Camera provided with light emitting device

Abstract

A camera provided with a light emitting device with a light shielding member attached thereto. The light shielding member provided on the light emitting surface of the light emitting device except for an opening for projecting light therethrough is provided integrally with an adapter for attaching the light emitting device to the camera body. It is therefore possible to dispose the light shielding member on the light emitting surface of the light emitting device simultaneously with the attachment of the light emitting device to the camera body, thereby dispensing with the step for attaching the light shielding member to the light emitting device, and enhancing the positional accuracy of the light emitting device attached to the camera body. The opening of the adapter has, for example, a rectangular shape in which the width in the direction perpendicular to the direction of the base length is larger than the width in the direction of the base length, thereby increasing the quantity of light emitted, and enhancing the detection efficiency.

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