JP2006295273A - Imaging apparatus and grip part for the imaging apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a camera that can be gripped in a stable state. <P>SOLUTION: The camera 1 is provided with a camera body 2; a front cabinet 3 provided on a front side of the camera body 2; a viewfinder 4 provided in an upper face 2a of the camera body 2; and a grip belt 5 provided in a first side face 2b of the camera body 2. The upper side 2a of the camera body 2 is provided with the grip part (fingertip press contact part) 13, with which a finger tip is in contact, when the camera body 2 is gripped. An upper side 13a of the grip part 13 is formed to be a slope, with rising gradient from a front side of the camera body 2 toward its rear side. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an imaging apparatus such as a video camera, and in particular, is capable of reliably and easily gripping the apparatus during photographing, that is, gripping.

As a video camera, as shown in FIG. 14, a grip belt 103 is provided on one side surface 102 of the camera body 101, and a hand 111, specifically, is provided between the grip belt 103 and one side 102 of the camera body 101. 4 inserts the forefinger 111a, the middle finger 111b, the ring finger 111c, and the little finger 111d to enable the zoom operation button 105 provided on the upper surface 104 of the camera body 101 to be operated by the index finger 111a, and the middle finger 111b and the ring finger 111c. The upper end 104 of the camera body 101 is held down by the tips of the three fingers of the little finger 111d, while the lower end of the rear end of the camera body 101 at the base of the thumb 111e extending outside the grip belt 103. Supporting the camera so that the camera body 101 can be gripped and photographed. Video camera is known. (For example, Patent Document 1)
JP-A-5-56319

By the way, in the conventional video camera, the upper surface 104 of the camera body 101 is formed flat, and the index finger 111a, middle finger 111b, ring finger 111c, part of the upper surface 104 of the flat camera body 101 are arranged. Since it was configured to be pressed by the fingertip of the little finger 111d, there was the following problem.
(1) The lengths of the three fingers of the index finger 111a to the little finger 111d are different from each other. When the index finger 111a to the little finger 111d are folded, as shown in FIG. 15, the fingertips 111f to the little finger 111d are positioned at the fingertips 111f. The height difference naturally occurs, the position of the fingertip 111f of the index finger 111a is the highest, and the middle finger 111b, the ring finger 111c, and the little finger 111d are in this order. For this reason, it may be disadvantageous for the fingertip 111f of the index finger 111a to the little finger 111d to be pressed against the flat upper surface 104 of the camera body 101 with an equal force.
(2) As shown in FIG. 16, the direction of the force F1 applied when the top surface 104 of the camera body 101 is pushed with the fingertip 111f of the index finger 111a to the little finger 111d and the base portion of the thumb 111e Since the direction of the force F2 applied to the lower end of the rear end of the main body 101 is the non-opposing direction, a force F3 in the rotation direction (falling direction) is generated in the camera main body 101, and the camera main body 101 Grip tends to be unstable.
(3) Also, as shown in FIG. 17, when the top surface 104 of the camera body 101 is pressed by the fingertip 111f of the index finger 111a to the little finger 111d, the top surface 104 of the camera body 101 that the fingertip 111f hits is flat. Since it is a surface, the contact area of the fingertip with respect to the upper surface 104 of the camera body 101 is reduced, and the fingertip 111f is easily slipped.

  It is an object of the present invention to provide an upper surface (a gripping portion) of the camera body portion that comes into contact with the fingertips of the index finger, the middle finger, the ring finger, and the little finger when the index finger, the middle finger, the ring finger, and the little finger are folded to grip the camera body portion. ) In an inclined shape according to the height position of the fingertip of the index finger, middle finger, ring finger, and little finger, it is easier and more uniform than the case where the upper surface of the conventional camera body is flat. It is to provide a video camera that can be pressed with force.

  Another object of the present invention is that the direction of the force F1 applied when pressing the upper surface of the camera body with the index finger, middle finger, ring finger, little fingertip, and the base of the thumb An object of the present invention is to provide a video camera capable of suppressing the generation of the force F3 in the direction of rotating the camera body by the force F2 applied to the lower end portion of the rear end.

  Furthermore, another object of the present invention is to reliably prevent the fingertip from slipping when the upper surface of the camera body is pressed with the index finger, middle finger, ring finger, or little fingertip. It is to provide a video camera that can press the button.

