Patent ID: 7599001

Claim:
An image capture apparatus comprising: a sensor unit including a photoelectric conversion element; a first optical element having an optical axis; a holding member including a first portion adapted to hold the first optical element, and a second portion extending in a direction orthogonal to the optical axis over the first portion and covering an outer circumference of the sensor unit; a driven member; and an actuator configured to drive the driven member in order to perform a photographing-relevant operation, wherein the actuator is disposed outside of the first portion, wherein the sensor unit, the first optical element, and the actuator are directly fixed to the holding member, and the holding member is composed of a single piece of material, the second portion is rectangular as viewed from the optical axis, the actuator and the first portion are circular as viewed from the optical axis, the center of the circular actuator is disposed on a diagonal line of the rectangular second portion as viewed from the optical axis, and an output shaft of the actuator is disposed on the diagonal line of the rectangular second portion.