Image pickup apparatus

An image pickup apparatus comprising:

• an image pickup optical system with variable power for forming an image of an subject;
• an image pickup element for photo-electrically converting the image formed by the image pickup optical system;
• and
• a drive member for moving at least a part of the image pickup optical system in a direction different from an optical axis of the image pickup optical system,
• wherein when power of the image pickup optical system is varied, the drive member moves the at least the part of the image pickup optical system in the direction different from the optical axis of the image pickup optical system, to correct a movement of the image due to varying the power.

An image pickup apparatus comprising:

• an image pickup optical system with variable power for forming an image of an subject;
• an image pickup element for photo-electrically converting the image formed by the image pickup optical system;
• a drive member for moving the image pickup element in a plane perpendicular to an optical axis of the image pickup optical system;
• and
• an external operation member for driving the drive member by an operation thereof to shift a shooting area of the image.

An image pickup apparatus comprising:

• an image pickup optical system with variable power for forming an image of an subject;
• an image pickup element for photo-electrically converting the image formed by the image pickup optical system;
• a drive member for moving at least a part of the image pickup optical system in a direction different from an optical axis of the image pickup optical system, and
• an external operation member for driving the drive member by an operation thereof to shift a shooting area of the image.