  The present invention provides a camera body, a front cabinet provided on the front side of the camera body, a viewfinder provided on the upper surface of the camera body, and a first side surface of the camera body. In the imaging device such as a video camera provided with the grip belt, the camera body portion extends in a band shape in the optical axis direction from the front surface side to the rear surface side of the camera body portion on the upper surface of the camera body portion. A gripping part (fingertip abutting part) to which a fingertip hits when gripping is formed, and the upper surface of the gripping part is formed on an inclined surface that is inclined upward from the front side of the camera body to the rear side, The upper surface of the gripping part is pressed with a fingertip such as a middle finger, a ring finger, or a little finger through the grip belt and the first side surface of the camera body.

  Further, the upper surface of the grip portion is formed to be a substantially arc-shaped concave surface from the end portion of the first side surface of the camera body portion to the end portion of the second side surface facing the first side surface. The contact area between the fingertip and the grip portion was increased.

  The grip portion is formed so as to protrude from the upper surface of the camera body, and the fingertip can be brought into contact with the grip portion in a state where the fingertip is lifted from the upper surface of the camera body. Further, the grip portion is formed separately from the camera body portion and is attached to the camera body portion. Further, the grip portion is made of a synthetic resin material that is more elastic than the camera body portion, and is depressed by the pressure when pressed by the fingertip. In addition, the upper surface of the grip portion is subjected to a non-slip treatment so that the fingertip does not slip.

  The viewfinder is attached to the upper surface of the camera main body by a tilt mechanism so that the tilt angle can be adjusted, the minimum tilt angle is set to a value substantially equal to the tilt angle in the length direction of the gripper, and the viewfinder The viewfinder and the gripping part are made to be continuous at substantially the same inclination angle when is set to the minimum inclination angle.

  The upper surface of the grip part is formed on an inclined surface that is inclined upward from the front side to the rear side of the camera body, and the index finger, middle finger, ring finger, and little fingertips are folded to grip the camera body. Since the height difference in the position of the index finger, middle finger, ring finger, and little finger, which occurs in some cases, is absorbed, the upper surface of the camera body is uniformly pushed with the three finger tips of the index finger, middle finger, ring finger, and little finger. It becomes easy.

  In addition, since the upper surface of the grip portion is formed as a substantially arc-shaped concave surface from the end portion of the first side surface of the camera body portion to the end portion of the second side surface facing the first side surface. It is possible to fit the fingertip to the upper surface of the gripping portion to prevent the fingertip from slipping and to push the gripping portion with the fingertip reliably. In particular, since an anti-slip treatment, for example, a ground surface, is formed on the upper surface of the grip portion, it is possible to reliably prevent the fingertip from slipping.

  Since the grip portion is formed so as to protrude from the upper surface of the camera body portion, the grip portion is easier to push with a fingertip than when the grip portion is formed to be recessed with respect to the upper surface of the camera body portion. . In addition, since the grip portion is formed separately from the camera body portion and attached to the camera body portion, the material of the camera body portion and the grip portion can be changed as necessary. In addition, the grip portion is made of a synthetic resin material that is more elastic than the camera body portion, and when pressed with the fingertip, the grip portion is recessed with the pressure, thereby preventing the fingertip from slipping during pressing. Can do.

  When the viewfinder is tilted to the camera body side and the viewfinder is at the minimum tilt angle, the viewfinder and the gripping portion are continuous at substantially the same tilting angle, eliminating the uncomfortable feeling due to the presence of the gripping portion. The appearance is also excellent.

Hereinafter, the imaging device of the present invention will be described in the order of (1) schematic configuration of the imaging device, (2) configuration of the gripping part, (3) configuration of the microphone mechanism, (4) action, and (5) other embodiments. To do.
(1) Schematic configuration of imaging device,
1 to 3 show a video camera 1 as an example of an imaging apparatus. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the video camera 1 viewed from the grip belt side. FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the video camera 1 viewed from the monitor side. 3 is a perspective view of the viewfinder and the monitor in use. The video camera 1 includes a camera main body 2, a front cabinet 3 provided on the front side of the camera main body 2, a viewfinder 4 provided on the upper surface 2a side of the camera main body 2, and the camera main body. 2, a grip belt 5 provided on the first side surface 2 b, a monitor 6 provided on the second side surface 2 c facing the first side surface 2 b of the camera body 2, and the camera body portion 2. A battery box 7 detachably attached to the rear end surface 2d. A retractable flash 8 is provided at the top of the front cabinet 3, and a pair of microphone mechanisms 9 and 9 are provided on both sides of the flash 8. A lens hood 10 is detachably attached to the front end of the front cabinet 3. A memory card insertion slot 12 into which the memory card 11 is inserted is provided on the first side surface 2 b of the camera body 2.

