Patent ID: 8390725
Filing Date: 2013-03-05
Classification: G02B

Abstract:
1. A camera module comprising: an optical section having image pickup lenses and a lens barrel holding the image pickup lenses; a lens drive section that drives the image pickup lenses from an end at infinity to a macro end along an optical axis; and an image pickup section having an image pickup element that converts, into an electrical signal, incident light having passed through the image pickup lenses, the lens drive section including (a) a movable part comprising a lens holder, holding the optical section therein, which is capable of moving along the optical axis and (b) a fixed part whose position does not vary when the image pickup lenses are driven, when the lens drive section drives the image pickup lenses to the end at infinity, a reference plane of the optical section and a reference plane of the lens drive section or a reference plane of the image pickup section making contact with each other, the reference plane of the lens drive section being formed on the fixed part.