JP2002077687A - Camera and mobile terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a camera which is not bulky when carrying, can be accommodated nicely in a pocket, a bag, or the like, offers an easy release operation regardless of the stance, an angle or the like when photographing and does not tend to give camera shakes when photographing. SOLUTION: A body 1 is flat and is a rectangular parallelepiped having an oblong shape in the longitudinal direction. A photographing lens 2 is housed in one end portion in the longitudinal direction and has an object incidence plane on one of the flat planes of the body 1. A display screen of a liquid crystal display 3 is placed in the middle of the longitudinal direction of the other flat plane of the body 1. A release button 5 is placed at an appropriate place from around an intermediate part to the other end in the longitudinal direction of the other flat plane of the body 1 and at around the center or close to the center of the body in the short side direction, that is in widthwise direction, so as to be depressable in the optical axis direction of the photographing lens 2 and operate.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an arrangement of functional elements in a camera or the like, and more particularly to a camera and a portable terminal device suitable for an electronic camera and a portable terminal incorporating the function.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, a digital camera or the like is used, and a subject image is captured by a solid-state image sensor such as a CCD (Charge Coupled Device) image sensor, and a still image (still image) or a moving image (movie image) of the object is captured. 2. Description of the Related Art An electronic camera of a type that obtains image data and digitally records it on an IC (integrated circuit) memory medium using a flash memory or the like or a floppy (registered trademark) disk or the like has become widespread. Immediately after photographing, this type of electronic camera allows the photographed contents to be displayed and confirmed on a built-in liquid crystal display (LCD), etc., to be displayed and processed and edited by a personal computer (PC), etc., and to be printed by a printer. it can. As described above, the electronic camera does not require the work by a contractor or expert such as film development or printing on photographic paper and equipment for the conventional camera using a silver halide film, that is, a silver halide camera. In addition to simplicity, there are also advantages such as easy correction of the photographing result by image processing.

An electronic camera has a higher degree of freedom in layout of a functional configuration than a conventional silver halide camera, so that it is easier to incorporate a new design into other devices. For example, by housing the functional configuration of the camera in a flat and slender body suitable for storage of clothes in a pocket or bag, a camera that is convenient to carry can be configured. As an electronic camera of this type, for example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 1042678 describes a camera in which the function of an electronic still camera and the function of a mobile phone are incorporated in a flat and elongated body. As shown in FIG. 14 and FIG. 15, the electronic still camera disclosed in the above-mentioned design registration No. 1042678 has a substantially disc-shaped photographing unit 102 at one end of a flat and elongated body 101. It is provided to be rotatable about a rotation axis orthogonal to the longitudinal direction. Imaging unit 102
Has an axis of rotation arranged along the diameter direction of the disk, and houses the taking lens 102a on one side of the disk with the incident optical axis directed in a direction substantially orthogonal to the axis of rotation. An earpiece 102b having a built-in speaker for receiving a sound when used as a mobile phone is provided on one disk-shaped surface of the imaging unit 102. Flat body 1
A liquid crystal display 103 for displaying a photographed image and various kinds of operation information, and an operation unit 104 including dial buttons for use as a mobile phone are arranged on one surface of 01. A release button 105 for a photographing operation as an electronic camera is provided on a side surface along the longitudinal direction of the flat body 101. Further, the operation unit 10 including a dial button can be opened and closed by a hinge mechanism having an edge of the other end of the body 101 as a rotation axis.
4 is provided with a flap cover 106. In the vicinity of the hinge mechanism with respect to the flap cover 106 in the body 101, a mouthpiece 107 having a built-in microphone for speech when used as a mobile phone is provided. FIG. 14 shows a typical state when the mobile phone is used as a mobile phone, that is, the shooting unit 102 is housed with the shooting lens 102a facing inward, that is, toward the body 101,
Further, a state where the flap cover 106 is opened is shown.
FIG. 15 shows a state when used as an electronic camera.
That is, the photographing unit 102 is rotated 90 ° from the stowed state as shown in FIG. 14 so as to be in a face-to-face photographing state in which the incident optical axis of the photographing lens 102a is positioned in a direction perpendicular to the flat body 101, and The state where the flap cover 106 is closed is shown. From this state, the photographing unit 102
The liquid crystal display 10 is rotated 180 degrees,
A state in which the photographing unit 102 is turned to the opposite side to 3 is a general photographing state.

[0004]

As shown in FIGS. 14 and 15, an electronic camera having a flat and elongated shape has a release button 105 with a flat body 10.
1 is provided on the side surface along the longitudinal direction. As described above, when the release button 105 is provided on the side surface along the longitudinal direction of the flat body 101, the manner and orientation of the release button 105, which makes it easy to operate the release button at the time of shooting, are limited. Sometimes it is difficult to operate the release button. Also, the release button 105
Is provided on the side surface along the longitudinal direction of the flat and elongated shape, regardless of the rotational position of the imaging unit 102,
The pressing direction of the release button 105 is always the direction orthogonal to the incident optical axis of the photographing lens 102a. For this reason,
There is a problem that camera shake is likely to occur due to operation of the release button 105 during shooting. As described above, when the shape of the electronic camera is flat and elongated, there are many advantages in carrying the electronic camera, but there is a problem that camera shake is likely to occur during photographing. In particular, as shown in FIGS. 14 and 15, when the flat and elongated electronic camera is configured to be vertically long and configured to be able to shoot at a normal position, that is, a landscape screen, the elongated shape and the gripping state are not changed. , Camera shake tends to occur more easily.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and has as its object to provide a camera and a portable terminal device which are suitable for carrying, easy to perform a release operation, and are less likely to cause camera shake during photographing. The object of claim 1 of the present invention is to
In particular, it is an object of the present invention to provide a camera which is not bulky when carried, has good storage in clothes pockets, bags, and the like, and is easy to perform a release operation and is less likely to cause camera shake irrespective of the manner and orientation of shooting. It is an object of claim 2 of the present invention to provide a camera that can easily perform a shooting operation when using an electronic viewfinder. An object of a third aspect of the present invention is to provide a camera which is excellent in flexibility and gripping ability in a photographing direction and which can easily perform a photographing operation. An object of claim 4 of the present invention is to provide a camera which is not bulky at the time of photographing and which can be easily photographed. An object of claim 5 of the present invention is to provide a camera in which flexibility of a photographing direction is improved and a photographing operation is easy.

