This prevents biting and miniaturizes an entire mechanism. There is provided a lens driver including: a driver having a frame that holds a lens and a bearing for receiving a guiding axis to move the lens in an optical axis direction, a lead screw in which a screw to which a nut is screwed is formed, and a stepping motor for rotating the lead screw; an arm extended from the frame, in such a way a tip being next to the nut, and moving the frame by movement of the nut; a spring for pushing an arm tip towards the nut; and an idle rotation section placed on only side where the arm is placed for the nut at a lead screw end of the driver, and has an axis diameter disabling the nut to be screwed. Also there is provided an image capture apparatus having the lens driver.

 
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