A display cabinet having a monitor is attached to a main cabinet serving
as a handle portion so as to be overlapped with the main cabinet. The
main cabinet and the display cabinet are pivotal within a plane generally
perpendicular to the optical axis of a lens with one end of the main
cabinet being connected to one end of the display cabinet. A soft lock
device is provided between the main cabinet and the display cabinet for
holding the display cabinet at a pivot position with respect to the main
cabinet. The display cabinet has a pivot center axis which is aligned
with the optical axis of the lens, and an image pickup device is located
behind the lens. An operation button is provided on the main cabinet
within the reach of a finger of a hand holding the main cabinet.