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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 19, 2022
Filed:
Nov. 13, 2018
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Hidenori Higashi, Kawasaki, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An imaging apparatus comprises a first correcting unit configured to correct image blur by driving at least one of a panning driver that rotates an imaging unit including an imaging optical system and an image sensor in the horizontal direction, and a tilting driver that rotates the imaging unit in the vertical direction; a shake detection unit configured to detect shake; a calculation unit configured to calculate an amount of image blur correction in accordance with the shake detected by the shake detection unit; and a determination unit configured to determine a driving range required by the panning driver or the tilting driver in order to correct an image blur, in accordance with the amount of image blur correction and a mechanical driving end of the panning driver or the tilting driver.