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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 24, 2001
Filed:
Jul. 16, 1997
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
An imaging apparatus includes a solid-state imaging element having a matrix of pixels thereon, an optical series for entering a subject image into the solid-state imaging element, and an image shifting mechanism for relatively shifting the subject image in 2-D with respect to the solid-state imaging element. A control circuit is further included for controlling an operation of the image shifting mechanism. Still further, an image synthesizing circuit is included for synthesizing a plurality of images shifted by the image shifting mechanism, along with a moving amount detecting unit for detecting a moving amount of the subject image on the solid-state imaging element. Finally, the imaging apparatus includes a shift amount generating unit for generating an image shift amount for the subject image first, and thence a correction image shift amount based on the image shift amount and moving amount, based on which the image shifting mechanism shifts the subject image. The above arrangement makes it possible to correct a movement of the subject image formed by the imaging apparatus, thereby realizing a high-resolution image.