A further object of the present invention is to provide a camera which is more excellent in flexibility in a photographing direction and which can easily perform a photographing operation. The object of claim 7 of the present invention is, inter alia,
An object of the present invention is to provide a camera in which the flexibility of the photographing direction is partially improved and the operation of changing the photographing direction and the photographing operation are easy. An object of claim 8 of the present invention is to provide a camera in which the flexibility of the photographing direction is improved for another part, and the operation of changing the photographing direction and the photographing operation are easy. An object of a ninth aspect of the present invention is to provide a camera in which the flexibility of the shooting direction is further improved, and the operation of changing the shooting direction and the shooting operation are easy. An object of a tenth aspect of the present invention is to provide a camera which can easily perform a shooting operation while looking at an electronic viewfinder. Claim 1 of the present invention
An object of the present invention is to provide a camera which can have a wide grip portion and an operation portion, and can improve operability. The object of the twelfth aspect of the present invention is that the release operation is easy and the camera shake is easy, irrespective of how the camera is set up and in the orientation, etc., which is not bulky when carried, has good storage in clothes pockets or bags, etc. It is an object of the present invention to provide a mobile terminal device having a camera function that is unlikely to cause trouble.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a portable terminal device which can easily perform a photographing operation when using an electronic finder. An object of a fourteenth aspect of the present invention is to provide a portable terminal device which is excellent in flexibility and graspability in a photographing direction and in which a photographing operation is easy. An object of a fifteenth aspect of the present invention is to provide a portable terminal device which is not bulky at the time of photographing and can be easily photographed. An object of a sixteenth aspect of the present invention is to provide a portable terminal device in which flexibility of a photographing direction is improved and a photographing operation is easy. An object of a seventeenth aspect of the present invention is to provide a portable terminal device which is more excellent in flexibility of a photographing direction and which can easily perform a photographing operation. An object of an eighteenth aspect of the present invention is to provide a portable terminal device in which the flexibility of the photographing direction is partially improved, and the operation of changing the photographing direction and the photographing operation are easy.

An object of a nineteenth aspect of the present invention is to provide a portable terminal device in which the flexibility of the photographing direction is improved in another part and the operation of changing the photographing direction and the photographing operation are easy. An object of a twentieth aspect of the present invention is to provide a portable terminal device in which the flexibility of the photographing direction is further improved and the operation of changing the photographing direction and the photographing operation are easy. An object of a twenty-first aspect of the present invention is to provide a portable terminal device that can easily perform a shooting operation while looking at an electronic finder. An object of a twenty-second aspect of the present invention is to provide a portable terminal device capable of improving the operability, particularly by increasing the gripping portion and the operating portion.

[0009]

According to the present invention, there is provided a camera according to the present invention, wherein a body having a flat and elongated shape and a vicinity of one end of the body in a longitudinal direction are provided. A photographic lens for capturing an object image, wherein the objective surface having an incident optical axis substantially perpendicular to the flat surface is housed in one of the flat surfaces, and is housed.
The body is disposed within a range from the other middle part of the flat surface in the longitudinal direction to the vicinity of the other end and substantially at the center in the width direction of the flat body, and a shooting operation of the subject image is performed by a pressing operation. And a release button for performing the following. The camera according to the present invention described in claim 2 is characterized in that a display screen for an electronic finder is provided on the other side of the flat surface of the body, on the back side of the objective surface of the photographing lens.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in order to achieve the above-mentioned object, a camera having a flat and elongated shape and a substantially continuous arrangement near one end in the longitudinal direction of the body are provided. The objective lens having an incident optical axis substantially perpendicular to the flat surface thereof is housed in a photographing lens for photographing a subject image by allowing one of the flat surfaces to peep, and is substantially orthogonal to the longitudinal direction, and A photographing lens portion provided so as to be rotatable within a predetermined angle range with respect to a rotation axis substantially parallel to the flat surface, and a portion from the other middle portion of the flat surface of the body in the longitudinal direction to the vicinity of the other end portion; A release button that is disposed within the range and substantially at the center in the flat width direction, and that performs a shooting operation of the subject image by a pressing operation. Claim 4
The shooting lens unit of the camera according to the present invention described in
The rotation axis is positioned so as to pass through a substantially central portion of the taking lens unit. The photographic lens portion of the camera according to the fifth aspect of the present invention is characterized in that the rotation axis is located at the side edge of the body of the photographic lens portion.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, the photographic lens portion of the camera according to the present invention is characterized in that it can be further rotated with respect to a further rotation axis orthogonal to the rotation axis. The photographic lens portion of the camera according to the present invention described in claim 7 is characterized in that the rotation axis is located at one edge of the flat surface of the body.
The photographic lens section of the camera according to the present invention described in claim 8 is characterized in that the rotation axis is located at the other edge of the flat surface of the body. Claim 9
The shooting lens unit of the camera according to the present invention described in
It is characterized in that the further rotation axis is arranged so as to be orthogonal at a substantially central portion on the rotation axis. Claim 1
The camera according to the present invention described in Item 0 is characterized in that a display screen for an electronic finder is provided on the other of the flat surfaces of the body. The camera according to the present invention described in claim 11 is characterized in that a display screen for an electronic finder is provided on the back side of the objective surface of the taking lens in the taking lens unit.

According to a twelfth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a portable terminal device comprising: a body having a flat and elongated shape; and a flat body near one end in a longitudinal direction of the body. An object plane having an incident optical axis substantially perpendicular to the plane is housed in one of the flat planes and housed therein, and a photographing lens for photographing a subject image; and the longitudinal direction of the other of the flat planes of the body. A release button that is disposed within a range from the middle part to the vicinity of the other end and substantially at the center in the flat width direction, and performs a shooting operation of the subject image by a pressing operation. And A portable terminal device according to a thirteenth aspect of the present invention is characterized in that a display screen for an electronic finder is provided on the other side of the flat surface of the body, on the back side of the objective surface of the photographing lens.

According to a fourteenth aspect of the present invention, in order to achieve the above-mentioned object, a portable terminal having a flat and elongated shape and a body substantially continuous with one end in the longitudinal direction of the body are provided. The object plane having an incident optical axis substantially perpendicular to the flat surface is housed in a photographing lens for photographing a subject image while being viewed from one of the flat surfaces, and is substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal direction. And a photographing lens portion provided so as to be rotatable within a predetermined angle range with respect to a rotation axis substantially parallel to the flat surface, and from the other intermediate portion in the longitudinal direction to the other end portion of the flat surface of the body. And a release button disposed substantially at the center in the width direction of the flat portion and performing a shooting operation of the subject image by a pressing operation. According to a fifteenth aspect of the present invention, in the portable terminal device according to the present invention, the photographing lens portion is positioned so that the rotation axis passes through a substantially central portion of the photographing lens portion.

