Camera having viewfinder box extending from cover to cover and assembly method

A camera comprising:

• a capture unit;
• a body holding said capture unit, said body having a front cover, a rear cover, and a frame, said body having an internal cavity disposed between said covers, said frame being disposed in said cavity, said body having a viewfinder box of one piece with one of said front cover, said rear cover, and said frame, one of said covers having an inside surface and an outside surface and a slot extending between said surfaces, said viewfinder box extending through said slot to said outside surface;
• a viewfinder lens unit disposed in said viewfinder box.

A method for assembling a camera comprising the steps of:

• joining a pair of cover members together over a frame member and capture unit to provide a body having opposed front and rear faces and an internal cavity;
• during said joining, inserting a viewfinder box into a slot in one of said cover members, said viewfinder box extending continuously between outer surfaces of said cover members, said viewfinder box and one of said members being a one-piece plastic casting, said slot being part of another of said members;
• placing a viewfinder lens unit in said viewfinder box.