a second position spaced apart from the optic axis of said photo-taking lens by more than said predetermined distance;
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• (c) an optical member provided in said housing means so as to be positioned between said light-emitting portion and the object to be photographed when said light-emitting portion is in said first position, said member having an optical characteristic for an area in which light is applied to the object to be photographed from said light-emitting portion through said optical member to change relative to an area in which light is directly applied to the object to be photographed from said light-emitting portion.