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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 28, 2000
Filed:
Sep. 09, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Yoshihiro Hara, Kishiwada, JP;
Tomonori Satoh, Sakai, JP;
Keiji Tamai, Suita, JP;
Junji Sato, Sakai, JP;
Assignee:
Minolta Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03B / ; G03B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
396 55 ; 396246 ;
Abstract
A camera capable of shake correction, and is provided with: a sensor for sensing a light image of an object to detect a camera shake; an exposure time setter for setting a first exposure time based on a brightness of an object and a second exposure time smaller than the first exposure time; and a controller for judging as to whether the shake correction is disable, and controlling exposure with reference to the second exposure time when the shake correction is judged to be disable.