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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 19, 2002
Filed:
Jun. 20, 1996
Toshihiro Fukasaka, Kawasaki, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
When an image pickup unit or an entire image input apparatus moves, in order to temporarily inhibit an image signal from being recorded on a recording means, the apparatus includes a motion sensor for detecting the motion level of an optical system from an optical axis changing device to an image pickup device and a CPU for controlling the operations of the optical axis changing device, a memory and an image synthesization device to temporarily inhibit an image signal from being recorded on the memory, when a motion detection signal output from the motion sensor. When the image pickup device or the entire image input apparatus moves, the motion is detected by the motion sensor to temporarily inhibit an image signal from being recorded on the memory, thereby performing image synthesization without being influenced by the above motion.