A lens moving apparatus comprising: a housing ; a first magnet disposed on the housing ; a bobbin disposed in the housing ; a coil disposed on an outer surface of the bobbin and inside the first magnet so as to move in the housing in a first direction parallel to an optical axis by electromagnetic interaction between the first magnet and the coil ; an upper elastic member disposed on an upper portion of the bobbin and an upper portion of the housing ; and a lower elastic member disposed on a lower portion of the bobbin and a lower portion of the housing ; wherein the upper elastic member comprises an inner frame coupled to the upper portion of the bobbin , an outer frame coupled to the upper portion of the housing and a plurality of connection portions connecting the inner frame of the upper elastic member and the outer frame of the upper elastic member, wherein the lower elastic member comprises an inner frame coupled to the lower portion of the bobbin , an outer frame coupled to the lower portion of the housing and a plurality of connection portions connecting the inner frame of the lower elastic member and the outer frame of the lower elastic member , and wherein each of the connection portions is bent three times to form a predetermined pattern having three bent portions, wherein a width of the connection portions of the upper and lower elastic members is irregular such that a first region and a second region of said connection portions have width different from each other, wherein the lens moving apparatus further comprising a damper connecting the housing and each connection portion , wherein the damper is disposed on at least a portion of the predetermined pattern of the connection portion , wherein at least one of the upper and lower elastic members is is constituted by a printed circuit board . a housing ; a first magnet disposed on the housing ; a bobbin disposed in the housing ; a coil disposed on an outer surface of the bobbin and inside the first magnet so as to move in the housing in a first direction parallel to an optical axis by electromagnetic interaction between the first magnet and the coil ; an upper elastic member disposed on an upper portion of the bobbin and an upper portion of the housing ; and a lower elastic member disposed on a lower portion of the bobbin and a lower portion of the housing ; wherein the upper elastic member comprises an inner frame coupled to the upper portion of the bobbin , an outer frame coupled to the upper portion of the housing and a plurality of connection portions connecting the inner frame of the upper elastic member and the outer frame of the upper elastic member, wherein the lower elastic member comprises an inner frame coupled to the lower portion of the bobbin , an outer frame coupled to the lower portion of the housing and a plurality of connection portions connecting the inner frame of the lower elastic member and the outer frame of the lower elastic member , and wherein each of the connection portions is bent three times to form a predetermined pattern having three bent portions, wherein a width of the connection portions of the upper and lower elastic members is irregular such that a first region and a second region of said connection portions have width different from each other, wherein the lens moving apparatus further comprising a damper connecting the housing and each connection portion , wherein the damper is disposed on at least a portion of the predetermined pattern of the connection portion , wherein at least one of the upper and lower elastic members is is constituted by a printed circuit board . <EOS>