By including a camera body 2 introduced into a body, image pickup means 13 incorporated in the camera body 2 for picking up an image of an object, a transparent cover member 21 movably disposed at the camera body 2 that always covers an image taking side of the image pickup means 13 irrespective of a moving position, moving means that causes the cover member 21 to move and cleaning means 15, 16, 17, 18 disposed outside an image pickup range of the image pickup means 13 that performs cleaning by jetting a fluid over the opposed surface part of the cover member 21 moved to outside the image pickup range of the image pickup means 13, it is possible to always obtain a clear observation image without interfering with observation even when removing fogging, deposits such as dirt.
