An improved lens mount and related lens and lens barrel positioning
methods are provided. In one example, a lens mount for use with a
miniature camera can include a ring member having a substantially
cylindrical interior surface defining a substantially cylindrical
interior space. A plurality of elongate ribs are disposed on the interior
surface of the ring member and are adapted to exert pressure against an
external surface of a lens barrel received by the ring member. In another
example, a method of positioning a lens barrel includes inserting a lens
barrel into a ring member having a substantially cylindrical interior
surface. Pressure can be exerted against an external surface of the lens
barrel from a plurality of elongate ribs disposed on the interior surface
of the ring member. The pressure can prevent rotation of the lens barrel
along at least three axes of rotational freedom.