Lens drive apparatus, camera module and camera

A lens drive apparatus comprising:

• an assembly comprising:
• a lens holder capable of accommodating therein a lens section and having an outer peripheral wall to which a first coil wound therearound is attached;
• and
• a magnet holder that holds a magnet disposed around the lens holder and spaced from the outer peripheral wall and that accommodates therein the lens holder such that the lens holder is displaceable with respect to the magnet only in a direction of an optical axis,
• the assembly being configured to displace the lens holder with respect to the magnet only in the direction of the optical axis by the first coil and the magnet in collaboration with each other;
• a housing that accommodates therein the assembly and a second coil disposed at a position facing the magnet;
• and
• a base that serves as a bottom of the housing, wherein:
• the base has an aperture through which the optical axis passes, and
• the lens holder and the magnet holder holding the magnet disposed around the lens holder are configured to be displaced only in a direction orthogonal to the optical axis by the magnet and the second coil in collaboration with each other.