Patent ID: 7995099

Claim:
A blur correction mechanism for performing blurring correction by, comprising: a first guide shaft extending in a first direction, the direction being a predetermined direction orthogonal to an optical axis of a lens groups; a base frame supporting the first guide shaft; a first correcting moving frame supported by the base frame so as to be movable in the first direction via the first guide shaft, the base frame being positioned on a first side of the first correcting moving frame; a second guide shaft extending in a second direction orthogonal to both the optical axis and the first direction, and being supported by the first correcting moving frame; and a second correcting moving frame supported by the first correcting moving frame so as to be movable in the second direction via the second guide shaft, the second correcting moving frame positioned on a second side of the first correcting moving frame opposite to the first side, wherein the first guide shaft and the second guide shaft are positioned so as to be retained within a respective first and second throughhole formed in the first correcting moving frame, and substantially coplanar in a plane orthogonal to the optical axis.