Patent ID: 8130314

Claim:
A solid-state image capturing apparatus, comprising: an insulation substrate including an external lead terminal; a solid-state image capturing element fixed on the insulation substrate and including a microlens; and a transparent glass member positioned above the insulation substrate for sealing the solid-state image capturing element fixed on the insulation substrate, and an electrode of the solid-state image capturing element and the external lead terminal of the insulation substrate being connected by a wire, wherein the transparent glass member is positioned in such a manner that a hollow space is formed between a microlens of the solid-state image capturing element and the transparent glass member, wherein portions of the insulation substrate, the solid-state image capturing element and the wire, which are exposed in the hollow space, are all covered with a protective film and wherein a refractive index of the protective film is smaller than a refractive index of a constituent material of the microlens and larger than a refractive index of air.