A camera module and a mobile terminal including a base, and a lifting camera lens that may slide relative to the base. Protrusion and retraction of the camera lens of the camera module are implemented through sliding between the base and the lifting camera lens. In addition, the camera module further includes a drive apparatus for driving the lifting camera lens to rise or fall. The drive apparatus includes: a rotating cylinder that may rotate relative to the base, where the rotating cylinder is sleeved outside the lifting camera lens and used to drive the lifting camera lens to rise or fall; and a drive mechanism for driving the rotating cylinder to rotate. When the foregoing structure is used, the rotating cylinder is sleeved outside the lifting camera lens, so that the drive apparatus partially overlaps with the lifting camera lens, thereby reducing a size of the camera module.

A camera module and a mobile terminal including a base, and a lifting camera lens that may slide relative to the base. Protrusion and retraction of the camera lens of the camera module are implemented through sliding between the base and the lifting camera lens. In addition, the camera module further includes a drive apparatus for driving the lifting camera lens to rise or fall. The drive apparatus includes: a rotating cylinder that may rotate relative to the base, where the rotating cylinder is sleeved outside the lifting camera lens and used to drive the lifting camera lens to rise or fall; and a drive mechanism for driving the rotating cylinder to rotate. When the foregoing structure is used, the rotating cylinder is sleeved outside the lifting camera lens, so that the drive apparatus partially overlaps with the lifting camera lens, thereby reducing a size of the camera module.

An electronic device includes a machine body, a functional module, a power transmission module and a retracting module. The functional module is to move with respect to the machine body. The power transmission module, disposed in the machine body, includes a transmission unit and a driving unit. The transmission unit includes a gear and a rack. The driving unit, connected to the gear, is to move with the functional module. The driving unit rotates the gear in a moving direction to mesh the rack so as to move the functional module in the moving direction. The retracting module, disposed in the machine body, includes a holding unit connected to the rack to provide the rack an avoiding path for the rack to disengage the gear, and a direction of the avoiding path is different from the moving direction. In additional, a camera device is also provided.

Various embodiments include a folded optics camera actuator and suspension arrangement. For example, the folded optics camera may include one or more voice coil motor (VCM) actuators for moving a lens group, relative to an image sensor, in multiple directions. The folded optics camera may include a suspension arrangement that suspends a lens barrel arrangement from a base structure of the camera, and that allows motion of the lens group enabled by the VCM actuator(s). In some embodiments, the folded optics camera may include an actuator for moving a light folding element relative to the image sensor.

An imaging apparatus includes a main body having an imaging element; a rectangular display disposed along one surface of the main body; and a hinge unit that movably connects the display to the main body. The hinge unit includes a support portion connected to the main body so as to be rotationally movable about a first axis by a pair of first hinges on the first axis extending along one of two sides of the display which are at right angles to each other. The display is supported by the support portion so as to be rotationally movable about a second axis by a pair of second hinges on the second axis extending along other of the two sides of the display which are at right angles to each other. One of the pair of first hinges is disposed between the pair of second hinges.

An imaging apparatus includes a main body having an imaging element; a rectangular display disposed along one surface of the main body; and a hinge unit that movably connects the display to the main body. The hinge unit includes a support portion connected to the main body so as to be rotationally movable about a first axis by a pair of first hinges on the first axis extending along one of two sides of the display which are at right angles to each other. The display is supported by the support portion so as to be rotationally movable about a second axis by a pair of second hinges on the second axis extending along other of the two sides of the display which are at right angles to each other. One of the pair of first hinges is disposed between the pair of second hinges.

A display apparatus includes a display unit, a display unit cover configured to hold the display unit, a first plate configured to move integrally with the display unit cover, a second plate, a first shaft provided on the second plate and rotatably supporting the first plate, a third plate, a second shaft provided on the third plate, parallel to the first shaft, and rotatably supporting the second plate, a third shaft orthogonal to the second shaft and rotatably supporting the third plate, and a first guide member provided on the third plate and configured to restrict operation areas of the first plate and the second plate. Where the first shaft is closest to the third plate within the operation area of the second plate around the second shaft, the first guide member is closer to the display unit cover than the third plate.

A display apparatus includes a display unit, a display unit cover configured to hold the display unit, a first plate configured to move integrally with the display unit cover, a second plate, a first shaft provided on the second plate and rotatably supporting the first plate, a third plate, a second shaft provided on the third plate, parallel to the first shaft, and rotatably supporting the second plate, a third shaft orthogonal to the second shaft and rotatably supporting the third plate, and a first guide member provided on the third plate and configured to restrict operation areas of the first plate and the second plate. Where the first shaft is closest to the third plate within the operation area of the second plate around the second shaft, the first guide member is closer to the display unit cover than the third plate.

An accessory configured to be detachably mountable to an image pickup apparatus including a first mount portion including first bayonet claw portions, and first terminals, the accessory including a second mount portion including second bayonet claw portions configured to enable engagement with the first bayonet claw portions, and second terminals configured to enable contact with the first terminals, in which the second terminals are provided at positions that are different from positions of the second bayonet claw portions, and wherein, a half line that extends from a central axis of the second mount portion and passes through a second terminal that determines whether an optical apparatus is mounted on the image pickup apparatus or not, passes through a predetermined second bayonet claw portion.

An accessory configured to be detachably mountable to an image pickup apparatus including a first mount portion including first bayonet claw portions, and first terminals, the accessory including a second mount portion including second bayonet claw portions configured to enable engagement with the first bayonet claw portions, and second terminals configured to enable contact with the first terminals, in which the second terminals are provided at positions that are different from positions of the second bayonet claw portions, and wherein, a half line that extends from a central axis of the second mount portion and passes through a second terminal that determines whether an optical apparatus is mounted on the image pickup apparatus or not, passes through a predetermined second bayonet claw portion.