JP2001014060A - Small-sized electronic equipment and small-sized electronic equipment system equipped with the equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a small-sized electronic equipment and a small-sized electronic equipment system which can expand the utility range and improve the operability by making the equipment multifunal. SOLUTION: A camera 52 is freely attachably and detachably fitted to a rear end central part of an equipment body 10 of a personal computer and is located between a pair of hinge parts 40. A camera body 54 of the camera is provided with a lens 57 and, at the same time, this camera body is freely rotatably provided around an axial line almost coaxial to a rotation center axis of a display unit 12. When the camera main body is removed and used, the camera is connected to the equipment main body by way of a connection adapter and is located at a position away from the personal computer. The camera main body and the equipment body are provided with shutter buttons respectively.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a small electronic device such as a portable personal computer and a small electronic device system including the same.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, portable small computers called book-type personal computers or so-called mobile computers have become widespread.
In this type of computer, miniaturization of the device main body is promoted in order to enhance portability, and at the same time, further improvement in performance and multifunctionality are required.

In order to make such a portable computer multifunctional, a small camera is provided in the computer, and an image taken by the camera can be immediately displayed on a display or saved as data. Things are provided.

[0004] Generally, a portable computer includes a main body provided with a keyboard and the like, and a display unit provided to be freely opened and closed with respect to the main body. The camera is attached to the free end of the display unit and is provided so that the orientation can be adjusted.

[0005]

However, in the case of a computer having a camera provided in a display unit as described above, the camera moves in accordance with the opening and closing of the display unit. The imaging range of the camera changes, and it is necessary to adjust the direction of the camera each time.

Further, since the camera is provided in the display unit, wirings extending from the camera are guided into the computer main body through the hinge portion of the display unit and connected to the control circuit. In this case, since the wiring of the display unit itself is also guided into the computer main body through the hinge portion, the number of wires passing through the hinge portion is large, so that the wiring is troublesome and the wiring is difficult in terms of space. Become. It is desired that this kind of portable small-sized electronic device be further expanded in its use range and further improved in operability due to multifunctionalization.

[0007] The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and an object of the present invention is to provide a small-sized electronic device which can be multifunctional and has excellent operability, and an electronic device system including the same. .

[0008]

In order to achieve the above object, a small-sized electronic device according to the present invention comprises a device body having a rear end provided with a pair of hinge portions, and a rotatable hinge by the hinge portions. A supported display unit, and a camera provided at the center of the rear end of the device main body and positioned between the pair of hinges, wherein the camera has a central axis substantially coaxial with a rotation central axis of the display. And a lens whose position can be adjusted around the lens.

According to the small electronic device having the above structure, since the camera is provided in the device main body, the subject can be photographed by the camera and the image can be displayed on the display unit. It is also possible to take in. By providing the camera in the apparatus main body, even when the display unit is opened and closed, the camera does not move, and it is not necessary to adjust the imaging range of the camera according to the opening and closing angle of the display unit. Thereby, the versatility of the small electronic device can be achieved, and the operability can be improved. Further, unlike the case where the camera is provided in the display unit, it is not necessary to route the wires extending from the camera through the hinge portion from the display unit to the inside of the device main body, thereby improving the assemblability and the space use efficiency. It becomes possible to plan.

Further, since the camera is provided at the center of the rear end of the device main body, it is located in front of the user of the small electronic device. Therefore, even when photographing the user with a camera while using the small electronic device, it is not necessary to move the entire small electronic device in accordance with the user who is the subject, and operability can be improved.

[0011] Also, a small electronic device system according to the present invention includes a device body having a rear end provided with a pair of hinge portions, a display unit rotatably supported by the hinge portions, and a device body. A small electronic device having a camera detachably provided at the center of the rear end and located between the pair of hinge portions, and connecting the camera detached from the device main body to the device main body, A connection adapter for disposing the camera away from the device body.

According to the small electronic device system having the above configuration, the camera is detached from the device main body and then connected to the device main body via the connection adapter, whereby the camera can be installed at a position remote from the small electronic device. Possible. Therefore, the camera can be brought closer to the subject, and the camera itself can be adjusted and arranged in an arbitrary direction without changing the direction of the small electronic device.
The small electronic device can be used as a system in various ways, and the range of use can be expanded by increasing the number of functions.

