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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 01, 1998
Filed:
Feb. 25, 1997
Sueyuki Ohishi, Tokyo, JP;
Tadao Kai, Kawasaki, JP;
Nikon Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A blur correction camera includes an optical axis changing unit to change an optical axis of a photographing optical system to correct a blur generated by vibration, a displacement detecting unit to detect displacement of the photographing optical system by the optical axis changing unit, a calculation unit to calculate a displacement velocity of the photographing optical system on the basis of a detection result from the displacement detecting unit, a centering unit to drive the optical axis of the photographing optical system to a central position based on the displacement detected by the displacement detecting unit, and a maximum displacement velocity detecting unit to detect a maximum displacement velocity upon movement of the photographing optical system by the centering unit. Whether a blur correction function is normal is discriminated on the basis of a detection result from the maximum displacement velocity detecting unit.