  On the upper surface 2 a of the camera body 2, there is provided a grip 13 that a fingertip touches when the camera body 2 is gripped.

As shown in FIG. 4, the index finger 111 a, the middle finger 111 b, the ring finger 111 c, and the little finger 111 d are placed on the first side surface 2 b of the camera body 2 and the grip belt 5 with the thumb 111 e outside the grip belt 5. And gripping the camera body 2 by pressing the grip 13 provided on the upper surface 2a of the camera body 2 with the fingertips of the middle finger 111b, ring finger 111c, and little finger 111d, and the grip belt 5 The power button 14 provided on the rear surface 2d side of the camera body 2 and the start / stop button 15 for moving image shooting are operated with the thumb 111e outside the camera, and the index finger 111a is applied to the upper surface 2a of the camera body 2. The provided start / stop button 16 for shooting a still image, zoom button 17 and the like can be operated.
(2) Configuration of gripping part (fingertip contact part),
As shown in FIG. 1, the grip portion 13 is formed on the upper surface 2a of the camera body portion 2 so as to extend in a strip shape in the optical axis direction from the front surface side (front cabinet 3 side) to the rear surface 2d side. . As described above, when the camera body 2 is gripped, the fingertips of the middle finger 111b, ring finger 111c, and little finger 111d are touched.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the upper surface of the grip portion 13 is an inclined surface 13 a that is inclined upward from the front surface side to the rear surface side of the camera body portion 2. The inclined surface 13a includes a first inclined surface portion 13b having a small inclination angle and a second inclined surface portion 13c having a larger inclination angle than the first inclined surface portion 13b, and the first inclined surface portion 13b is provided with the first inclined surface portion 13b. The fingertip of the little finger 111d hits the second inclined surface portion 13c so that the fingertip of the index finger 111a, middle finger 111b, and ring finger 111c hits.

  As shown in FIG. 15, the inclination angle of the gripping part 13 is such that the index finger 111a, the middle finger 111b, and the index finger 111a, the middle finger 111b, the ring finger 111c, and the little finger 111d when the index finger 111d is folded to grip the camera body 2. The ring finger 111c and the little finger 111d are formed so as to correspond to the inclination angle generated by the height difference between the fingertips.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 6, the upper surface 13a of the grip portion 13 is an end portion of the second side surface 2c facing the first side surface 2b from the end portion of the first side surface 2b of the camera body portion 2. Are formed in a substantially arc-shaped concave surface, and when the fingertips of the index finger 111a, middle finger 111b, ring finger 111c, and little finger 111d touch the upper surface 13a of the grip portion 13, the index finger 111a, middle finger 111b, The fingertips of the ring finger 111c and the little finger 111d are fitted to the upper surface 13a of the gripping part 13, and the gripping part 13 can be reliably pushed with the fingertip. Further, the upper surface 13a of the grip portion 13 is subjected to a non-slip process by a method such as making it rough, and the fingertip is prevented from slipping when the upper surface 13a of the grip portion 13 is pressed. The grip 13 is formed separately (separately) from the camera body 2 and is attached to the camera body 2.

  The vicinity of the portion where the grip portion 13 is provided on the upper surface 2 a of the camera body 2, that is, the base portion of the viewfinder 4, is formed on an inclined surface 2 f having substantially the same tilt angle as the tilt angle of the grip portion 13. Yes. The viewfinder 4 is disposed on the upper end side of the inclined surface 2f. The viewfinder 4 is attached to the upper surface 2a of the camera body 2 so that the tilt angle can be adjusted by a tilt mechanism (not shown).