[0013] Further, a small electronic device system according to the present invention includes a device main body having a rear end portion provided with a pair of hinge portions, a display unit rotatably supported by the hinge portions, and the device main body. A small electronic device comprising a camera detachably provided at the center of the rear end and located between the pair of hinge portions; and a remote detachably connected to the device main body and remotely operating the small electronic device. And a controller.

[0014] According to the small electronic device system having the above-described configuration, by connecting the remote controller, the small electronic device can be remotely controlled. In other words, by operating the remote controller, an application or the like is operated from a position distant from the small electronic device, or from a position distant by the remote controller with the device body provided with the camera installed near the subject. A subject can be photographed, a snapshot, and the like can be executed. As a result, the operability of the small electronic device is improved, and the small electronic device can be used as a system in various ways, so that it is possible to further increase the functions and expand the range of use.

[0015]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, a portable personal computer according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the personal computer includes a flat rectangular box-shaped device main body 10 and a flat rectangular display unit 12. The device main body 10 includes a rectangular box-shaped lower case 14 with an open upper surface, and a cover 16 attached to the lower case so as to cover the upper surface opening of the lower case.

The device body 10 has a keyboard 20 exposed on the upper surface of the cover 16, and a card slot 22 for inserting a PC card, a DC A power connector 23 is provided. On the other side of the device body 10, a telephone line connection jack 24, a remote controller connection terminal 2
5, a smart media insertion port 26 and the like are provided.

A battery 28 is provided at the front end of the main body 10.
Is detachably attached. Further, a shutter button 30 of a camera, which will be described later, is provided at the rear end of the upper surface of the cover 16. In addition, an infrared port 31, a USB terminal 32, a microphone input terminal 33, a headphone connection terminal 34, an exhaust hole 36 for cooling air, an external display output terminal 37, and the like are provided on a rear surface of the device body 10.

The display unit 12 has a pair of legs 38 projecting from both ends of its lower end, and these legs are connected to a pair of hinges 4 provided at the rear end of the cover 16.
It is rotatably supported by 0. Hinge part 40
Has a hinge axis (not shown) extending substantially parallel to the upper surface of the cover 16 and defines the rotation center axis of the display unit 12. Thereby, the display unit 1
2 is a pivotable position in FIG. 1 that exposes the keyboard 20 and a closed position in FIG. 2 that covers the keyboard 20 and forms a single box with the device body 10.
Mounted on top. The outer surface of each hinge portion 40 is covered by a separate decorative plate.

On the inner surface of the display unit 12, an opening 44 exposing a liquid crystal display panel 42, a power switch 4
5, a rib point 46, a display section 48 composed of LEDs, and the like are provided. A pair of click switches 50 are provided on the outer surface of the display unit 12 so as to face the rib points 46.

On the other hand, as shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the personal computer includes a camera 52 detachably provided at the rear end of the apparatus main body 10. This camera 5
2 is between the pair of hinge portions 40, that is, the device body 10
Is provided at the center of the rear end.

More specifically, the camera 52 includes a camera body 54 and a base 56 supporting the camera body. The camera body 54 houses a solid-state imaging device (CCD) (not shown) and has a lens 57 that can be adjusted in focus, and is formed in a substantially cylindrical shape. The lens 57 is provided such that its incident surface is exposed on the outer peripheral surface of the camera body 54.

The base portion 56 has a pair of support portions 58 located on both ends in the axial direction of the camera main body 54. The camera main body is substantially three-axis around the center axis by these support portions.
It is rotatably supported by 60 degrees. A pair of support portions 58
Is formed in a cylindrical shape having the same diameter as the camera body 54, and is provided continuously with the camera body. Also, one of the support portions 5
A shutter button 60 on the camera side is provided on the end surface of the shutter 8.

The base portion 56 has a flat inner wall 56a, a curved outer wall 56b, and a pair of flat side walls 56c. A connector (camera-side connector) 62 electrically connected to the camera body 54 is provided on the inner wall 56a, and a hook 64 that is reciprocally movable in a direction parallel to the central axis of the camera body 54 is provided. I have. An operation lever 65 for releasing the hook 64 functioning as a holding member is provided on the outer wall 56b, and a guide groove 66 for guiding the attachment and detachment of the camera 52 is formed on each side wall 56c. .

