A liquid crystal display unit for a camera has a liquid crystal display panel and a back light source panel arranged along a back side of the liquid crystal display panel to illuminate the liquid crystal display panel. The back light source panel has a panel portion that extends farther than the back side of the liquid crystal display panel to be located beyond the back side in order to provide illumination other than to the back side when the back light source panel illuminates the liquid crystal display panel. A transparent protective cover panel covers a front side of the liquid crystal display panel to view the liquid crystal panel through the protective cover panel and has a panel portion that extends farther than the front side of the liquid crystal display panel to cover the panel portion of the back light source panel in order to permit illumination from the panel portion of the back light source panel to shine through the panel portion of the protective cover panel. A first message bearing medium is arranged between the panel portion of the back light source panel and the panel portion of the protective cover panel and a second message bearing medium has an adhesive backing to permit the second message bearing medium to be placed on the panel portion of the protective cover panel.