Patent ID: 8571399

Claim:
A photographic optical device comprising: a lens drive device on which a lens, an imaging element, and a lens drive mechanism for driving the lens are mounted; a movable module which is provided with the lens drive device; a support body which supports the movable module; and a shake correction mechanism which swings the movable module so that an optical axis of the lens drive device is inclined with respect to the support body to correct a shake; wherein the shake correction mechanism comprises: a swing drive mechanism for swinging the movable module; and a spring member which swingably supports the movable module; and wherein the spring member comprises: a holding part which holds the movable module; a fixing part which is fixed to the support body; and a spring part which connects the holding part with the fixing part and is capable of performing a swing operation of the movable module, the spring part being deformable in a direction perpendicular to the optical axis and an optical axis direction; the spring member is formed in a substantially rectangular shape as a whole and an outer peripheral end of the spring member is disposed to be substantially parallel to the first direction or the second direction, the fixing part is disposed at a substantially center of the first direction of the spring member and a substantially center of the second direction, the holding part is formed so that an external shape of the holding part is a substantially rectangular shape, and the spring member is provide with the spring part which is formed from the substantially center of the holding part in the first direction toward the fixing part that is disposed at the substantially center of the second direction, and the spring part which is formed from the substantially center of the holding part in the second direction toward the fixing part that is disposed at the substantially center of the first direction.