Patent ID: 8681207

Claim:
An image pickup device, comprising: a solid-state image pickup element; a circuit board electrically connected to the solid-state image pickup element; a signal cable having a plurality of cable cores supplying power and a driving signal to the solid-state image pickup element; and a joining member having a wiring pattern electrically connecting the signal cable and the circuit board, wherein the joining member has a plurality of first connection terminals connected to the cable cores of the signal cable and a plurality of second connection terminals connected to the circuit board at both ends of the wiring pattern, and the interval between the first connection terminals is wider than the interval between the second connection terminals; wherein the joining member is formed cylindrically so that a length of an end portion where the first connection terminals are formed is longer than a length of an end portion where the second connection terminals are formed, and an outer diameter on the side connected to the signal cable is larger than an outer diameter on the side connected to the circuit board.