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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 23, 1998
Filed:
Apr. 15, 1997
Akira Katayama, Koganei, JP;
Tadao Kai, Kawasaki, JP;
Nikon Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A shake preventing apparatus in a camera, comprises a shake detecting device for detecting an amount of shake upon small motion of the camera, a shake correcting device for correction-driving a photo taking optical system in a direction to keep an image on a plane of a film unshaken, based on the amount of shake detected by the shake detecting device, a shake correction limit determining device for determining a shake correction limit amount which is a limit for the shake correcting device to correct the shake, and a shutter controlling device for controlling a shutter to close when the amount of shake detected by the shake detecting device exceeds the shake correction limit amount determined.