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An imaging apparatus includes a camera head and a camera control unit. An objective optical system is arranged at a front end portion of the camera head. A solid-state imaging device having a first external terminal group to or from which signals subjected to signal processing inside the camera head

An imaging apparatus includes a camera head and a camera control unit. An objective optical system is arranged at a front end portion of the camera head. A solid-state imaging device having a first external terminal group to or from which signals subjected to signal processing inside the camera head are input or output, and a second external terminal group, which is separated from the first external terminal group, and to or from which signals that are not subjected to signal processing inside the camera head are input or output, is arranged behind the objective optical system. A circuit board has at least two connecting terminal groups. One connecting terminal group of the circuit board is connected to the first external terminal group, and the other connecting terminal group is connected to one end portion of a first conductive wire group of a power cable. One end portion of a second conductive wire group of the power cable is connected to the second external terminal group. The other end portion of each of the first and second conductive wire groups is connected to the camera control unit. Therefore, the camera head can be rendered compact.

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An imaging apparatus comprising: a camera head having (a) an objective optical system arranged on a front end portion of said camera head; (b) a solid-state imaging device arranged behind said objective optical system, said solid-state imaging device including a first external terminal group of term

An imaging apparatus comprising: a camera head having (a) an objective optical system arranged on a front end portion of said camera head; (b) a solid-state imaging device arranged behind said objective optical system, said solid-state imaging device including a first external terminal group of terminals to or from which signals subjected to signal processing inside said camera head are input or output, and a second external terminal group, which is separated from said first external terminal group, and including terminals to or from which signals that are not subjected to signal processing inside said camera head are input or output, and (c) a first circuit board having at least two connecting terminal groups, one connecting terminal group being electrically connected to said first external terminal group; an electric cable having a first conductive wire group one end portion of which is connected to the other connecting terminal group of said circuit board, and a second conductive wire group one end portion of which is connected to said second external terminal group; and a camera control unit connected to the other end portion of each of said first and second conductive wire groups.