The camera apparatus comprises a camera-body portion 1; a display pane
2 attached to the camera-body 1 as an outwardly fixing type with
freely rotary operation; and a lens block 5 provided at the upper portion
of the camera-body 1 and having a pop-up portion rotatable between a stored
position within the camera-body 1 and a pop-up position by making a support-axis
14 as a support, wherein the lens block 5 is housed within the camera-body
1 when the camera is not in a taking-picture condition such that the lens
surface protected by the outer body and lens block 5 is made up be a pop-up
condition with an angle of a predetermined elevation-angle relative to the camera-body
1 when the camera is in a taking-picture condition.
