Patent ID: 7983546
Filing Date: 2011-07-19
Classification: G02B,G03B,H04N

Abstract:
1. An optical image stabilizer, comprising: a first movable part that includes a first lens having one of positive and negative optical powers; a second movable part that includes a second lens having the other of the positive and negative optical powers; a supporting member that supports the first and second movable parts such that the first and second movable parts are movable in directions different from a direction of an optical axis; and an actuator that drives the first and second movable parts in the directions opposite to each other with respect to the supporting member, wherein the actuator includes: a first element that is provided on the supporting member; a second element that is provided on the first movable part and faces a first face of the first element; and a third element that is provided on the second movable part and faces a second face formed on an opposite side of the first element from the first face, and wherein the first element is one of a magnet and a coil, and the second element and the third element are the other of the magnet and the coil.