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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 25, 2008
Filed:
Apr. 11, 2003
Hiroyuki Okada, Izumi, JP;
Hiroyuki Okada, Izumi, JP;
Minolta Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A image shift correcting device to prevent the user's erroneous recognition while ensuring the accuracy of the AF processing even when a hand shake occurs in the photographing preparation period, is provided with: a image capturing element for performing image capture; exposure controlling element for repeating an exposure for obtaining image data and non-exposure in a predetermined cycle in the image capturing element; image shift correcting element for correcting a shift of a subject image in the image capturing element; and controlling element for performing the correction by the image shift correcting element when the exposure for obtaining image data is performed.