To surely send/receive an image by radio communication while observing a monitor by making a direction of a radio communication function section variable in the camera such as a digital still camera with a liquid crystal display device(LCD).

This camera 1 is composed of a camera section 3 provided with an image pickup lens 7 and up of a main body section 2 provided with a monitor 6 for image Upon the receipt of in common use with a finder at image pickup. In this case, the camera section 3 is turnably fitted to the main body 2 and is provided with a radio communication function section 23 that makes image communication with other external device available. Then the radio communication function section 23 is provided to a rear side that is opposite to a front part on which the image pickup lens 7 is provided.