Patent ID: 7940327

Claim:
An image-pickup apparatus comprising: an image-pickup unit configured to house an image-pickup optical system and an image-pickup element that photoelectrically coverts an optical image of an object formed by the image-pickup optical system there inside; a base member housed inside the image-pickup unit and configured to be provided with a light amount adjusting unit; a support member configured to be provided with a first coupling portion and configured to rotatably support the image-pickup unit; an actuator configured to rotate a second coupling portion coupling with the first coupling portion to rotationally drive the image-pickup unit with respect to the support member, the actuator being provided on the base member so as not to overlap with the light amount adjusting unit; and a drive force transferring mechanism formed between the actuator and the support member, wherein at least part of the drive force transferring mechanism is placed on a side opposite to the actuator on the light amount adjusting unit.