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 2, in the center of the rear end of the device main body 10, a camera mounting portion 68 formed of a recess opened rearward is formed, and is located between a pair of hinges 40. I have. The connector 70 on the main body side is exposed on the bottom wall 68 a of the camera mounting portion 68, and an engagement hole 72 for engaging with the hook 64 of the camera 52 is provided. The connector 70 on the main body side is mounted on a main printed circuit board (not shown) provided in the device main body 10.

A pair of side walls 68 of the camera mounting portion 68
Guide ribs 73 functioning as guide portions are respectively formed in b, and extend in a direction perpendicular to the bottom wall 68a, that is, in a direction perpendicular to the rear surface of the device main body 10.

When the camera 52 is mounted on the camera mounting portion 68 of the device body 10, a pair of guide grooves 66 provided on the base portion 56 of the camera are engaged with the guide ribs 7 on the camera mounting portion side.
According to 3, the camera 52 is pushed into the camera mounting section 68 along a direction perpendicular to the rear surface of the device main body. Then
The connector 62 of the camera 52 is fitted into the connector 70 of the device main body 10, and the hook 64 is engaged with the engaging hole 72. As a result, the camera 52 is mounted on the camera mounting portion 68, is mechanically held in the camera mounting portion by the hook 64, and is electrically connected to the device main body 10 via the connectors 62 and 70.

As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG.
When the camera body 54 is mounted on the camera mounting section 68, the camera body 54 and the pair of support sections 58 formed in a cylindrical shape are provided.
Are continuously arranged on the pair of hinge portions 40 of the device body 10. The rear wall 56b of the base 56 is
It is located continuously with the rear surface of the device main body 10 and forms a part of the rear surface of the device main body. Further, the camera body 54 has a center axis located substantially coaxially with the hinge axis of the hinge portion 40, that is, the rotation center axis of the display unit 12, and is rotatable around this center axis.

Then, by rotating the camera body 54 to adjust the direction of the lens 57, an arbitrary image can be obtained using the camera 52 regardless of whether the display unit 12 is open or closed. You can shoot. The image captured by the camera 52 can be displayed on the display unit 12 as a moving image or a still image, and can be captured as a snap image into the memory in the device main body 10 by pressing the shutter button 30 on the main body.

On the other hand, when detaching the camera 52 from the apparatus main body 10, the entire camera 52 can be detached by pulling the entire camera 52 backward from the camera mounting section 68 with the operation lever 65 operated to release the hook 64. .

The personal computer configured as described above can be used in a wider range as an electronic equipment system by using it together with a connection adapter 74 and a remote controller 100 described later.

That is, as shown in FIGS. 4 to 6,
By using the connection adapter 74, the camera 52 can be installed and used at a position away from the device main body 10. The connection adapter 74 includes a main body-side adapter 76 mounted on the camera mounting portion 68 of the device main body 10 instead of the camera 52, a camera-side adapter 78 mounted with the camera 52 removed from the device main body 10, and these adapters 76, 78. Are connected to each other.

The main body side adapter 76 is formed in a box shape, and has a flat inner wall 76a, a curved outer wall 76b, and a pair of flat side walls 76c. A connector (first adapter-side connector) 82 electrically connected to the cable 80 and a reciprocally movable hook 84 functioning as a holding member are provided side by side on the inner wall 76a. The connector 82 and the hook 84 are formed in the same shape and the same arrangement as the connector 62 and the hook 64 of the camera 52. Also, the hook 8 is provided on the outer wall 76b.
An operation lever 85 for releasing operation of the main body side adapter 76 is provided, and a guide groove 86 for guiding attachment / detachment of the main body side adapter 76 is formed in each side wall 76c. The connection cable 80 extends from the rear wall 76b.

The camera-side adapter 78 is formed in a rectangular box shape, and has a substantially flat upper wall 78a, a bottom wall 78b, and a pair of side walls 78c. A connector (second adapter-side connector) 88 electrically connected to the connection cable 80 and the hook 6 of the camera 52 are provided on the upper wall 78a.
Engagement holes 90 that can engage with 4 are provided side by side. The connector 88 and the engagement hole 90 are provided in the device main body 10.
Are formed in the same shape and in the same positional relationship as the connector 70 and the engagement hole 72 provided in the camera mounting portion 68 of FIG.