[0015] The photographic lens section of the portable terminal device according to the present invention as set forth in claim 16 is characterized in that the rotation axis is located at the body side edge of the photographic lens section. According to a seventeenth aspect of the present invention, in the portable terminal device according to the present invention, the photographing lens unit is further rotatable about a further rotation axis orthogonal to the rotation axis. In the portable lens device according to the present invention, the rotation axis is located at one edge of the flat surface of the body. In the portable terminal device according to the present invention described in claim 19, the photographing lens unit is characterized in that the rotation axis is located at the other edge of the flat surface of the body.

[0015] The photographic lens section of the portable terminal device according to the present invention as set forth in claim 20 is characterized in that the further rotation axis is arranged so as to be orthogonal to a substantially central portion on the rotation axis. . A portable terminal device according to a twenty-first aspect of the present invention is characterized in that a display screen for an electronic finder is provided on the other of the flat surfaces of the body. A portable terminal device according to a twenty-second aspect of the present invention is characterized in that a display screen for an electronic finder is provided on the back side of the objective surface of the taking lens in the taking lens unit.

[0016]

The camera according to claim 1 of the present invention has
Shooting for shooting a subject image by having one of the flat surfaces peep an object plane having an incident optical axis substantially perpendicular to the flat surface in the vicinity of one end in the longitudinal direction of the flat and elongated body. A lens is housed, and within a range from the other middle part of the flat surface of the body in the longitudinal direction to the vicinity of the other end, and approximately at the center in the width direction of the flat body, the subject image is pressed by a pressing operation. A release button is provided for performing a shooting operation. With such a configuration, it is suitable for carrying and the release operation is easy. In particular, it is not bulky when carrying, and has good storage capacity in clothes pockets and bags. Camera shake is less likely to occur. In the camera according to the second aspect of the present invention, a display screen for an electronic finder is provided on the other side of the flat surface of the body, on the back side of the objective surface of the photographing lens. With such a configuration,
In particular, the photographing operation when using the electronic viewfinder becomes easy.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a camera which is substantially continuous with one end in the longitudinal direction of a body having a flat and elongated shape, and which is substantially orthogonal to the longitudinal direction and substantially parallel to the flat surface. A photographing lens unit is provided so as to be rotatable within a predetermined angle range with respect to the moving axis, and the photographing lens unit allows an object plane having an incident optical axis substantially perpendicular to the flat surface to be viewed through one of the flat surfaces. A photographic lens for taking an image is housed, and within a range from the other middle part in the longitudinal direction of the flat surface of the body to the vicinity of the other end and substantially in the center in the width direction of the flat body. , A release button for performing a shooting operation of the subject image by a pressing operation is provided. With such a configuration, in particular, the flexibility and the gripping property in the shooting direction are excellent, and the shooting operation is facilitated.
The taking lens unit of the camera according to claim 4 of the present invention includes:
The rotation axis is positioned so as to pass through a substantially central portion of the taking lens unit. With such a configuration, particularly, the shooting operation is easy without being bulky at the time of shooting.

In the photographic lens section of the camera according to the fifth aspect of the present invention, the rotation axis is located at the body side edge of the photographic lens section. With such a configuration, in particular, the flexibility in the shooting direction is improved, and the shooting operation is facilitated. The photographic lens portion of the camera according to claim 6 of the present invention is further rotatable about a further rotation axis orthogonal to the rotation axis. With such a configuration, in particular, the flexibility of the shooting direction is further improved, and the shooting operation is facilitated. In the photographic lens section of the camera according to claim 7 of the present invention, the rotation axis is located at one edge of the flat surface of the body. With such a configuration, in particular, the flexibility of the shooting direction is partially improved, and the operation of changing the shooting direction and the shooting operation are facilitated.

In the camera lens unit of a camera according to an eighth aspect of the present invention, the rotation axis is located at the other edge of the flat surface of the body. With such a configuration, in particular, the flexibility of the photographing direction is improved for another part, and the operation of changing the photographing direction and the photographing operation are facilitated.
The taking lens unit of the camera according to claim 9 of the present invention includes:
The further rotation axis is disposed so as to be orthogonal at substantially the center on the rotation axis. With such a configuration, in particular, the flexibility of the shooting direction is further improved, and the operation of changing the shooting direction and the shooting operation are facilitated. Claim 10 of the present invention
Has a display screen for an electronic finder on the other of the flat surfaces of the body. With such a configuration, in particular, the photographing operation while looking at the electronic viewfinder becomes easy. In a camera according to an eleventh aspect of the present invention, a display screen for an electronic finder is provided on the back side of the objective surface of the taking lens in the taking lens unit.
With such a configuration, in particular, the grip section and the operation section can be widened, and the operability can be improved.

According to a twelfth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a portable terminal device, comprising: an object surface having an incident optical axis which is near one longitudinal end of a body having a flat and elongated shape and which is substantially perpendicular to the flat surface. A photographing lens for photographing a subject image is housed therein, and the flat width of the flat body is within a range from the other middle part of the flat surface of the body in the longitudinal direction to the vicinity of the other end. At approximately the center in the direction, a release button for performing a shooting operation of the subject image by a pressing operation is provided. With such a configuration, it is suitable for carrying and the release operation in the camera function is easy. In particular, it is not bulky when carrying and has good storage in clothes pockets and bags, and also has a good attitude and orientation when taking a camera. Irrespective of, camera shake is less likely to occur. A portable terminal device according to a thirteenth aspect of the present invention is provided with a display screen for an electronic finder on the other side of the flat surface of the body, on the back side of the objective surface of the taking lens. Such a configuration facilitates the shooting operation, particularly when using the electronic viewfinder.

