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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 11, 2001
Filed:
Oct. 29, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Etsuo Tanaka, Tokyo, JP;
Yoshio Imura, Kawasaki, JP;
Hideo Kanno, Chiba, JP;
Hiroshi Okano, Tokyo, JP;
Akira Katayama, Koganei, JP;
Assignee:
Nikon Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03B 1/700 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03B 1/700 ;
Abstract
A vibration reduction apparatus includes a vibration detector for detecting movement; and an image blur reduction mechanism including a vibration reduction optical system for preventing an image from blurring, and a drive mechanism for driving the vibration reduction optical system. The drive mechanism is controlled to drive the vibration reduction optical system in response to a detection signal from the vibration detector. The vibration detector is integrally mounted as a part of a mechanism unit including the vibration reduction mechanism.