Camera
 An object of a camera of the present invention is to protect mode change switches, a mode display member, or the like from being damaged or prevent it from malfunctioning, and to improve maneuverability. A center part of a camera body 2 shaped like a rectangular parallelepiped is revealed or hidden by a protective cover 5 that can slide freely between the center part of the camera body 2 and a left-hand part thereof. Arranged on the face, top, and back of the center part of the camera body 2 are a photography lens 3, a strobe 6, and mode change switches 16, a mode display member 17, and the like which are used during photography. These members (photography-time used members) are shielded by the protective cover 5 in a closed state and thus protected from being damaged. Moreover, the incident that the members malfunction can be minimized. Only when an open state is set by sliding the protective cover 5 to the left-hand part of the camera body 2 for the purpose of photography, the photography-time used members are exposed to be operational. Thus, excellent maneuverability is ensured. 
Olympus Optical Co., Ltd.
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Kazuyuki Yoshitaka Hiroshi Yu Hiroyuki Hitoshi Takeshi
Iwasa Naitou Akitake Satoh Satake Yoshida Ito