The upper ends of the pair of side walls 78c protrude from the upper wall 78a, and guide ribs 92 extending perpendicular to the upper wall and functioning as guides are formed on the inner surfaces thereof. A screw hole 94 for attaching a deformable tripod 95 is formed in the bottom wall 78b. The connection cable 80 extends from the bottom wall 78b.

When the camera 52 is set apart from the personal computer by using the connection adapter 74 as described above, first, as shown in FIGS. Part 68
Remove from Subsequently, the main body side adapter 76 is connected to the camera 52.
In place of the camera mounting part 68. In this case, with the pair of guide grooves 86 provided on the side wall 76c of the main body side adapter 76 aligned with the guide rib 73 on the camera mounting section 68 side, the main body side along the direction perpendicular to the rear surface of the device main body 10. The adapter 76 is pushed into the camera mounting section 68. Then, the connector 82 of the main body side adapter 76 fits into the connector 70 of the device main body 10 and the hook 8
4 engages with the engagement hole 72. As a result, the main body side adapter 76 is mounted on the camera mounting portion 68, is mechanically held in the camera mounting portion by the hook 84, and is electrically connected to the device main body 10 via the connectors 82 and 70.

Next, the detached camera 52 is mounted on the camera-side adapter 78. In this case, with the pair of guide grooves 66 provided in the base portion 56 of the camera 52 aligned with the guide ribs 92 of the camera-side adapter 78, the camera 52 is moved along a direction perpendicular to the upper wall of the camera-side adapter 78.
Press. Then, the connector 62 of the camera 52 is fitted into the connector 88 of the camera-side adapter 78, and
The hook 64 engages with the engagement hole 90. As a result, the camera 52 is attached to the camera-side adapter 78 and the hook 64
Mechanically held by the connector 62,
It is electrically connected to the camera-side adapter 78 via 88.

With the above operation, the camera 52 can be electrically connected to the personal computer via the connection adapter 74. Then, by attaching the tripod 95 to the camera-side adapter 78 and installing the camera 52 at an arbitrary position, the camera 52 can be used at a position remote from the personal computer. Also in this case, the image captured by the camera 52 can be displayed as a moving image or a still image on the display unit 12 and the shutter button 30 on the main body or the camera 52 can be displayed.
By pressing the shutter button 60, a snap image can be captured in the memory in the device body 10. Note that the camera-side adapter 78 may be used by directly arranging it on a desk, a floor, or the like without using the tripod 95.

On the other hand, as shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, a remote controller 100 for remotely operating a personal computer has a substantially elliptical controller body 1.
02 and connection cable 1 extending from the controller body
04. At an extension end of the connection cable 104, a connection plug 105 that can be connected to a connection terminal 25 provided on the device main body 10 of the personal computer is provided.

On the surface of the controller body 102, a substantially rectangular liquid crystal display section 106 for displaying various information and a shutter button 108 are provided. First, second, and third jog dials 110a, 110b, and 110c are provided side by side on the upper surface of the controller main body 102, and the connection plug 11 of the headphone 112 is provided.
4 is provided with a headphone terminal 116 to which the headphone 4 can be connected. Each jog dial 110a, 110b, 110c
Is configured to be capable of rotating operation and pushing operation, and selects and adjusts an item by the rotating operation and fixes the selected item by pushing operation.

A pause button 118 and a hold lever 120 are provided on the lower surface of the controller main body 102. Further, on the back of the controller body 102,
A rotatable clamp lever 122 for attaching and holding the controller body to clothes, bags, and the like is provided.

When the remote controller 100 is used, the connection plug 105 is inserted into the connection terminal 25 provided on the device body 10 of the personal computer. Then, the remote controller 100 is electrically connected to the personal computer by plug-in play.

Then, the remote controller 100
It has the following functions. That is, the first jog dial 110a can be rotated left and right to operate applications such as a media player and an explorer.
Selection of volume setting, camera shooting, snapshot, and the like are performed, and the selected application and the like are displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 106. Then, by pressing the first jog dial 110a while an arbitrary item is selected, the selected item is determined and registered in the liquid crystal display unit 106.