When the viewfinder 4 is tilted to the upper surface 2 a side of the camera body 2, the minimum inclination angle is an inclination angle in the length direction (optical axis direction) of the upper surface 2 a of the camera body 2 and the grip 13. It is set to approximately the same value. Then, when the viewfinder 4 is tilted to the upper surface 2a side of the camera body 2 and the viewfinder 4 is set to the minimum inclination angle, the viewfinder 4 and the camera body are shown in FIGS. The upper surface 2a of 2 and the grip portion 13 are continuously arranged at substantially the same inclination angle, so that the discomfort caused by the presence of the grip portion 13 is eliminated and the appearance is excellent. The viewfinder 4 has a maximum inclination angle that is raised substantially perpendicular to the upper surface 2a of the camera body 2 shown in FIG. 3 from a state of the minimum inclination angle that is tilted toward the upper surface 2a of the camera body 2. It can be used at a desired inclination angle within the range.
(3) Configuration of microphone mechanism,
As shown in FIG. 3, the microphone mechanism 9 is disposed on both sides of a pop-up flash mechanism 8 provided on the top of the front cabinet 3.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the microphone mechanism 9 includes first and second microphone main body portions 21 and 22. The first and second microphone main body portions 21 and 22 are arranged at a predetermined interval in the front-rear directions a and b of the front cabinet 3.

  As shown in FIG. 8, the microphone mechanism 9 includes the first and second microphone main body portions 21 and 22 and an elastic material such as an elastomer or rubber that accommodates the first and second microphone main body portions 21 and 22. First and second dampers 23, 24 formed of a material, and a damper support plate 27 for mounting the first and second dampers 23, 24 in the first and second damper mounting holes 25, 26, I have.

  The damper support plate 27 causes the first damper 23 mounted in the first damper mounting hole 25 to face the first microphone receiving hole 29 provided in the microphone mounting portion 28 of the front cabinet 3, and The second damper 24 attached to the damper attachment hole 26 is attached to the inner surface of the front cabinet 3 so as to face the second microphone receiving hole 30 provided in the microphone attachment portion 28.

  As shown in FIG. 9, when the damper support plate 27 is attached to the inner surface of the front cabinet 3, the damper support plate 27 engages with a positioning portion 31 provided on the inner surface of the front cabinet 3 to engage the front cabinet of the damper support plate 27. The first positioned portion 32 for positioning with respect to the inner surface of 3 is provided on one side, and the other side is engaged with the circumferential surface of a cylindrical boss portion 33 provided on the inner surface of the front cabinet 3. The second positioned portion 34 (see FIG. 8).

  As shown in FIGS. 10 and 11, the first damper 23 is formed in a state in which the inner cylinder portion 41 that houses the first microphone main body portion 21 and one end of the inner cylinder portion 41 are folded back. The outer cylinder part 42 and the flange part 43 provided in the one end part of the outer cylinder part 42 are provided. The flange portion 43 includes an annular groove 44 on the outer peripheral surface.

  The first damper 23 is attached to the damper support plate 27 by fitting the peripheral edge portion of the first damper attachment hole 25 of the damper support plate 27 into the annular concave groove 44. The second damper 24 is also formed in the same manner as the first damper 23 and is attached to the second damper mounting hole 26 of the damper support plate 27.

  The inner cylinder portions 41 of the first and second dampers 23 and 24 are formed in a long oval shape in the front-rear direction a and b of the front cabinet 3, and the inner cylinder portions 41 of these dampers 23 and 24 are Are arranged in the series direction.

  A hole 46 having a diameter smaller than the outer diameter of the microphone main body 21 is provided on the upper surface 45 of the inner cylinder part 41 of the first damper 23, and the first cylinder 23 includes the first cylinder part 41. A cylindrical microphone main body storage portion 47 for inserting and holding the microphone main body portion 21 is provided. A notch 49 is formed in the lower surface 48 of the microphone main body storage portion 47, and the microphone main body portion 21 is stored in the microphone main body storage portion 47 by expanding the notch 49. The upper surface of the first microphone body 21 faces the outside through the hole 46, and the lead wire 50 connected to the first microphone body 21 is connected to the first microphone body 21 through the notch 49. It is pulled out of the inner cylinder part 41.

  The inner cylinder portion 41 of the second damper 24 is also formed in the same manner as the inner cylinder portion 41 of the first damper 23, and the upper surface of the second microphone main body portion 22 is externally connected through the hole 46. The lead wire 51 connected to the second microphone main body portion 22 is drawn to the outside of the inner cylinder portion 41 through the notch portion 49. A lid plate attachment portion 52 is provided below the inner cylinder portion 41 of the first and second dampers 23 and 24, and the notch portion is formed by the lid plate 53 attached to the lid plate attachment portion 52. 49 is occluded.