A portable terminal device according to a fourteenth aspect of the present invention is substantially continuous with one end in the longitudinal direction of a body having a flat and elongated shape, substantially orthogonal to the longitudinal direction, and substantially parallel to the flat surface. A photographic lens unit is provided so as to be rotatable within a predetermined angle range with respect to a rotation axis, and the photographic lens unit allows an object plane having an incident optical axis substantially perpendicular to the flat surface to be viewed through one of the flat surfaces. A photographic lens for taking an image of a subject is housed therein, and within a range from the other middle part of the flat surface of the body in the longitudinal direction to the vicinity of the other end, and substantially the center in the width direction of the flat body. In the department,
A release button for performing a shooting operation of the subject image by a pressing operation is provided. With such a configuration, in particular, the flexibility in the shooting direction and the gripping property are excellent, and the camera shooting operation is facilitated. In a portable terminal device according to a fifteenth aspect of the present invention, the photographing lens unit is positioned so that the rotation axis passes through a substantially central portion of the photographing lens unit. With such a configuration, particularly, the shooting operation is easy without being bulky at the time of shooting. In the photographic lens section of the portable terminal device according to claim 16 of the present invention, the rotation axis is located at the body side edge of the photographic lens section. With such a configuration, in particular, the flexibility in the shooting direction is improved, and the shooting operation is facilitated.

According to a seventeenth aspect of the present invention, the photographic lens portion of the portable terminal device is further rotatable with respect to a further rotation axis orthogonal to the rotation axis. With such a configuration, in particular, the flexibility in the shooting direction is further improved,
The photographing operation becomes easy. In the photographic lens section of the portable terminal device according to claim 18 of the present invention, the rotation axis is located at one edge of the flat surface of the body. With such a configuration, in particular, the flexibility of the shooting direction is partially improved, and the operation of changing the shooting direction and the shooting operation are facilitated. In the photographic lens section of the portable terminal device according to claim 19 of the present invention, the rotation axis is located at the other edge of the flat surface of the body. With such a configuration, in particular, the flexibility of the photographing direction is improved for another part, and the operation of changing the photographing direction and the photographing operation are facilitated. The photographic lens section of the portable terminal device according to the twentieth aspect of the present invention is arranged such that the further rotation axis is orthogonal to a substantially central portion on the rotation axis. With such a configuration, in particular, the flexibility of the shooting direction is further improved, and the operation of changing the shooting direction and the shooting operation are facilitated.

According to a twenty-first aspect of the present invention, a display screen for an electronic finder is provided on the other of the flat surfaces of the body. With such a configuration, in particular, the photographing operation while looking at the electronic viewfinder becomes easy. In a portable terminal device according to a twenty-second aspect of the present invention, a display screen for an electronic finder is provided on the back side of the objective surface of the taking lens in the taking lens unit. With such a configuration, in particular, the grip section and the operation section can be widened, and the operability can be improved.

[0024]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, a camera according to the present invention will be described in detail based on an embodiment of the present invention with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 shows a configuration of a camera according to a first embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 1, (a) is a front view of the camera as viewed from the objective surface side of the photographing lens, (b) is a left side view of the camera, and (c) is a rear view of the camera. FIG.
The camera shown in FIG. 1 is configured as an electronic camera capable of recording sound and the like, and includes a body 1, a photographing lens 2, a liquid crystal display (LCD) 3, an operation dial 4, a release button 5, an operation button 6, a strobe light emitting section 7, Power switch 8
And a microphone 9. Body 1 is
It has a flat and elongated rectangular parallelepiped, and each edge and corner is a curved surface. Each component is incorporated or housed in the body 1. A photographing lens 2 for photographing a subject is housed at one end (the upper end in FIG. 1) in the longitudinal direction of the body 1 and has one flat surface of the body 1, that is, one flat surface (FIG. a), the object incident surface is viewed. The liquid crystal display (LCD) 3 has a display screen disposed on the back surface of the body 1, that is, an intermediate portion in the longitudinal direction of the other flat surface, and displays an image after photographing, various operation information, various state information, and the like. I do.

The liquid crystal display 3 further displays an image in the field of view during the shooting operation and uses it as an electronic finder, or displays an image shot immediately after shooting for a predetermined time for confirmation. Also used for In this case, the operation dial 4 is provided at the other end of the body 1 in the longitudinal direction of the other flat surface, and is used for setting various modes. Release button 5 for shooting operation
Is located at an appropriate position between the vicinity of the middle portion in the longitudinal direction of the other flat surface of the body 1 and the other end thereof, and substantially at or near the central portion in the short direction of the body 1, that is, the width direction. Is provided. In the case of FIG. 1, the release button 5 is connected to the liquid crystal display 3 and the operation dial 4.
And at substantially the center in the width direction. The release button 5 may be operated in two steps, and the first operation may perform an autofocus operation, that is, measure the distance to the subject, and the second operation may capture an image of the subject. The operation button 6 includes a plurality of buttons 6a to
6j, which are used for various operations for photographing operation of the camera, image appreciation, and others. The strobe light emitting unit 7 is for irradiating the subject when the amount of light of the subject is insufficient, and is provided in the vicinity of the objective incident surface of the one flat imaging lens 2 of the body 1.

The power switch 8 is used to turn on / off the operation power of the camera, and is provided on one side of the body 1 along the longitudinal direction. The microphone 9 is used for sound collection when sound is recorded instead of a subject image. When the camera in FIG. 1 is used for photographing with the longitudinal direction of the body 1 substantially vertical, the vicinity of the lower end of the body 1 is grasped from one side with one hand, and the release button 5 is pressed with the thumb. At the time of photographing, the photographing operation is usually performed while looking at the liquid crystal display 3 as an electronic finder. The operation direction of the release button 5 is the front-back direction with respect to the gripping direction and is a direction parallel to the incident optical axis of the photographing lens 2, so that the gripping is stable, and the camera shake during the pressing operation is less likely to occur. When the camera 1 of FIG. 1 is to be photographed with the longitudinal direction of the body 1 substantially horizontal, the vicinity of the lower end of the body 1 is gripped from the lower end with one hand, and the release button 5 is pressed with the thumb. At this time, it is desirable to support the upper end of the body 1 with the other hand. At the time of photographing, the photographing operation is usually performed while viewing the liquid crystal display 3 as an electronic finder. Even in this case, the operation direction of the release button 5 is the front-back direction with respect to the gripping direction, and
Since the direction is parallel to the incident optical axis, the gripping is stable, and camera shake during the pressing operation is less likely to occur.

FIGS. 2 and 3 show the configuration of a camera according to a second embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the camera as viewed from the front, that is, from the subject side.
Is a perspective view as seen from the back. The camera shown in FIGS. 2 and 3 includes a body 11, a photographing lens unit 12,
A liquid crystal display 13, an operation dial 14, a release button 15, an operation button 16, and a strobe light emitting unit 17 are provided. Liquid crystal display 13, operation dial 1
The release button 15, the operation button 16 and the liquid crystal display 3, the operation dial 4, the release button 5 and the operation button 6 of FIG. The body 11 has a flat and elongated rectangular parallelepiped shape, and has curved edges and corners. Each component is incorporated or housed in the body 11. Further, the body 11 has a pair of gate-shaped supporting projections 11a and 11b protruding at one end in the longitudinal direction and extending on both side surfaces in the width direction to face each other.

