Abstract: According to one embodiment, a camera device includes a camera body including an optical system, a rotational shaft having both ends extending on both sides from the camera body, and a pair of holders which rotatably support both ends of the rotational shaft, respectively and permit the camera body to rotate about the rotational shaft. At least one of the holders includes a cup-shaped bearing portion into which an end of the rotational shaft is inserted, a holder body, and a spring portion which extends from the holder body, supports the bearing portion at the extended end thereof, and urges the bearing portion toward the other holder side in the axial direction of the rotational shafts.

Abstract: An endoscope camera head includes: an image pickup device that is configured to capture an image of an optical image and output an imaging signal containing the captured image; and a lens member that includes a lens for forming the optical image on the image pickup device, wherein the image pickup device is fixed to the lens member at a position in which the center of an image circle of the lens and the center of an image pickup area of the image pickup device coincide with each other.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a camera device includes a camera body including an optical system, a rotational shaft having both ends extending on both sides from the camera body, and a pair of holders which rotatably support both ends of the rotational shaft, respectively and permit the camera body to rotate about the rotational shaft. At least one of the holders includes a cup-shaped bearing portion into which an end of the rotational shaft is inserted, a holder body, and a spring portion which extends from the holder body, supports the bearing portion at the extended end thereof, and urges the bearing portion toward the other holder side in the axial direction of the rotational shafts.

Abstract: By providing dummy on projections 61a′ to 61d′ to cause dummy on status of the switches 62a to 62d at particular positions on the movale contact member pressure projections 61a and 61d in the rotor section 57 which turns on and off a plurality of switches 62a to 62d of the piano-touch type switch corresponding to the operation mode of the VTR, an operation mode detection device 56 which can clean the switch contact surfaces 62a″ to 62d″ by dummy on operation of the switches 62a to 62d using the dummy on projections 61a′ to 61d′ when the VTR proceeds from the standby status or the PLAY/REC mode to a next operation mode can be achieved. Thus, even when the piano-touch type switch is used for operation mode detection of the VTR, the switch contact members in the switches 62a to 62d are protected from reaction with substances in the air during the VTR is in standby status.