Abstract: The present invention relates to an enclosure for recess mounting of a camera or camera head in a recess of a surface, the enclosure comprising an attachment portion, a cable sealing portion being adapted to seal against an outer surface of the cable extending through the cable sealing portion, and a circumferential wall portion adapted to extend along a closed path in a circumferential direction and in a first direction extending from the attachment portion towards the cable sealing portion, wherein at least a portion of the circumferential wall portion is formed of a flexible and/or elastic material such that the cable sealing portion is movable relative the attachment portion. The present invention also relates to an arrangement for recess mounting of a camera or camera head in a recess of a surface.

Abstract: A sound pickup device is designed for an imaging apparatus including an objective lens and a camera casing. The sound pickup device includes first and second microphone holders fixed to the camera casing and each having an inner wall surface neighboring and facing a surface of the camera casing. First and second microphone units are held by the first and second microphone holders, respectively. The first and second microphone holders are located at left and right sides of the camera casing respectively while being separated from each other in a direction perpendicular to an optical axis of the objective lens. The aforesaid surface of the camera casing forms a sound reflecting surface which reflects incoming sound. Each of the first and second microphone units has a sound pickup surface facing the sound reflecting surface to pick up the sound reflected by the sound reflecting surface.

Abstract: A digital camera includes a bezel and an extending ring. The bezel defines a circular-shaped recess, and N pairs of support arms are positioned on the inner sidewall of the recess. The N is an integer equaling or exceeding 2. Each of the pairs of support arms has different height and the two support arms in each of the pairs of support arms are symmetrically placed with respect to a central axis of the recess. The extending ring defines N?1 pairs of bar-shaped slots. An end of the extending ring contacts an end surface of one of the N pairs of support arms, and the N?1 pairs of bar-shaped slots are positioned corresponding to the other N?1 of the N pairs of support arms.

Abstract: A switch device in a digital camera includes a knob, a body into which a shaft portion of the knob is inserted, a connecting terminal, and a switch board. The knob includes body engaging claws adapted to be engaged with an inner face of the body, terminal engaging portions each having an inclined face part, and a central protrusion and a rotation detent protrusion provided on a lower face of the shaft portion. The body includes a plurality of rotation positioning holes arranged at an inner face side of the body. The connecting terminal includes a bottom plate part having a first hole and a second hole, knob engaging claws adapted to be engaged with the terminal engaging portions, a contact part adapted to come into contact with the switch board, and a positioning projection adapted to be engaged in the rotation positioning holes.

Abstract: The present invention provides a digital camera in which the start-up time which is from when a power source is turned on until the digital camera is in a state in which photographing is possible is short. A DC motor and a stepping motor are driven simultaneously. A cord plate which is provided in advance at an outer circumferential surface of a rotating cylinder is detected. Then, the stepping motor is driven to move the focus lens by a movement amount corresponding to a detected range of the cord plate. When the setting of various types of components necessary for photographing other than the lens groups has finished, even if the zoom lens groups (forward lens group and backward lens group) are moving to their home positions, the digital camera is in a state in which photographing is possible.