Side grip for a video camera

摘要

A video camera having a side grip including a thumb rest which can achieve its intended purpose while not increasing the transverse width of the video camera. The video camera includes a video camera main body having a storage cavity in which a rotary member and the thumb rest are capable of being freely rotatable in and out of the storage cavity. In a recording mode, the rotary member and thumb rest are rotated so that the thumb rest is projected out from the video camera main body. In a storage position, at least a portion of the rotary member and the thumb rest are disposed within the storage cavity of the video camera main body.