Electronic image pickup apparatus

An electronic image pickup apparatus that converts a subject image imaged by an image-taking optical system into an electrical signal using an imager provided behind a picture-taking lens barrel, comprising:

• a generally flattened, apparatus body having a principal body plane that is associated with and generally aligned with a front side of the apparatus;
• first and second electrical boards having respective component sides oriented substantially parallel to the principal body plane of the apparatus, the first and second electrical boards being spaced apart at a predetermined interval to create a space;
• the lens barrel extending generally perpendicularly to the principal body plane;
• a plurality of power supply batteries arranged in the space between the electrical boards so that an axial direction of the plurality of power supply batteries is parallel to the component sides of the electrical boards and the batteries extend in a row without overlapping one another;
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• a relay board arranged in the space and connecting the electrical boards, wherein one of the electrical boards is arranged in a side of the body so as to be positioned closer to a subject to be imaged, relative to the other one of the electrical boards, and the closer electrical board has a power supply circuit mounted thereon, and further has a notched part which is shaped to avoid interference with the lens barrel.

An electronic image pickup apparatus that converts a subject image imaged by an image-taking optical system into an electrical signal using an imager provided behind a picture-taking lens barrel, comprising:

• a generally flattened, apparatus body having a principal body plane that is associated with and generally aligned with a front side of the apparatus;
• first and second electrical boards having respective component sides oriented substantially parallel to the principal body plane of the apparatus, the first and second electrical boards being spaced apart at a predetermined interval to create a space;
• the lens barrel extending generally perpendicularly to the principal body plane;
• a plurality of power supply batteries arranged in the space between the electrical boards so that an axial direction of the plurality of power supply batteries is parallel to the component sides of the electrical boards and the batteries extend in a row without overlapping one another;
• a relay board arranged in the space and connecting the electrical boards;
• a plurality of connecting terminals installed at predetermined positions on the electrical boards and arranged so that a part of each of the plurality of connecting terminals is exposed to the exterior of the apparatus through a side of the body;
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• a member for attachment of a tripod that is arranged in a space surrounded by the plurality of connecting terminals and located on a bottom part of the body, wherein one of the plurality of connecting terminals installed on one of the electrical boards is a power input terminal for supplying power from an external power supply.

An electronic image pickup apparatus that converts a subject image imaged by an image-taking optical system into an electrical signal using an imager provided behind a picture-taking lens barrel, comprising:

• a generally flattened, apparatus body having a principal body plane that is associated with and generally aligned with a front side of the apparatus;
• first and second electrical boards having respective component sides oriented substantially parallel to the principal body plane of the apparatus, the first and second electrical boards being spaced apart at a predetermined interval to create a space;
• the lens barrel extending generally perpendicularly to the principal body plane;
• a plurality of power supply batteries arranged in the space between the electrical boards so that an axial direction of the plurality of power supply batteries is parallel to the component sides of the electrical boards and the batteries extend in a row without overlapping one another;
• a relay board arranged in the space and connecting the electrical boards;
• a strobe flashing unit arranged on an upper surface of the body;
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• a capacitor for strobe flashing that is arranged in a space under the strobe flashing unit and between the lens barrel and an internal side wall of the body, in which the capacitor is located between the first and second electrical boards.

An electronic image pickup apparatus that converts a subject image imaged by an image-taking optical system into an electrical signal using an image provided behind a picture-taken lens barrel, comprising:

• a generally flattened apparatus body having a principal body plane that is generally aligned with a front side of the apparatus;
• first and second electrical boards having electrical components mounted thereon and main body planes that extend substantially parallel to the principal body plane of the apparatus, the first and second electrical boards being spaced apart to create an internal space therebetween;
• the lens barrel extending generally perpendicularly to the principal body plane;
• one or more power supply batteries arranged so that an axial direction thereof extends parallel to the body planes of the board and in the internal space;
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• a capacitor for a strobe flashing unit the capacitor being arranged in the internal space, with the batteries and the capacitor being located on opposite sides of the lens barrel, within the internal space.