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A camera body (1) of the present invention is provided with a concave portion (1A) in which an imaging unit (2) including a rectangular solid shaped case (2a) having an optical system and an imaging device is detachably disposed. When the case (2a) is viewed from a front side in a state where the ca

A camera body (1) of the present invention is provided with a concave portion (1A) in which an imaging unit (2) including a rectangular solid shaped case (2a) having an optical system and an imaging device is detachably disposed. When the case (2a) is viewed from a front side in a state where the case (2a) is disposed in the concave portion (1A), the camera body (1) includes a back face portion (1B) having a back face wall (4) located on the back of the case (2a) and facing a back face of the case (2a), a side face portion (1C) having a side face wall (6) facing a side face of the case (2a), and an upper face portion (1D) having an upper face wall (5) facing an upper face of the case (2a). The concave portion (1A) is defined by the back face wall (4), the side face wall (6), and the upper face wall (5), and is open on three sides where the remaining faces of the case (2a) are located at the time of attachment.

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1. A body structure comprising a body portion configured so that an imaging unit is to be attached to and detached from the body portion, the imaging unit including a fitted portion and at least an optical system provided on the fitted portion, wherein the body portion includes a housing part in whi

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A body structure comprising a body portion configured so that an imaging unit is to be attached to and detached from the body portion, the imaging unit including a fitted portion and at least an optical system provided on the fitted portion, wherein the body portion includes a housing part in which the fitted portion of the imaging unit is to be detachably housed, and at least three walls of walls that close the housing part are opened; and wherein the walls of the housing part include a plurality of walls orthogonal to one another, and at least three walls of the plurality of walls that close the housing part are opened;wherein the body portion includes a display device for displaying an image captured by the imaging unit; andwherein, when the imaging unit is attached to the body portion, a front wall of the body portion close to the imaging unit along an optical axis of the imaging unit, one of two sidewalls in a horizontal direction perpendicular to the optical axis, and one of an upper wall and a lower wall in a vertical direction perpendicular to the optical axis are opened, and wherein the body portion includes a back face portion, the back face portion faces away from the front wall of the body portion, the display device is located on the back face portion, and the display device faces away from the front wall of the body portion. 2. The body structure according to claim 1, wherein the imaging unit further includes an imaging device provided on the fitted portion. 3. The body structure according to claim 1, further comprising a locking mechanism which is provided between the body portion and the fitted portion and which is configured to lock the fitted portion on the body portion when the fitted portion of the imaging unit is housed in the housing part. 4. The body structure according to claim 3, further comprising a release mechanism configured to unlock the locking mechanism. 5. The body structure according to claim 4, further comprising: a first electric circuit unit included in the imaging unit; a second electric circuit unit included in the body portion; and an electrical connection mechanism provided between the fitted portion and the body portion and configured to electrically connect the first electric circuit to the second electric circuit when the fitted portion of the imaging unit is housed in the housing part, wherein the release mechanism is configured to perform a series of operations from an operation to unlock the imaging unit by the locking mechanism to an operation to unlock the electrical connection mechanism. 6. The body structure according to claim 1, further comprising: a first electric circuit unit included in the imaging unit; a second electric circuit unit included in the body portion; and an electrical connection mechanism provided between the fitted portion and the body portion and configured to electrically connect the first electric circuit to the second electric circuit when the fitted portion of the imaging unit is housed in the housing part. 7. The body structure according to claim 1, further comprising a guide mechanism provided between the fitted portion of the imaging unit and the body portion, the guide mechanism being configured to guide the fitted portion of the imaging unit when the fitted portion of the imaging unit is housed in the housing part. 8. The body structure according to claim 1, wherein any one of a plurality of types of external units inclusive of the imaging unit is attachably and detachably housed in the housing part, and the external units have mutually different functions. 9. The body structure according to claim 1, wherein a container chamber is formed in the body portion, and the container chamber houses any of a battery, a circuit used for controlling the imaging unit, a processing circuit configured to process an image taken by the imaging unit, a storage medium configured to record and to store the image taken by the imaging unit, a power circuit, a strobe control circuit, and a circuit board on which circuit components constituting any of these constituents are mounted. 10. A body structure comprising a body portion configured so that an imaging unit is to be attached to and detached from the body portion, the imaging unit including a fitted portion and at least an optical system provided on the fitted portion, wherein the body portion includes a housing part in which the fitted portion of the imaging unit is to be detachably housed, and at least three walls of walls that close the housing part are opened; and wherein the walls of the housing part include a plurality of walls orthogonal to one another, and at least three walls of the plurality of walls that close the housing part are opened;wherein the body portion includes a display device for displaying an image captured by the imaging unit; andwherein the imaging unit is any of a first imaging unit and a second imaging unit, the first imaging unit including a first optical system, a first imaging device, and a first imaging unit-side connector, the second imaging unit including a second optical system, a second imaging device, and a second imaging unit-side connector, each of the first imaging unit and the second imaging unit is attachable to and detachable from the housing part, the second imaging device has a different size from the first imaging device, and the second imaging unit has a different size from the first imaging unit. 11. A body structure comprising a body portion configured so that an imaging unit is to be attached to and detached from the body portion, the imaging unit including a fitted portion and at least an optical system provided on the fitted portion, wherein the body portion includes a housing part in which the fitted portion of the imaging unit is to be detachably housed, and at least three walls of walls that close the housing part are opened; and wherein the body structure further comprises a guide mechanism provided between the fitted portion of the imaging unit and the body portion, the guide mechanism being configured to guide the fitted portion of the imaging unit when the fitted portion of the imaging unit is housed in the housing part;wherein the guide mechanism includes a biasing portion configured to bias the imaging unit toward a back side of the body portion in a state where the imaging unit is attached to the body portion; andwherein the biasing portion includes: at least two engagement claws formed on the imaging unit; at least two engagement plate portions which are formed on the body portion and which respectively face the engagement claws in a state where the imaging unit is attached to the body portion; and at least two biasing springs provided on surfaces of the engagement plate portions, the surfaces being opposed to the engagement claws, the biasing springs being engaged with the engagement claws to bias the imaging unit toward the back side of the body portion.