Single-lens-reflex digital camera

1. A single-lens-reflex digital camera in which an optical image of an object that is to be photographed via a photographing lens is reflected by a main mirror to be formed on a focusing screen so that said optical image is viewed through a viewfinder while said main mirror is retracted from an optical path of said photographing lens to capture an image of said object by an image pickup device,

wherein said single-lens-reflex digital camera comprises:

an electroluminescent display provided on said focusing screen, wherein said electroluminescent display displays at least said object image captured by said image pickup device, and

wherein said single-lens-reflex digital camera is configured to allow said object image displayed by said electroluminescent display and said optical image formed on said focusing screen to be viewed through said viewfinder.

2. The single-lens-reflex digital camera according to claim 1 , wherein said electroluminescent display is formed integrally with said focusing screen.

3. The single-lens-reflex digital camera according to claim 2 , wherein said electroluminescent display displays said object image captured by said image pickup device and various information, when said main mirror is retracted from said optical path of said photographing lens, and

wherein said electroluminescent display only displays said various information when said main mirror lies on said optical path of said photographing lens.

4. The single-lens-reflex digital camera according to claim 2 , further comprising a light shield screen which selectively covers and uncovers a surface of said focusing screen which is adjacent to said main mirror.

5. The single-lens-reflex digital camera according to claim 4 , further comprising a mirror drive mechanism which drives said main mirror, and a light shield screen drive mechanism which retracts said light shield screen from a position thereof which covers said surface of said focusing screen,

wherein said mirror drive mechanism and said light shield screen drive mechanism are integrated with each other.

6. The single-lens-reflex digital camera according to claim 3 , wherein said main mirror is retracted from said optical path of said photographing lens in the case where said photographing lens has an image stabilizing capability.

7. The single-lens-reflex digital camera according to claim 1 , wherein said single-lens-reflex digital camera is configured to allow said object image displayed by said electroluminescent display and said optical image formed on said focusing screen to be selectively viewed through said viewfinder.

8. The single-lens-reflex digital camera according to claim 1 , wherein said electroluminescent display is positioned on one side of said focusing screen from said main mirror.

9. The single-lens-reflex digital camera according to claim 2 , further comprising a light shield screen which is selectively inserted into and retracted from a space between said focusing screen and said main mirror when said main mirror is in a retracted position in which said main mirror is positioned out of said optical path of said photographing lens.

10. A single-lens-reflex digital camera comprising:

a quick-return mirror;

a focusing screen, positioned above said quick-return mirror, wherein light of an object which is passed through a photographing optical system and reflected by said quick-return mirror to be formed as an optical image on said focusing screen is viewed through a viewfinder optical system, and wherein, upon a shutter release, said quick-return mirror is retracted from an optical path of said photographing lens to allow said object light that is passed through said photographing optical system to be incident on an image pickup device so that said image pickup device picks up a digital image of said object; and

an electroluminescent display which displays said digital image on said focusing screen at least when said quick-return mirror is retracted from said optical path.