Patent ID: 8243147

Claim:
A handshake correction apparatus for correcting shake of a camera, the apparatus comprising: a correction lens that is driven in a plane defined by a first axis and a second axis that are each independent; a pair of first magnets disposed at opposite sides of the correction lens for providing a driving force in a first axis direction; at least one second magnet disposed on at least one side of the correction lens for providing a driving force in a second axis direction; and driving coils disposed to face the first and second magnets for exerting electromagnetic interaction therebetween; wherein each of the pair of first magnets and the at least one second magnet are disposed on a straight line that goes through the center of the correction lens, and wherein, in the pair of first magnets, one magnet having a relatively high magnetic force is disposed to be relatively closer to the center of the correction lens and the other magnet having a relatively low magnetic force is disposed to be far from the center of the correction lens.