a digital camera may include a portion that is translatable into and out of a computer system housing . the camera portion may be mounted such that when pushed inwardly into the housing from a stored position , the camera portion automatically springs outwardly from the housing and is ready for use . the camera may be operated “ on ” by the act of causing the camera portion to spring to its outwardly oriented position . once outside of the computer housing , the camera portion may be rotated to adjust the direction of focus of the camera .