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A digital camera having a camera body which includes a main surface and a lens surface substantially orthogonal to the main surface, a photographic lens of a photographic optical system positioned on the lense surface, and an optical viewfinder unit rotatably attached to the main surface such that t

A digital camera having a camera body which includes a main surface and a lens surface substantially orthogonal to the main surface, a photographic lens of a photographic optical system positioned on the lense surface, and an optical viewfinder unit rotatably attached to the main surface such that the optical viewfinder unit is rotatable to a position substantially orthogonal to the main surface of the camera body and in a plane substantially parallel to said lens surface. An operation unit is positioned in the camera body such that operations buttons are arranged on the main surface of the camera body and, when the optical viewfinder unit is in a closed position, the operation buttons are substantially covered to protect against unintentional operation.

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1. A digital camera comprising:a camera body having a main surface and a lens surface substantially orthogonal to said main surface; a photographic lens of a photographic optical system, said photographic lens positioned on said lens surface; a solid state imaging device coupled to said photographic

1. A digital camera comprising:a camera body having a main surface and a lens surface substantially orthogonal to said main surface; a photographic lens of a photographic optical system, said photographic lens positioned on said lens surface; a solid state imaging device coupled to said photographic optical system; an operation unit arranged on said main surface and having a release button and a control feature of the digital camera; and an optical viewfinder unit rotatably attached to said camera body such that said optical viewfinder unit is rotatable from a closed position wherein said viewfinder unit is substantially in planar contact with said main surface, to an open position wherein the viewfinder unit is substantially orthogonal to said main surface and in a plane substantially parallel to said lens surface, wherein when said optical viewfinder unit is in said closed position, said release button and control feature are covered and protected by said optical viewfinder unit.