After the selection items are determined, the first jog dial 1
By rotating 10a, volume adjustment or the like can be performed. In addition, by pressing the shutter button 116 of the controller main body 100 in a state where the camera shooting or the snapshot is selected, the image photographed by the camera 52 of the personal computer can be taken as a snap image into the memory in the device main body 10. it can.

The second jog dial 110b, for example, is rotated left and right in a state where the media player is selected, thereby selecting a song, and the selected song is displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 106. Then, after the music is selected, by pressing the second jog dial 110b, the selected music is determined.

The third jog dial 110c, for example, is rotated left and right in a state where the media player is selected, so that modes such as play, repeat, FF, REW, and disk change are selected, and the selected mode is selected. Are displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 106. And after selection,
By pressing the third jog dial 110c, the selected mode is determined.

Further, by inserting the connection plug 114 into the headphone terminal 116 of the controller main body 102 and connecting the headphone 112, it is possible to listen to music such as music with headphones while remotely operating the personal computer by the controller main body. Become.

Further, as shown in FIG. 9, the connection adapter 74 and the remote controller 100 can be used together. That is, the camera 52 detached from the device main body 10 of the personal computer is connected to the personal computer using the connection adapter 74, and is installed near an arbitrary subject. Further, the remote controller 100 is connected to a personal computer.

When photographing a subject, the controller body 102 of the remote controller 100 is operated to
For example, camera shooting or snapshot is selected. Thus, the image of the subject captured by the camera 52 is displayed on the display unit 12 of the personal computer. When the snap image is loaded into the memory of the personal computer, a desired image can be captured by pressing the shutter button 108 provided on the controller body 102 while checking the image displayed on the display unit 12. Can be.

When the connection adapter 74 and the remote controller 100 are used in this manner, the camera 52 is arranged close to the subject, and
By remote control, the camera 52 and the personal computer can be operated at a position very far from the subject, so that the operability can be improved and the use range can be further expanded.

According to the personal computer configured as described above, the camera 52 for photographing the subject is provided at the center of the rear end of the device main body 10 and has a pair of hinges 40.
Located between. In this way, the camera 52 is
If it is set to 0, the camera 52 does not move even when the display unit 12 is opened and closed, and there is no need to adjust the imaging range of the camera according to the opening and closing angle of the display unit. Therefore, operability can be improved.

Since the camera 52 is connected to a pudding provided in the apparatus main body 10 and a circuit board via a connector, the camera 52 extends from the camera as in the case where the camera is provided on a display unit. There is no need to route wires from the display unit through the hinges and into the device body. Therefore, assemblability can be improved, and space utilization efficiency can be improved.
In particular, by providing the camera 52 between the hinge portions 40 which tend to be a dead space in the related art, the space utilization efficiency can be further improved, and the personal computer can be reduced in size and the degree of freedom in design can be increased.

Further, since the camera 52 is provided at the center of the rear end of the device main body 10, it is located in front of the user of the personal computer. Therefore, even when an image of a user is taken by the camera 52 while performing an input operation of the personal computer using the keyboard 20, it is not necessary to move the entire personal computer in accordance with the user who is the subject, and the operability is improved. Can be planned.

On the other hand, according to the personal computer, since the camera 52 is detachably attached to the device main body 10, the camera is detached from the device main body.
By connecting to the device main body using the connection adapter 74, the camera can be installed at a position distant from the device main body. Therefore, the camera 52 can be brought closer to the subject, and the camera itself can be adjusted and arranged in an arbitrary direction without changing the direction of the personal computer.

In this case, while the subject is monitored by the display unit 12 of the personal computer, the shutter button 30
With the shutter button 60 provided on the camera 52, a snap image can be taken. Therefore, a personal computer can be used as a system in various ways, and the range of use can be expanded by increasing the number of functions.

Further, according to the personal computer, by connecting the remote controller 100, the personal computer can be remotely operated. That is, by operating the jog dial provided on the controller main body 102, an application or the like can be operated at a position away from the personal computer. For example, with a personal computer provided with a camera 52 installed near a subject,
The remote controller 100 can execute photographing, snapshot, and the like of the subject from a remote position. Alternatively, when listening to music with a media player or the like of a personal computer, the headphone 112 is connected to the controller main body 102 and used. You will be able to listen. Therefore, the operability of the personal computer is improved, and the personal computer can be used in various ways as a system,
The range of use can be further expanded.

