To provide a recorder with camera, with which the degree of freedom in photographing is improved by suppressing the fatigue for photographer to a minimum by enabling stable holding.

In a recorder with a camera which can integratably handle a camera 2 for converting optical information, provided by an image pickup optical system, into an electric signal and a recorder 3 for recording that electric signal into a recording medium, an optical axis (x) of an optical system 1 is arranged, while being moved just for a certain fixed distance in side face direction to a central axis (y) of a recorder casing, including one part of the recorder at least.