To provide a camera which does not need a dedicated exclusive lens barrier and permits use in compact states in normal photography, and a camera system.
The camera comprises a camera body 10, a photographing lens 11 which is provided on the front side of the camera body 10, an image display unit 20 which displays taken images obtained through the photographing lens 11, and a moving means 30 which moves the image display unit 20 between the front and rear positions on the front side of the camera body 10. The image display unit 20 is set so that when moved to the front position, a display panel 21 faces the front side 10a of the camera body 10 just like covering the photographing lens 11, and when moved to the rear position, the display panel 21 is exposed.
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Satoshi Kono
Sadao Muramatsu
Tetsuya Kazama