Protecting apparatus of displaying portion of photographing data in camera

An apparatus for protecting a photographic data display portion of a camera body, said photographic data display portion comprising at least one powered immovably changeable element displaying selected photographic data, said apparatus comprising a protective cover for protecting said photographic data display portion, said protective cover being movable between a closed position in which said photographic data display portion is directly covered and closed by said protective cover, and an open position in which said photographic data display portion is uncovered by said protective cover, said camera body comprising a housing upon which said photographic data display portion is positioned, wherein said protective cover forms a portion of the exterior of said camera body, said protective cover comprising connection/disconnection means for connecting said photographic data display portion to a source of power in association with movement of said protective cover to said open postion and disconnecting said photographic data display portion form the source of power in association with movement of said protective cover to said closed postion.

An apparatus for protecting a photographic data display portion of a camera body located external of a finder optical path in said camera body, said photographing data display portion comprising a fixedly positioned, powered, changeable data display portion, means for supplying power to said photographic data display portion, said apparatus comprising a protective cover for protecting said photographic data display portion, said protective cover being moveable between a closed position in which said photographic data display portion is directly covered and closed by said protective cover, and n open postion in which said photographic data display portion is uncovered by said protective cover, said camera body comprising a housing, said photographic data display portion being positioned in said housing, wherein said protective cover is rotatably held on said housing, and, in said covered postion, forms a portion of the exterior of said camera body, and an electrical switch positioned to connect and disconnect a supply of power to said photographic data display portion by said power supplying means in accordance with movement of said protective cover between said opened and closed positions.

The apparatus for protecting a photographic data display portion accordingly to 17, wherein said photographic data display portion comprises at least one fixedly positioned changeable data display element.