Crane, conveyance method, and method for manufacturing plate member

The present invention addresses the problem of providing a crane capable of accurately detecting the position of a plate member to be lifted, a conveyance method, and a method for manufacturing a plate member. A crane (1) for loading, unloading and transporting a plate member (2) is provided with: a holding mechanism (11) for lifting and holding the plate member (2); a drive mechanism (12) that moves the holding mechanism (11) at least in the horizontal direction; an image acquisition means (14) that acquires an image of the plate member (2) so as to include a feature portion of the plate member (2); and a control means (15) that detects a feature portion from the image, calculates the position of the plate member (2) from the position of the feature portion, and adjusts the position of the holding means (11) in the horizontal direction on the basis of the position of the plate member. 本发明的技术问题在于提供一种能够准确地检测吊起对象的板部件的位置的起重机、搬运方法以及板部件的制造方法。一种起重机(1)，进行板部件(2)的装卸搬运，其中，所述起重机具备：吊起并保持板部件(2)的保持机构(11)；使保持机构(11)至少在水平方向上移