An image pickup camera comprising: a substrate on which an image pickup element is mounted; an optical lens configured to form a subject image on the image pickup element ; a holding member holding the optical lens and surrounding a periphery of the image pickup element; and securing material securing the substrate and the holding member , wherein the holding member has a coupling face that is a quadrangular or substantially circular ring-shaped face opposed to the substrate , the coupling face being secured to the substrate through the securing material , one section in a peripheral direction of the coupling face includes a corner portion , the holding member has at least one recess open toward a side of the substrate and toward a side of the image pickup element , the recess has an upper wall (W1), positioned so as to face and to be spaced apart from an upper surface of the substrate , wherein the recess is formed at the corner portion , wherein, with the holding member secured to the substrate , the recess and the substrate form a space closed by a wall except for the side of the image pickup element, wherein the coupling face has a plurality of the corner portions , characterized in that one recess is provided at each of the plurality of the corner portions and has side walls (W2a, W2b) perpendicular to the peripheral direction of the coupling face , wherein the side walls (W2a, W2b) and the upper wall (W1) include right-angled edges (EG1, EG2) deterring the wetting of the securing material from getting over the edge (EG1, EG2) of each of the side walls (W2a, W2b) and the top wall (W1). a substrate on which an image pickup element is mounted; an optical lens configured to form a subject image on the image pickup element ; a holding member holding the optical lens and surrounding a periphery of the image pickup element; and securing material securing the substrate and the holding member , wherein the holding member has a coupling face that is a quadrangular or substantially circular ring-shaped face opposed to the substrate , the coupling face being secured to the substrate through the securing material , one section in a peripheral direction of the coupling face includes a corner portion , the holding member has at least one recess open toward a side of the substrate and toward a side of the image pickup element , the recess has an upper wall (W1), positioned so as to face and to be spaced apart from an upper surface of the substrate , wherein the recess is formed at the corner portion , wherein, with the holding member secured to the substrate , the recess and the substrate form a space closed by a wall except for the side of the image pickup element, wherein the coupling face has a plurality of the corner portions , characterized in that one recess is provided at each of the plurality of the corner portions and has side walls (W2a, W2b) perpendicular to the peripheral direction of the coupling face , wherein the side walls (W2a, W2b) and the upper wall (W1) include right-angled edges (EG1, EG2) deterring the wetting of the securing material from getting over the edge (EG1, EG2) of each of the side walls (W2a, W2b) and the top wall (W1). <EOS>