A vibration reduction apparatus includes a vibration detector for detecting
movement; and an image blur reduction mechanism including a vibration
reduction optical system for preventing an image from blurring, and a
drive mechanism for driving the vibration reduction optical system. The
drive mechanism is controlled to drive the vibration reduction optical
system in response to a detection signal from the vibration detector. The
vibration detector is integrally mounted as a part of a mechanism unit
including the vibration reduction mechanism.