Digital camera having a display device with a cover
AssigneeRicoh Company, Ltd.
InventorTatsuo Okuda
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AssigneeRicoh Company, Ltd.
InventorTatsuo Okuda
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A digital camera having a camera body, a shutter release button, a photographic optical system, a display cover, a lens/strobe flash cover, a nonskid grip pits/projection, a mode dial, operation buttons, indication lamps, a display screen, and a strobe flashing unit. When the camera is not in use, the display screen is covered by the display cover and a lens of the photographic optical system and the strobe flashing unit are covered by the lens/strobe flash cover to provide protection to such features. The lens/strobe flash cover is mechanically coupled to the display cover via a coupling mechanism such as a gear mechanism or a link mechanism or a chain/wire mechanism, or a combination of those mechanisms. An electric power switch to turn on and off an electric power supply to operate the digital camera is activated coupled to the movement of the display cover and the lens/strobe flash cover.
A digital camera comprising:
A digital camera comprising:
A digital camera comprising:
A digital camera comprising:
A method for protecting a digital camera, the digital camera including a camera body, an optical system having a lens positioned on a front of the camera body, and a display device positioned on a rear of the camera body, said method comprising the step of:
A method for protecting a digital camera, the digital camera including a camera body, an optical system having a lens positioned on a front of the camera body, and a display device positioned on a rear of the camera body, said method comprising the step of:
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