US Patent 7339624 Camera-equipped recording/reproducing apparatus

A camera-equipped recording/reproducing apparatus is equipped with a lens assembly having a lens group and a body having a first side face and a second side face opposite to the first side face when viewed from an object to be photographed. The body is provided in series with and behind the lens assembly in a direction of an optical axis of the lens group when viewed from the object. A monitor screen is provided on the first side face of the body. A grip is provided on the second side face of the body. The grip houses a recording/reproducing unit. The grip is rotatable about an axis almost orthogonal to the optical axis.