An optical path control apparatus comprising: an oscillating part having an optical member on which light is made incident; an electromagnetic actuator configured to oscillate the oscillating part; and a drive unit configured to periodically apply to the actuator a drive signal, which is between a first current value to a second current value, with a waveform to cause the actuator to oscillate the oscillating part and to control an optical path, wherein the first current value and the second current value are current values opposite to each other in polarity, absolute values of the first current value and the second current value are equal, the oscillating part is held at a displacement angle of a first angle for the first current value, and the oscillating part is held at a displacement angle of a second angle for the second current value, wherein the waveform includes a first period in which a current value is changed from the first current value to zero at the start timing of the first period and the current value is held at zero until the end timing of the first period, a second period that is continuous with the first period and in which the current value is changed from zero to the second current value at the start timing of the second period and the current value is held at the second current value until the end timing of the second period, a third period that is continuous with the second period and in which the current value is changed from the second current value to zero at the start timing of the third period and the current value is held at zero until the end timing of the third period, and a fourth period that is continuous with the third period and in which the current value is changed from zero to the first current value at the start timing of the fourth period and the current value is held at the first current value until the end timing of the fourth period, and the drive unit is configured to apply the drive signal so that a length of the first period and the third period is substantially a same value as a half value of an inverse of a natural frequency of the oscillating part. an oscillating part having an optical member on which light is made incident; an electromagnetic actuator configured to oscillate the oscillating part; and a drive unit configured to periodically apply to the actuator a drive signal, which is between a first current value to a second current value, with a waveform to cause the actuator to oscillate the oscillating part and to control an optical path, wherein the first current value and the second current value are current values opposite to each other in polarity, absolute values of the first current value and the second current value are equal, the oscillating part is held at a displacement angle of a first angle for the first current value, and the oscillating part is held at a displacement angle of a second angle for the second current value, wherein the waveform includes a first period in which a current value is changed from the first current value to zero at the start timing of the first period and the current value is held at zero until the end timing of the first period, a second period that is continuous with the first period and in which the current value is changed from zero to the second current value at the start timing of the second period and the current value is held at the second current value until the end timing of the second period, a third period that is continuous with the second period and in which the current value is changed from the second current value to zero at the start timing of the third period and the current value is held at zero until the end timing of the third period, and a fourth period that is continuous with the third period and in which the current value is changed from zero to the first current value at the start timing of the fourth period and the current value is held at the first current value until the end timing of the fourth period, and the drive unit is configured to apply the drive signal so that a length of the first period and the third period is substantially a same value as a half value of an inverse of a natural frequency of the oscillating part.