  As shown in FIG. 10, the first damper 23 is attached to the first damper attachment hole 25 of the damper support plate 27, and the second damper 24 is the second damper attachment hole of the damper support plate 27. 26.

  The damper support plate 27 causes the first damper 23 mounted in the first damper mounting hole 25 to face the first microphone receiving hole 29 provided in the microphone mounting portion 28 of the front cabinet 3, and The second damper 24 attached to the damper attachment hole 26 faces the second microphone receiving hole 30 provided in the microphone attachment portion 28. Then, as shown in FIG. 9, the first positioned portion 32 provided on the damper support plate 27 is engaged with the positioning portion 31 provided on the front cabinet 3, and one side portion of the damper support plate 27. A first mounting portion 34 (see FIG. 8) having an arcuate surface provided on the inner surface of the front cabinet 3 is engaged with the peripheral surface of the columnar boss portion 33 so that the microphone mounting portion of the front cabinet 3 is engaged. It is attached to the inner surface of 28 while being positioned. The damper support plate 27 is covered with a cover plate 54 on the back side.

  As shown in FIG. 9, the cover plate 54 includes a tongue-shaped first fixing part 35 on one side and a boss-shaped second fixing part 36 on the other side. The cover plate 54 engages the first fixed portion 34 with the positioning portion 31 provided in the front cabinet 3, so that the first positioned portion 32 provided in the damper support plate 27 is attached to the front cabinet 3. It is fixed while pressed against the inner surface. Further, the boss-shaped second fixing portion 36 is fixed by screws 37 in a state where the boss-shaped second fixing portion 36 is overlapped with a tip end portion of a columnar boss portion 33 provided on the inner surface of the front cabinet 3. Then, as shown in FIG. 12, the flange portions 43 of the first and second dampers 23, 24 are pressed against the damper support plate 27 at the peripheral edge 54a of the cover plate 54, and are provided on the damper support plate 27. The first and second damper mounting holes 25 and 26 are sealed and leaked to the outside from the first and second dampers 23 and 24, so that the motor sound and the like in the main body portion are the first and second microphone main bodies. The parts 21 and 22 are prevented from being picked up. A grill unit 61 is assembled on the outer surface of the microphone mounting portion 28 of the front cabinet 3.

  As shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, the grill unit 61 includes a metal or synthetic resin microphone grill 62 provided with innumerable small holes, and a non-woven filter sheet 63 superimposed on the lower surface of the microphone grill 62. And a synthetic resin base plate 64 that supports the microphone grill 62 and the filter sheet 63.

  The microphone grill 62 includes a plurality of engaging protrusions 65, and a protrusion engaging portion provided with the plurality of engaging protrusions 65 on the base plate 64 with the filter sheet 63 sandwiched between the base plates 64. 66 is engaged with the surface of the base plate 64.

The base plate 64 includes an engagement protrusion 67, and the engagement protrusion 67 is engaged with a protrusion engagement portion 68 provided on the front cabinet 3 to be assembled to the microphone mounting portion 28 of the front cabinet 3. It is done.
(4) action,
The imaging apparatus according to the embodiment has the above-described configuration. As illustrated in FIG. 13, the index finger 111 a, the middle finger 111 b, and the grip finger 5 are disposed between the grip belt 5, the one side surface 2 b of the camera body 2, and the grip belt 5. The four fingers of the ring finger 111c and the little finger 111d are inserted, and the inclined gripping portion 13 is pressed with these fingertips. On the other hand, the lower end portion of the rear end of the camera body 2 is supported by the base portion of the thumb 111 e that is exposed to the outside of the grip belt 5. The direction of the force F1 applied when the gripping part 13 is pressed with the fingertips such as the index finger 111a, the middle finger 111b, the ring finger 111c, and the little finger 111d, and the bottom part of the rear end of the camera body 2 by the base of the thumb. Since the direction of the applied force F2 is substantially the opposite direction, the force F3 in the rotational direction (falling direction) is not generated in the camera body as in the case where the flat upper surface of the conventional camera body is pressed. Therefore, the camera body 2 can be gripped in a stable state. In particular, when photographing with the eye cup 4a of the viewfinder 4 in contact with the eyes, the camera body 2 can be held in a more stable state by the force F4 pushed by the eyes.

