To provide a camera made convenient for a user by fully considering properties and usage of a camera apparatus, and making it possible to let it display not only a judgment display only concerning a charging efficiency but also display a necessary waiting time to recharge for taking one photograph.

The camera for which a rechargeable battery 2 is used is provided with a solar battery 3 for supplying a charging current to the rechargeable battery 2, a display part 5 for displaying information on charging operation of the rechargeable battery 2, a monitor 8 for detecting an amount of energy consumption at the time of photographing, a storing memory 1a, and a control part 1 for controlling a display mode of the display part 5 by comparing the amount of energy consumption stored in the memory 1a with the recharged amount.