Patent ID: 7920780

Claim:
An image stabilization apparatus comprising: a first lens unit including a first correction lens; a second lens unit including a second correction lens that has a power opposite to that of the first correction lens; a supporting unit configured to support the first lens unit and the second lens unit aligned in an optical axis direction so that the first lens unit and the second lens unit can move in a direction perpendicular to the optical axis; a driving unit configured to drive at least one of the first lens unit and the second lens unit in the direction perpendicular to the optical axis; a shake detection unit configured to detect a shake added to the image stabilization apparatus; a shake correction unit configured to supply a drive signal to the driving unit to correct image blur caused by the shake based on an output of the shake detection unit; and a connecting unit configured to mechanically connect the first lens unit and the second lens unit, wherein the connecting unit is configured to enable the first lens unit and the second lens unit to move in mutually opposite directions perpendicular to the optical axis.