Abstract: A camera such as a video camera, an electronic still camera and the like which incorporates a liquid crystal view finder. The camera employs a liquid crystal view finder which uses a liquid crystal display panel having a smaller thickness than a cathode ray tube and requires no countermeasures against noise and the like. The liquid crystal display panel is disposed longitudinally of the camera and in parallel to the optical axis of a taking lens within a main body of the camera, and the display image of the liquid crystal display panel is guided from the side portion of the camera main body through a reflex mirror to an eyepiece part. Thus there is realized a compact view finder, which can in turn enhance the sense of integration between the camera main body and the view finder and also allows the size of the camera to be reduced.