Patent ID: 8325242
Filing Date: 2012-12-04
Classification: G03B,H04N

Abstract:
1. An image stabilizing apparatus usable with an image pickup apparatus comprising: a fixing member disposed to a lens assembly, the fixing member having a through hole of which a center aligns with an optical axis of the lens assembly; a moving member disposed to move perpendicular to the optical axis with respect to the fixing member, the moving member having a lens holder projecting in a direction of the optical axis in a hollow cylindrical shape to hold a compensating lens; a driving portion causing the moving member to move in a first direction perpendicular to the optical axis and in a second direction perpendicular to the optical axis and the first direction corresponding to a size of a hand-shake; four position determining portions formed in the first direction and the second direction on an outer circumferential surface of the lens holder of the moving member; and four stoppers projecting from an outer circumferential surface of the through hole of the fixing member to the moving member, each of the four stoppers disposed outside, and in line contact with, each of the four position determining portions to inhibit movement of the moving member in a direction perpendicular to the optical axis of the lens assembly.