Compact camera with flip-up multi-lamp flash wheel

A compact camera comprising a camera body, a flash holder configured to support a multi-lamp flash unit for rotation relative to said camera body to advance respective flash lamps successively to a flash illumination position for illuminating a subject being photographed, and a drive assembly actuated to rotate the flash unit to advance the flash lamps to the flash illumination position in coordination with film movement to advance respective unexposed film sections successively to an exposure position in said camera body, is characterized in that:

• said flash holder is supported for movement to a folded position collapsed to said camera body for compactness, and to separate the flash unit from said drive assembly to prevent actuation of the drive assembly from rotating the flash unit, and to an unfolded position extended from the camera body to be used, and to engage the flash unit with the drive assembly to permit actuation of the drive assembly to rotate the flash unit.