Abstract: In an optical pickup device 1 and a temperature characteristics correction method for an object lens, structure is employed in which a prescribed temperature recognition operation is performed on temperature information detected by a thermistor 16, temperature of the object lens 7 is recognized, temperature characteristics of the lens is corrected, and the structure includes a temperature recognition operation waiting function that the temperature recognition operation is held waiting for a predetermined time period L1 defined in advance, and the temperature recognition operation is started after the predetermined time period has elapsed, therefore, the optical pickup device and the temperature characteristics correction method do not generate insufficient correction or excessive correction and proper temperature characteristics correction is made possible when the temperature characteristics of the object lens is corrected by recognizing temperature of the object lens utilizing the thermistor arranged on a d

Abstract: When entering a mode of executing spin-up processing (start), first the storage unit is accessed and when control information related to previous start processing is stored, a parameter adjustment value as control information recorded in the storage unit and management information of the already read optical disk are read to end the spin-up processing.