Further, when the remote controller 100 and the connection adapter 74 are used together, the camera 52 is arranged close to the subject and
By remote control, the camera 52 and the personal computer can be operated at a position very far from the subject, so that the operability can be improved and the use range can be further expanded.

The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, but can be variously modified within the scope of the present invention. For example, the function of the remote controller is not limited to the above embodiment, and can be variously changed as needed.

[0059]

As described in detail above, according to the present invention, a camera is provided at the center of the rear end of the main body of the device, thereby providing a multi-functional, small-sized electronic device excellent in operability. Can be. In addition, the camera can be detachably attached to the main body of the device, and the connection adapter can be combined with the camera so that the camera can be remotely located, thereby providing a small-sized electronic device system with multi-functionality and excellent operability. it can. Further, by providing a remote controller capable of remotely controlling a small electronic device, a small electronic device system capable of expanding a use range and improving operability by multifunctionalization can be provided.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an exemplary perspective view of a personal computer according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is an exemplary perspective view showing the personal computer from the back side in a state where a display unit is closed;

FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view showing a rear end of the personal computer and a camera.

FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view showing a rear end of the personal computer, a camera, and a connection adapter.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a camera-side adapter of the connection adapter.

FIG. 6 is an exemplary perspective view showing a state in which a camera is connected to the personal computer using the connection adapter.

FIG. 7 is an exploded perspective view showing a part of the personal computer and a remote controller.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing the back side of the controller main body of the remote controller.

FIG. 9 shows the personal computer, connection adapter,
FIG. 2 is a perspective view schematically showing a state in which the system is connected to a remote controller and used as a system.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Device body 12 ... Disc play unit 20 ... Keyboard 30 ... Shutter button 38 ... Leg part 40 ... Hinge part 42 ... Liquid crystal display panel 52 ... Camera 54 ... Camera body 56 ... Base part 60 ... Shutter button 62, 70 ... Connector 64 ... Hook 68 ... Camera mounting part 74 ... Connection adapter 76 ... Main body adapter 78 ... Camera side adapter 80 ... Connection cable 100 ... Remote controller 102 ... Controller body 106 ... Display part 108 ... Shutter buttons 110a, 110b, 110c ... First, 2nd, 3rd jog dial 112… Headphone

 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continuing on the front page (72) Inventor Kodaira Wada 3-3-1 Shinmachi, Ome-shi, Tokyo Toshiba Computer Engineering Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Takumi Komura 3-3-1 Shinmachi, Ome-shi, Tokyo Toshiba Inside Computer Engineering Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Sou Otegawa, 1-3-3 Shinmachi, Ome-shi, Tokyo Toshiba Computer Engineering Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Motoki 3-3-1, Shinmachi, Ome-shi, Tokyo Toshiba Computer Engineering Co., Ltd.

Claims (20)

