Patent ID: 7802996

Claim:
An image pickup apparatus comprising: a camera module configured to include a rectangular plate-shaped camera body having an imaging optical system built therein to oppose one plane in a thickness direction, an image sensing element for imaging an object image directed by the imaging optical system, a signal processor for performing predetermined signal processing by taking an imaging signal outputted from the image sensing element, and a substrate attached on the other plane of the camera body in the thickness direction, and a plurality of connection pieces formed on a plane of the substrate opposite to the camera body; and a socket on which the camera module is mounted, wherein the socket includes a socket body made of an insulating material with a size acceptable the camera module therein and having a rectangular bottom wall, four side walls raised from four sides of the bottom wall, and a plurality of connection terminals provided on the bottom wall to be connected to the plurality of connection pieces, respectively, wherein each of the side walls is provided with an elastic piece that is elastically brought into contact with each of four sides continuing to each side of the one plane of the camera body so as to elastically support the camera module inside the four side walls and on the bottom wall, while spaces are being secured to the four side walls, in a state of the plurality of connection pieces connected to the plurality of connection terminals, respectively, and wherein the elastic piece is provided to be elastically deformable in a thickness direction of the side wall where the elastic piece is arranged, and at a position of each side wall corresponding to the elastic piece, an elastic deformation notched portion is formed for the elastic piece in elastically deforming; socket shielding plates formed of a material having electro-magnetically shielding properties and elasticity for covering the four side walls, wherein the socket shielding plate is attached on each of the side walls, and wherein the elastic piece is formed integrally with the socket shielding plate.