Patent ID: 8269883

Claim:
A solid image capture device comprising: a solid image capture element; a wiring board to which the solid image capture element is mounted, the wiring board including wiring for electrical connection with the solid image capture element; a transparent lid section provided over the solid image capture element to cover a light receiving section of the solid image capture element with a gap being left between the transparent lid section and the light receiving section; and a holder provided on the wiring board to encase therein the solid image capture element except for the light receiving section, wherein the holder is anchored to the wiring board to hold down the transparent lid section in a direction normal to a light receiving surface of the solid image capture element toward the solid image capture element, the solid image capture device further comprising a pedestal soldered onto the wiring board to surround the solid image capture element, wherein: either one of the pedestal and the holder has hooks; and the other has notches with which the hooks engage.