Patent ID: 8208032

Claim:
An image shake correction apparatus of a camera in which an object image is formed on an image sensor via a photographing lens and in which said image sensor is driven to move in a first direction and move in a second direction orthogonal to said first direction in a plane orthogonal to an optical axis of said photographing lens in such a manner as to compensate for camera shake occurring at a time of exposure, wherein said image shake correction apparatus comprises: a first table which is movable in said first direction relative to a camera body of said camera; and a second table which supports said image sensor and is movable in said second direction on said first table, wherein said first table is supported by a first guide bar which extends in said first direction and a first linear actuator which extends in a direction parallel with said first guide bar and moves said first table in said first direction along said first guide bar, wherein said second table is supported by a second guide bar which extends in said second direction and a second linear actuator which extends in a direction parallel with said second guide bar and moves said second table in said second direction along said second guide bar, wherein each of said first linear actuator and said second linear actuator comprises a rod-shaped magnet, a coil provided around said rod-shaped magnet, and a housing which covers an entire outer periphery of the coil, wherein said rod-shaped magnet and said coil operate as a stator and a mover, wherein said stator is connected to one of said camera body and said first table, and wherein said mover is connected to one of said first table and said second table.