[Claims] 1. A device body having a rear end provided with a pair of hinges, a display unit rotatably supported by the hinges, and the pair of devices provided at a rear center of a rear end of the device main body. A camera positioned between hinge portions of the display, wherein the camera has a lens whose position can be adjusted about a center axis substantially coaxial with a rotation center axis of the display. machine. 2. The camera according to claim 1, further comprising a substantially cylindrical camera body having the lens provided on an outer peripheral surface thereof, and a base portion rotatably supporting the camera body around a central axis thereof. 2. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a center axis of the camera body is attached to the apparatus body in a state of being substantially coaxial with a rotation center axis of the display unit.
A small electronic device according to item 1. 3. The apparatus body according to claim 1, further comprising an upper surface provided with a keyboard, and an independent shutter button provided on the upper surface between the keyboard and the hinge. The small electronic device according to claim 1. 4. A device main body having a rear end provided with a pair of hinges, a display unit rotatably supported by the hinges, and a detachably provided central rear end of the device main body. A small electronic device comprising: a camera positioned between the pair of hinge portions; connecting the camera detached from the device main body to the device main body; and disposing the camera away from the device main body. A small electronic equipment system comprising: a connection adapter; 5. The device main body includes a camera mounting portion provided at the center of the rear end and to which the camera is detachably mounted. The connection adapter is mounted on the camera mounting portion in place of the camera. A main body side adapter, a camera side adapter to which a camera detached from the device main body is mounted, and a connection cable connecting the main body side adapter and the camera side adapter to each other. Item 5. A small electronic device system according to item 4. 6. The apparatus main body has a main body side connector exposed to the camera mounting portion, and a guide portion for guiding attachment and detachment of the camera and the main body side adapter to and from the camera mounting portion. A camera-side connector that is connected to the main-body-side connector when mounted on the camera-mounting portion, and engages with the device body when mounted on the camera-mounting portion, and detaches the camera from the camera-mounting portion. And a holding member that, when attached to the camera-side adapter, engages with the camera-side adapter and holds the camera detachably on the camera-side adapter. The small electronic device system according to claim 5. 7. A main body-side adapter which is connected to the main body-side connector when the main body-side adapter is mounted on the camera mounting portion.
An adapter-side connector, and a holding member that engages with the device main body and detachably holds the main-body-side adapter to the camera mounting portion. The camera-side adapter is a guide that guides the camera in and out. The small electronic device system according to claim 6, further comprising: a unit; and a second adapter-side connector to which the camera-side connector is connected when the camera is mounted. 8. The small electronic device system according to claim 5, wherein the connection adapter includes a tripod detachably attached to the camera-side adapter. 9. The camera according to claim 1, further comprising: a substantially cylindrical camera main body having the lens provided on an outer peripheral surface thereof; and a base portion rotatably supporting the camera main body around a central axis thereof. 5. The camera body according to claim 4, wherein a center axis of the camera body is substantially coaxial with a rotation center axis of the display unit.
9. The small electronic device system according to any one of claims 8 to 8. 10. The apparatus main body includes an upper surface portion provided with a keyboard, and an independent shutter button provided on the upper surface portion between the keyboard and the hinge portion. The small electronic device system according to claim 4, further comprising a side shutter button. 11. The small electronic device according to claim 4, further comprising a remote controller detachably connected to the device main body and remotely operating the small electronic device. system. 12. The remote controller comprises: a controller main body; and a connection cable extending from the controller main body and having an extension end detachably connected to the device main body. 12. The electronic device according to claim 11, further comprising: a plurality of operation dials for selecting and confirming operation functions and operation modes of the small electronic device; and a display unit for displaying items selected and confirmed by the operation dials. A small electronic device system according to item 1. 13. The system according to claim 12, wherein said remote controller includes a shutter button provided on said controller body. 14. The small electronic device system according to claim 12, wherein the controller body has a connection terminal to which headphones can be connected. 15. An apparatus main body having a rear end provided with a pair of hinges, a display unit rotatably supported by the hinges, and a detachably provided central rear end of the apparatus main body. A small electronic device comprising: a camera positioned between the pair of hinge portions; and a remote controller detachably connected to the device main body and remotely controlling the small electronic device. Small electronic equipment system. 16. The remote controller includes a controller main body, and a connection cable extending from the controller main body and having an extension end detachably connected to the device main body. 16. The electronic device according to claim 15, further comprising: a plurality of operation dials for selecting and confirming an operation function and an operation mode of the small electronic device; and a display unit for displaying items selected and confirmed by the operation dial. A small electronic device system according to item 1. 17. The small electronic device system according to claim 16, wherein said remote controller includes a shutter button provided on said controller main body. 18. The small electronic equipment system according to claim 16, wherein said controller body has a connection terminal to which headphones can be connected. 19. A camera according to claim 19, wherein said lens has a substantially cylindrical camera body provided on an outer peripheral surface thereof; a base portion rotatably supporting said camera body around a central axis thereof;
19. The apparatus according to claim 15, wherein the camera body is attached to the device body in a state where a center axis of the camera body is located substantially coaxially with a rotation center axis of the display unit. The small electronic device system as described. 20. The apparatus body according to claim 1, further comprising an upper surface provided with a keyboard, and an independent shutter button provided on the upper surface between the keyboard and the hinge. The small electronic device system according to any one of claims 15 to 19, wherein: