An image pickup apparatus includes a case, a photographing optical system,
an imaging element, and a viewfinder device. The viewfinder device
includes a viewfinder case, a transmission liquid crystal panel, a
lighting device, a first sheet polarizer, and a second sheet polarizer.
The viewfinder case includes a case body and a case partitioning member.
The lighting device and the first sheet polarizer are supported inside
the case partitioning member. The transmission liquid crystal panel is
supported inside the case partitioning member with the display surface
faced to the window. The second sheet polarizer is supported inside the
case body.