By setting the index finger 111a to a free state, it becomes possible to operate the start / stop button 16 for taking a still image and the zoom button 17 provided on the upper surface 2a of the camera body 2 with the index finger 111a. Further, the power button 14 provided on the rear surface 2d side of the camera main body 2 and the start / stop button 15 for moving image shooting can be operated by the thumb 111e extending outside the grip belt 5.
(5) Other embodiments,
In the above embodiment, the grip 13 is formed separately from the camera body 2 and is attached to the camera body 2. However, the grip 13 may be formed integrally with the camera body 2.

  If the grip 13 is formed separately from the camera body 2 and is attached to the camera body 2, the materials of the camera body 2 and the grip 13 can be changed as necessary. In particular, the grip 13 is made of a synthetic resin material that is more elastic than the camera body 2, and when pressed with the fingertip, the grip 13 is recessed by the pressure, thereby making the upper surface 13a of the grip 13 circular. The fingertip can be prevented from slipping without being curved in an arc shape or without forming the top surface 13a of the gripping portion 13 for preventing slippage. In the above embodiment, a digital video camera has been described as an example of the imaging device. However, the imaging device may be a still camera or other cameras.

The perspective view which looked at the video camera of 1st Embodiment from the grip belt side. The perspective view which looked at the video camera from the monitor side. The perspective view made into the use condition of a viewfinder and a monitor. The perspective view of the state holding the video camera. The perspective view of the principal part of a video camera. AA sectional drawing of FIG. The perspective view of the state which attached the 1st, 2nd microphone main-body part to the front cabinet. The disassembled perspective view of a microphone mechanism. The disassembled perspective view of a microphone mechanism. Sectional drawing of a damper. Sectional drawing of a damper. Sectional drawing of the microphone mechanism attached to the front cabinet. The side view of the state image | photographed using a video camera. The perspective view of a prior art example. The perspective view of the state which bent the fingertip naturally. The side view of the state image | photographed using the conventional video camera. The side view which shows the state in which the fingertip is contacting the upper surface of a video camera.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Video camera, 2 ... Camera body part, 2a ... Upper surface, 2b ... 1st side surface, 3 ... Front cabinet, 4 ... Viewfinder, 5 ... Grip belt, 13 ... Grip part (fingertip contact part), 13a ... Upper surface of gripping part, 13b ... first inclined surface part, 13c ... second inclined surface part, 14 ... power button, 15 ... start / stop button for moving image capturing, 16 ... start / stop button for still image capturing, 17 ... Zoom button.

Claims (8)

A camera body, a front cabinet provided on the front side of the camera body, a viewfinder provided on the upper surface of the camera body, and a grip belt provided on the first side surface of the camera body And comprising
The camera body unit includes a grip part on a top surface that extends in a belt shape in the optical axis direction from the front side to the rear side of the camera body part so that a fingertip hits when gripping the camera body part. The imaging apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the upper surface is formed on an inclined surface having an upward slope from the front side to the rear side of the camera body. The upper surface of the grip portion is formed as a substantially arc-shaped concave surface from the end portion of the first side surface of the camera main body portion to the end portion of the second side surface facing the first side surface. The imaging apparatus according to claim 1. The imaging apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the grip portion is formed to protrude from an upper surface of the camera body portion. The imaging apparatus according to claim 1, wherein an anti-slip process is performed on an upper surface of the grip portion. The imaging apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the grip part is formed separately from the camera body part and is attached to the camera body part. The imaging apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the grip portion is formed of a synthetic resin material that is more elastic than the camera body portion. The viewfinder is attached to the upper surface of the camera main body by a tilt mechanism so that the tilt angle can be adjusted, and the minimum tilt angle is set to a value substantially equal to the tilt angle in the length direction of the grip portion. The imaging apparatus according to claim 1, wherein: A gripping unit of an imaging apparatus that is provided on the upper surface side of the camera main body and that is touched by a fingertip that grips the camera main body, and the upper surface of the gripping unit is directed from the front side to the rear side of the camera main body. A gripping portion of an imaging device, wherein the gripping portion is formed on an inclined surface having an upward slope.

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