Patent ID: 7645079

Claim:
An image pickup apparatus comprising: an image pickup element configured to convert an optical image of a subject into an electrical signal; an optical member configured to modulate an incident light beam into a predetermined light beam and output the predetermined light beam, the optical member having a substantially rectangular shape and being disposed in front of the image pickup element along an optical axis for image taking; a vibrating unit disposed on a side surface of the optical member, wherein the vibrating unit provides the vibration in vertical direction towards the imaging light axis to the optical member; a biasing member disposed on another side surface of the optical member that is opposite to the side surface that the vibrating unit is disposed, the biasing member urging the optical member towards the vibrating unit; a holding member configured to hold the optical member, the vibrating unit, and the biasing member side by side in a vertical direction towards the imaging light axis; and chassis member having an opening therein, wherein the holding member is in the opening of the chassis member and disposed at the position substantially the same as that of the chassis member in the imaging light axis direction.