The photographing lens unit 12 as a photographing lens section has a rectangular parallelepiped shape, and is rotatably supported by the supporting projections 11a and 11b. The rotation axis of the photographing lens unit 12 is orthogonal to the longitudinal direction of the body 11, and the photographing lens unit 12, the support protrusions 11a and 1
1b is disposed so as to penetrate substantially the center. In addition,
The taking lens unit 12 is basically rotatably supported on both sides of the taking lens unit 12 by both of the supporting protrusions 11a and 11b by a rotation support mechanism (not shown). And 11b may be so supported as to be cantilevered. The photographing lens unit 12 has
In the housed state shown in FIG. 2, the body 11 and the photographing lens unit 12 are located on an extension of both flat planes of the body 11 and are almost exactly housed in the space facing the support protrusions 11a and 11b. It is formed so as to have a flat and elongated rectangular parallelepiped shape.
FIG. 3 shows a standard photographing state in which the photographing lens unit 12 is rotated at an appropriate angle. The photographing lens unit 12 includes a photographing lens 12a for photographing a subject.
And the object incident surface is viewed on one surface of the photographing lens unit 12 corresponding to one flat surface of the body 11.

The liquid crystal display 13 has a display screen disposed at an intermediate portion in the longitudinal direction of the other flat surface of the body 11, and displays an image during shooting, an image after shooting, various operation information, various state information, and the like. Is displayed. Operation dial 1
In this case, 4 is provided at the other end of the body 11 in the longitudinal direction of the other flat surface, and is used for setting various modes. Release button 15 for shooting operation
Is provided at an appropriate location between the vicinity of the middle portion in the longitudinal direction of the other flat surface of the body 11 and the other end thereof, and substantially at or near the center in the width direction of the body 11. In the case of FIG. 3, the release button 15
Is arranged between the liquid crystal display 13 and the operation dial 14 and substantially at the center in the width direction. The release button 15 is also operated in a two-step manner, and a photometry operation and an autofocus operation, that is, a distance measurement of a subject distance is performed by the first operation, and a subject image is photographed by the second operation. Is also good.

The operation button 16 is composed of a plurality of buttons, and is used for various operations for photographing operation of the camera, image appreciation, and others. The strobe light emitting unit 17 is for irradiating the subject when the amount of light of the subject is insufficient, and is provided near the objective incident surface of the taking lens 12a of the taking lens unit 12, in this case, on the upper end side. When taking a picture with the longitudinal direction of the body 11 oriented vertically, the camera of FIG. 2 keeps the taking lens unit 12 in the housed state as shown in FIG. , The lower end of the body 11 is grasped from the side with one hand, and the release button 15 is pressed with the thumb. The operation direction of the release button 15 is in the front-back direction with respect to the gripping direction, and is parallel or oblique to the incident optical axis of the photographing lens 12a. Therefore, the gripping is stable, and the camera shake during the pressing operation is less likely to occur. . Further, when taking a picture with the longitudinal direction of the body 11 of the camera of FIG. 2 substantially horizontal, the vicinity of the lower end of the body 11 is grasped with one hand from the lower end side with the photographing lens unit 12 in the housed state, and The release button 15 is pressed. At this time, it is desirable to support the upper end of the body 11 with the other hand.

At the time of photographing, a photographing operation is usually performed while looking at the liquid crystal display 13 as an electronic finder. Even in this case, the operation direction of the release button 15 is the front-back direction with respect to the holding direction, and is parallel or oblique to the incident optical axis of the photographing lens 12a. Camera shake is less likely to occur. As shown in FIG. 4, the supporting projections 11a 'and 11b' of the body 11 'are
2 ′, the upper end side of the taking lens unit 12 ′ is widened to the side, so that it is substantially T-shaped.
An extended surface of the support protrusions 11a 'and 11b' may be formed. This makes it possible to increase the internal capacity of the taking lens unit 12 ′ as compared with the taking lens unit 12.

FIGS. 5 to 11 show the structure of a camera according to a third embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the camera as viewed from the front, that is, from the subject side, and FIG.
7 to 11 are perspective views in various operation states viewed from the back side. The camera shown in FIGS. 5 to 11 includes a body 21, a photographing lens unit 22,
A liquid crystal display 23, an operation dial 24, a release button 25, an operation button 26, and a strobe light emitting section 27 are provided. Liquid crystal display 23, operation dial 2
4, the release button 25 and the operation button 26, the liquid crystal display 3, the operation dial 4, the release button 5 and the operation button 6 of FIG. 1, or the liquid crystal display 13, the operation dial 14, the release button 15 of FIGS. It has a configuration substantially similar to that of the operation button 16. The body 21 has a flat and elongated rectangular parallelepiped shape, and has curved edges and corners.
Each component is incorporated or housed in the body 21. Further, the body 21 supports the photographing lens unit 22 via a biaxial rotation support mechanism 21a provided at one end in the longitudinal direction. The two-axis rotation support mechanism 21a includes a first rotation axis orthogonal to the longitudinal direction of the body 21 and a second rotation axis orthogonal to the first rotation axis.
Has a rotation axis.

The taking lens unit 22 as a taking lens unit has a rectangular parallelepiped shape, and
A is supported by the body 21 so as to be rotatable about the first and second rotation axes through a. The photographing lens unit 22 includes a photographing lens 2 for photographing a subject.
2a is housed, and in the housed state described later, one surface of the taking lens unit 22 corresponding to one flat surface of the body 21 allows the object incident surface to be viewed. The first rotation axis is a rotation axis of at least 90 ° tilting rotation of the photographing lens unit 22, and the second rotation axis is a photographing lens on the first rotation axis. This is a rotation axis that allows the unit 22 to rotate at least 180 °. In this case, the biaxial rotation support mechanism 21a moves the first rotation axis to the photographing lens unit 22 at the one end of the body 21.
Are arranged on the edge of the other surface and the corresponding side of the body 21 near the other flat surface, that is, the back side (see FIG. 6). The second rotation axis of the two-axis rotation support mechanism 21a is arranged so that the photographing lens unit 22 rotates on the first rotation axis.

FIGS. 5 and 6 show the photographing lens unit 2.
2 shows a storage state in which the peripheral surface of the body 2 is arranged so as to form an extension of the peripheral surface of the body 21. In this state, the body 21 and the photographing lens unit 22 as a whole have a flat and elongated rectangular parallelepiped shape. Is formed. Since this state is the same as the configuration shown in FIG. 1, it is possible to perform photographing as it is. 7 to 1
Reference numeral 1 denotes a photographing state in which the photographing lens unit 22 is appropriately rotated by the biaxial rotation support mechanism 21a. FIG. 7 shows the taking lens unit 22 from the state of FIG.
90 ° to the rear side with respect to the body 21
FIG. 8 shows a state in which the photographing lens unit 22 is rotated by 90 ° with respect to the body 21 by the second rotation axis from the state in FIG.
FIG. 9 shows a state in which the photographing lens unit 22 is rotated by 180 ° with respect to the body 21 about the second rotation axis from the state of FIG. FIG. 10 shows a state in which the photographing lens unit 22 has been appropriately rotated from the state shown in FIG. 9 to the back side of the body 21 by the first rotation axis, and FIG. The state in which the photographing lens unit 22 is appropriately rotated by the second rotation axis with respect to the first rotation axis from the state is shown.

The state shown in FIG. 7 is, for example, a photographing state in which the front object is photographed with the body 21 held substantially horizontally, and the state shown in FIG. This is a shooting state for shooting the subject. FIG.
The photographing state is, for example, a photographing state in which the photographer himself or the subject behind the photographer is photographed with the body 21 held substantially vertically, or a photographing state of photographing an upper object with the body 21 held substantially horizontally. It is. The state in FIG.
For example, a photographing state in which the photographer himself or a subject behind the photographer is photographed with the body 21 held substantially horizontally. The state shown in FIG. 11 is, for example, a photographing state in which the photographer himself and an object in the vicinity thereof are photographed with the body 21 held substantially horizontally. The liquid crystal display 23 is
The display screen is arranged near the one end in the longitudinal direction of the other flat surface of 1, that is, at a position close to the two-axis rotation support mechanism 21 a, an image being shot, an image after shooting, various operation information, And various state information.

In this case, the operation dial 24 is
1 is provided at the other end in the longitudinal direction of the other flat surface, and is used for setting various modes. A release button 25 for a shooting operation is provided at an appropriate position near an intermediate portion in the longitudinal direction of the other flat surface of the body 21,
In addition, it is provided substantially at the center in the width direction of the body 11 or in the vicinity thereof. 6 to 11, the release button 25 is connected to the liquid crystal display 23 and the operation dial 24.
And at substantially the center in the width direction. The release button 25 is also operated in a two-step manner. In addition to the photometric operation, the first-stage operation performs an auto-focus operation, that is, a distance measurement of a subject distance, and the second-stage operation performs photographing of a subject image. It may be. The operation button 26 includes a plurality of buttons, and is used for various operations for photographing operation of the camera, image viewing, and other operations. The strobe light emitting unit 27 is for irradiating the subject when the amount of light of the subject is insufficient, and is provided near the objective incident surface of the taking lens 22a of the taking lens unit 22, in this case, on the left side in FIG. .

Even in this case, since the operation direction of the release button 25 is in the front-back direction with respect to the gripping direction, the gripping is stable, and the camera shake during the pushing operation hardly occurs. In addition, when performing overhead view photographing with this camera, the longitudinal direction is set to be horizontal as shown in FIG.
6 and from the storage state shown in FIG.
If the angle 2 is appropriately rotated about the second rotation axis so as to have a depression angle, it is possible to easily perform appropriate overhead photographing while viewing the electronic finder by the liquid crystal display 23. In FIGS. 5 to 12, the two-axis rotation support mechanism 21a moves the first rotation axis to the other surface of the photographing lens unit 22 at the one end of the body 21 and the body 21 corresponding thereto. Side closer to the other flat surface (back side)
Was placed at the edge of the
Depending on the configuration and form of the body 21, the two-axis rotation support mechanism 21a, and the photographing lens unit 22, there is a possibility that the rotation angle in the specific direction by the first rotation axis is restricted. Therefore, the first rotation axis is disposed on the one surface of the photographing lens unit 22 and the corresponding edge of the body 21 on the side closer to the one flat surface, thereby limiting the rotation direction. You may make it different.

Further, as shown in FIG.
1 ', a two-axis rotation support mechanism 21a' and a photographing lens unit 22 'are arranged and arranged so that the first rotation axis is located substantially at the center in the thickness direction, so that the rotation angle with respect to the rotation angle in the front-rear direction. The restriction may be reduced.
Further, a so-called universal joint such as a ball bearing that enables free rotation in any direction may be used instead of the biaxial rotation support mechanism 21a or 21a '. In the above, the embodiment in which the present invention is applied to an electronic camera has been described. However, the functions of a mobile phone, a communication terminal, an Internet terminal, and the like are incorporated in the body 1, 11, 21 or the like, and the electronic camera function is provided. It may be configured as a portable terminal device with a tag, and the same configuration as described above may be applied to a silver halide camera using a silver halide film.

[0039]

As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to provide a camera and a portable terminal device which are suitable for carrying, easy for a release operation, and are unlikely to cause camera shake during photographing. That is, according to the camera of claim 1 of the present invention,
Shooting for shooting a subject image by having one of the flat surfaces peep an object plane having an incident optical axis substantially perpendicular to the flat surface in the vicinity of one end in the longitudinal direction of the flat and elongated body. A lens is housed, and within a range from the other middle part of the flat surface of the body in the longitudinal direction to the vicinity of the other end, and approximately at the center in the width direction of the flat body, the subject image is pressed by a pressing operation. By arranging the release button to perform the shooting operation, it is suitable for carrying and the release operation is easy.
The clothes can be easily stored in a pocket, a bag, or the like. In addition, camera shake is less likely to occur regardless of the attitude, orientation, and the like during shooting. According to the camera of the second aspect of the present invention, by providing a display screen for an electronic finder on the other side of the flat surface of the body, on the back side of the objective surface of the photographing lens, the use of an electronic finder is particularly advantageous. The shooting operation at the time becomes easy.

According to the camera of the third aspect of the present invention, the body having a flat and elongated shape is substantially continuous near one end in the longitudinal direction, is substantially orthogonal to the longitudinal direction, and is substantially parallel to the flat surface. A photographic lens unit is provided so as to be rotatable within a predetermined angle range with respect to a rotation axis, and the photographic lens unit allows an object plane having an incident optical axis substantially perpendicular to the flat surface to be viewed through one of the flat surfaces. A photographic lens for taking an image of a subject is housed therein, and within a range from the other middle part of the flat surface of the body in the longitudinal direction to the vicinity of the other end, and substantially the center in the width direction of the flat body. By arranging a release button in the unit for performing the photographing operation of the subject image by a pressing operation, the flexibility of the photographing direction and the gripping property are particularly excellent, and the photographing operation is facilitated. According to the camera of the fourth aspect of the present invention, the photographic lens unit is positioned such that the rotation axis passes through a substantially central portion of the photographic lens unit. The movement restriction is reduced and the photographing operation is easy without being bulky at the time of photographing. According to the camera of the fifth aspect of the present invention, the photographic lens unit has the rotation axis positioned at the body side edge of the photographic lens unit, thereby improving the flexibility in the photographic direction, in particular, The photographing operation becomes easy.

According to the camera of the sixth aspect of the present invention, the photographic lens unit is further rotatable about a further rotation axis orthogonal to the rotation axis, and particularly,
The photographing lens unit is rotatable three-dimensionally, so that the flexibility of the photographing direction is further improved, and the photographing operation is facilitated. According to the camera of claim 7 of the present invention, the photographing lens unit locates the rotation axis at one side edge of the flat surface of the body, and particularly, a photographing direction, for example, an elevation direction. And the operation of changing the shooting direction and the shooting operation are facilitated. According to the camera of claim 8 of the present invention,
The photographic lens unit, in particular, by positioning the rotation axis at the other edge of the flat surface of the body,
The flexibility in the shooting direction, for example, the depression angle direction is improved for another part, and the operation of changing the shooting direction and the shooting operation are facilitated. According to the camera of the ninth aspect of the present invention, the photographic lens unit is arranged so that the further rotation axis is orthogonal to the substantially central portion on the rotation axis, so that flexibility in the photographic direction can be particularly improved. Is further improved, and the operation of changing the shooting direction and the shooting operation are facilitated.

According to the camera of the tenth aspect of the present invention, a display screen for an electronic finder is provided on the other of the flat surfaces of the body. This facilitates the photographing operation while looking at the electronic viewfinder. According to the camera of the eleventh aspect of the present invention, by providing a display screen for an electronic finder on the back side of the objective surface of the photographing lens in the photographing lens unit, it is possible to particularly widen the grip unit and the operation unit. Operability can be improved.
According to the portable terminal device of the twelfth aspect of the present invention, the object plane having an incident optical axis that is near the one end in the longitudinal direction of the body having a flat and elongated shape and that is substantially perpendicular to the flat surface is defined by the flat surface. A photographic lens for photographing a subject image is housed on one side, and the flat width direction of the flat body is within a range from the other middle portion in the longitudinal direction to the vicinity of the other end of the flat surface of the body. By arranging a release button for performing the photographing operation of the subject image by a pressing operation at a substantially central portion of the above, the release operation is suitable for carrying and easy to carry out. It is easy to store in a camera or the like, and the camera shake is less likely to occur regardless of how the camera is held when photographed and in which orientation.

According to the portable terminal device of the thirteenth aspect of the present invention, by providing a display screen for an electronic finder on the other side of the flat surface of the body, on the back side of the objective surface of the photographing lens, The photographing operation when using the electronic finder becomes easy. According to the portable terminal device of claim 14 of the present invention, the body having a flat and elongated shape is substantially continuous near the one end in the longitudinal direction, substantially orthogonal to the longitudinal direction, and substantially parallel to the flat surface. An imaging lens unit is provided so as to be rotatable within a predetermined angle range with respect to the rotation axis, and the imaging lens unit allows an object plane having an incident optical axis substantially perpendicular to the flat surface to be viewed through one of the flat surfaces. A housing for housing an imaging lens for taking an image, within a range from the other middle part of the flat surface of the body in the longitudinal direction to the vicinity of the other end, and a substantially central part in the width direction of the flat body; In addition, by providing a release button for performing the photographing operation of the subject image by a pressing operation, the flexibility of the photographing direction and the gripping property are particularly excellent, and the photographing operation of the camera becomes easy.

According to the portable terminal device of the present invention, the photographing lens section is positioned so that the rotation axis passes through a substantially central portion of the photographing lens section, so that the front and rear of the photographing lens section can be obtained. Restriction of rotation in the direction is reduced, and the photographing operation is easy without being bulky at the time of photographing. According to the portable terminal device of claim 16 of the present invention, the photographing lens unit includes:
By locating the rotation axis on the body side edge of the taking lens unit, flexibility in the taking direction is particularly improved, and the taking operation is facilitated. According to the portable terminal device of the seventeenth aspect of the present invention, the photographic lens unit is further rotatable about a further rotation axis orthogonal to the rotation axis. It is possible to rotate in a limited time, and the flexibility of the photographing direction is further improved, and the photographing operation becomes easy. According to the portable terminal device of the eighteenth aspect of the present invention, the photographing lens unit positions the rotation axis at one edge of the flat surface of the body,
In particular, the flexibility in the shooting direction, for example, the elevation angle direction is improved, and the operation of changing the shooting direction and the shooting operation are facilitated.

According to the portable terminal device of the nineteenth aspect of the present invention, the photographing lens unit is arranged such that the rotation axis is located at the other edge of the flat surface of the body, and particularly, in the photographing direction. For example, the flexibility in the depression angle direction is improved, and the operation of changing the shooting direction and the shooting operation are facilitated. According to the portable terminal device of the twentieth aspect of the present invention, the photographic lens unit is arranged such that the further rotation axis is orthogonal to the substantially central part on the rotation axis, so that, in particular, The flexibility is further improved, and the operation of changing the shooting direction and the shooting operation are facilitated. According to the portable terminal device of claim 21 of the present invention, by providing a display screen for an electronic finder on the other of the flat surfaces of the body,
The photographing operation while looking at the electronic viewfinder becomes easy. According to the portable terminal device of the present invention, by providing a display screen for an electronic finder on the back side of the objective surface of the photographing lens in the photographing lens unit, particularly, a gripping unit and an operating unit are widened. Operability can be improved.

[Brief description of the drawings]

1A is a front view, FIG. 1B is a left side view, and FIG. 1C is a rear view showing a configuration of a camera according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the configuration of a camera according to a second embodiment of the present invention, as viewed from the front.

