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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 08, 2008
Filed:
Mar. 08, 2005
Shinichi Takarada, Niihama, JP;
Shinichi Takarada, Niihama, JP;
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
Provided is an imaging apparatus which can detect an occurrence of a vibration using imaged images without a new constituent such as a vibration sensor being added thereto, wherein when imaging a position reference image for checking positions of observation targets on the image and a plurality of luminance reference images for checking the spectral distributions of the observation targets, a first vibration detection unit detects a vibration for the position reference image, a mask image for checking the positions is created on the basis of the position reference image for which no vibration is detected, and the luminance reference image is compared with the mask image every time the luminance reference image is imaged, thereby to judge whether positions deviate or not, and in a case where the positions deviate, the position reference image is re-imaged, thereby eliminating the image imaged with a vibration occurring.