Patent ID: 8638386

Claim:
An image pickup device comprising: a placing section on which an image pickup element that receives light from an object is placed; a tilted surface section provided on the placing section and tilted with respect to the axis of light that enters the image pickup element; a direction specifying section, which specifies a moving direction so that the placing section moves in parallel to an optical axis direction; a panel section having a surface perpendicular to the optical axis direction; a rotating member, which is disposed between the tilted surface section and the panel section and rotates and moves along a tilt direction of the tilted surface section by being in contact with the tilted surface section; an annular holding member, which rotates around the optical axis and rotatably holds the rotating member; a drive section, which causes the holding member to rotate; and a friction reduction member, which is disposed between the rotating member and the panel section and reduces friction with the rotating member compared to friction between the panel section and the rotating member, wherein the annular holding member has a convex section at a side of the friction reduction member and abuts the friction reduction member via a convex section.