Electrical connector with retaining shell

An electrical connector adapted for connecting a camera module to a printed circuit board via a flexible printed circuit, comprising:

• a shield including a pair of opposite rear and front walls, a pair of left and right walls adjacent to the rear and front walls, and a flat bottom wall connecting the walls together to enclose a cavity for receiving the camera module,
• a spring plate mounted on the bottom wall of the shell and having a main portion extending and a plurality of elastic arms extending outward from the two opposite sides of the main portion, and
• each of the front and rear walls of the shield including an upright base extending upwardly from the bottom wall, a retaining section extending upwardly from the center of the upright base, and a pair of fastening sections extending from both sides of the retaining section and bending toward the receiving cavity;
• wherein a window is provided on the right wall for passing through by the flexible printed circuit;
• wherein a plurality of retaining spring pieces are formed on the left and right walls, respectively, and extend inward to the cavity to contact with the camera module.