Patent ID: 7515202

Claim:
A compact camera module comprising a lens unit including a lens and a lens holder holding the lens therein and an image pickup unit attached to the lens unit, wherein the image pickup unit comprises: a circuit board; an image pickup device on the circuit board; a cover member arranged on the circuit board to cover the image pickup device; and an optical filter arranged with respect to the cover member to face the image pickup device, wherein the image pickup device is disposed in a substantially closed space formed by the circuit board, the cover member, and the optical filter, wherein the cover member includes an air hole to make the substantially closed space in communication with the outside to allow air to escape from the substantially closed space; the lens unit includes a ventilation channel; the air hole is in communication with the ventilation channel, and wherein the ventilation channel is formed between a wall of a cutout in the lens and the lens holder, and the ventilation channel extends at least from a top of the lens to a bottom of the lens.