3 is a perspective view showing one operation mode of the camera of FIG. 2 as viewed from the rear side.

FIG. 4 is a rear view of a main part showing a modification of the camera of FIG. 2;

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing the configuration of a camera according to a third embodiment of the present invention, as viewed from the front.

FIG. 6 is a side view showing a rotation axis position of the camera of FIG. 5;

FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing one operation mode of the camera of FIG. 5 as viewed from the rear side.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing another operation mode of the camera of FIG. 5 as viewed from the rear side.

FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing another operation mode of the camera of FIG. 5 as viewed from the rear side.

FIG. 10 is a perspective view showing still another operation mode of the camera of FIG. 5 as viewed from the rear side.

FIG. 11 is a perspective view showing still another operation mode of the camera of FIG. 5, viewed from the rear side.

FIG. 12 is a perspective view showing an overhead view shooting (shooting in a down-angle direction) by the camera of FIG. 5;

FIG. 13 is a perspective view of a main part showing a modification of the camera of FIG. 5;

FIG. 14 is a perspective view showing a configuration of a conventional electronic camera with a mobile phone function.

FIG. 15 is a perspective view showing one operation mode of the camera of FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

1,11,11 ', 21,21' Body 2,12a, 22a Photographic lens 3,13,23 Liquid crystal display (LCD) 4,14,24 Operation dial 5,15,25 Release button 6,16,26 Operation button 7, 17, 27 Strobe light emitting part 8 Power switch 9 Microphone 11a, 11b, 11a ', 11b' Supporting convex part 12, 12 ', 22, 22' Photographic lens unit (photographing lens part) 21a, 21a 'Biaxial rotation Support mechanism

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Claims (22)

[Claims] 1. An object plane having a flat and elongated shape and an incident optical axis near one end in the longitudinal direction of the body and substantially perpendicular to the flat surface, is seen through one of the flat surfaces. Being housed, a photographing lens for photographing a subject image, and in the range from the other middle part in the longitudinal direction to the vicinity of the other end of the other flat surface of the body and substantially in the width direction of the flat surface And a release button disposed at a central portion for performing a photographing operation of the subject image by a pressing operation. 2. The camera according to claim 1, wherein a display screen for an electronic finder is provided on the other side of the flat surface of the body, on the back side of an object plane of the photographing lens. 3. An object plane having a flat and elongated shape, and an object plane which is arranged substantially continuously near one end in the longitudinal direction of the body and has an incident optical axis substantially perpendicular to the flat surface. A photographing lens for photographing a subject image is housed in one side, and is rotatable within a predetermined angle range with respect to a rotation axis substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal direction and substantially parallel to the flat surface. A photographing lens portion provided, disposed within a range from the other middle portion of the flat surface of the body in the longitudinal direction to the vicinity of the other end portion and substantially at a center portion in the width direction of the flat body; And a release button for performing a shooting operation of the subject image by an operation. 4. The camera according to claim 3, wherein the taking lens unit is positioned so that the rotation axis passes through a substantially central portion of the taking lens unit. 5. The camera according to claim 3, wherein in the photographing lens unit, the rotation axis is positioned at an edge of the photographing lens unit on the body side. 6. The camera according to claim 5, wherein the photographing lens unit is further rotatable with respect to a further rotation axis orthogonal to the rotation axis. 7. The camera according to claim 6, wherein the photographing lens unit has the rotation axis positioned at one edge of the flat surface of the body. 8. The camera according to claim 6, wherein in the photographing lens unit, the rotation axis is positioned at an edge on the other side of the flat surface of the body. 9. The image pickup lens unit according to claim 6, wherein the further rotation axis is disposed so as to be orthogonal to a substantially central portion on the rotation axis.
Camera according to item. 10. The camera according to claim 3, wherein a display screen for an electronic finder is provided on the other of the flat surfaces of the body. 11. The camera according to claim 3, wherein a display screen for an electronic finder is provided on a back side of an objective surface of the photographing lens in the photographing lens unit. . 12. An object surface having a flat and elongated shape, and an object plane having an incident optical axis near one end in the longitudinal direction of the body and substantially perpendicular to the flat surface, is viewed from one of the flat surfaces. Being housed, a photographing lens for photographing a subject image, and in the range from the other middle part in the longitudinal direction to the vicinity of the other end of the other flat surface of the body and substantially in the width direction of the flat surface And a release button disposed at a central portion for performing a photographing operation of the subject image by a pressing operation. 13. The portable terminal device according to claim 12, wherein a display screen for an electronic finder is provided on the other side of the flat surface of the body, on the back side of an objective surface of the photographing lens. 14. An object plane having a flat and elongated shape, and an object plane which is arranged substantially continuously near one end in the longitudinal direction of the body and has an incident optical axis substantially perpendicular to the flat surface. A photographing lens for photographing a subject image is housed in one side, and is rotatable within a predetermined angle range with respect to a rotation axis substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal direction and substantially parallel to the flat surface. A photographing lens portion provided, disposed within a range from the other middle portion of the flat surface of the body in the longitudinal direction to the vicinity of the other end portion and substantially at a center portion in the width direction of the flat body; And a release button for performing a shooting operation of the subject image by an operation. 15. The portable terminal device according to claim 14, wherein the photographing lens unit is positioned so that the rotation axis passes through a substantially central portion of the photographing lens unit. 16. The portable terminal device according to claim 14, wherein in the photographing lens unit, the rotation axis is positioned at an edge of the photographing lens unit on the body side. 17. The portable terminal device according to claim 16, wherein the photographing lens unit is further rotatable with respect to a further rotation axis orthogonal to the rotation axis. 18. The portable terminal device according to claim 17, wherein the photographing lens unit has the rotation axis positioned at one edge of the flat surface of the body. 19. The portable terminal device according to claim 17, wherein the photographing lens unit has the rotation axis positioned at the other edge of the flat surface of the body. 20. The photographing lens unit according to claim 17, wherein the further rotation axis is arranged so as to be orthogonal to a substantially central portion on the rotation axis. A mobile terminal device according to claim 1. 21. The mobile terminal device according to claim 14, wherein a display screen for an electronic finder is provided on the other of the flat surfaces of the body. 22. The mobile phone according to claim 14, wherein a display screen for an electronic finder is provided on the back side of the objective surface of the taking lens in the taking lens unit. Terminal device.