Flexible printed wiring board arrangement of an imaging device

A flexible printed wiring board arrangement including an image pickup device movable in a plane orthogonal to an optical axis, a stationary circuit board, and a flexible printed wiring board which is wired to connect said image pickup device to said stationary circuit board, said flexible printed wiring board arrangement comprising:

• a rear protection member positioned behind said image pickup device in said optical axis direction to protect the back of said image pickup device, a part of said flexible printed wiring board being fixed to said rear protection member;
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• a movable support member which is positioned between said rear protection member and said image pickup device in said optical axis direction to support said flexible printed wiring board, wherein said movable support member moves with said image pickup device in directions orthogonal to said optical axis when said image pickup device is moved, a part of said flexible printed wiring board being disposed along a front surface of said movable support member behind said image pickup device.