<p>Provided is an imaging apparatus with a protection ring for protecting a support attachment portion from being touched by a user. A camera main body to which a support can be attached is provided with the support attachment portion and the protection ring. The support attachment portion includes a screw hole to which the support can be attached, and an exposed support attachment surface formed around an entry opening of the screw hole. The protection ring includes a return spring for regulating the position of the protection ring, a return spring stopper that supports the return spring, and a support working surface of the protection ring. The support working surface is located above the exposed surface of the support attachment portion formed around the entry opening of the screw hole outside a housing.</p>
