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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 04, 1994
Filed:
Apr. 16, 1993
Tokuji Ishida, Osaka, JP;
Masataka Hamada, Osaka, JP;
Eiji Yamakawa, Osaka, JP;
Hiromu Mukai, Osaka, JP;
Hisayuki Masumoto, Osaka, JP;
Takashi Okada, Osaka, JP;
Takehiro Katoh, Osaka, JP;
Hiroshi Ootsuka, Osaka, JP;
Minolta Camera Kabushiki Kaisha, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A camera having a blurring correction apparatus according to the present invention includes a photographic lens for forming an image of an object to be photographed, a detecting apparatus for detecting the degree of movement of the formed image of the object, a correcting apparatus operative at least during exposure time for correcting the position of the image of the object in response to a detection output of the detecting apparatus so as to compensate the movement of the image of the object, a setting apparatus for setting exposure time, a calculating apparatus for calculating the amount of movement of the image of the object produced during exposure time based on the detection output of the detecting apparatus and the set exposure time, and a prohibiting apparatus for prohibiting the operation of the correcting apparatus when the amount of movement of the image of the object produced during exposure time is smaller than a predetermined value.