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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 11, 2008
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2005
Hideaki Nakanishi, Mishima-gun, JP;
Hideki Morinaga, Hachioji, JP;
Kazuhiko Kojima, Kawachinagano, JP;
Tougo Teramoto, Wakayama, JP;
Hiroaki Hasegawa, Sakai, JP;
Hideaki Nakanishi, Mishima-gun, JP;
Hideki Morinaga, Hachioji, JP;
Kazuhiko Kojima, Kawachinagano, JP;
Tougo Teramoto, Wakayama, JP;
Hiroaki Hasegawa, Sakai, JP;
Konica Minolta Photo Imaging, Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
The image capturing apparatus extracts and records an effective image Ap from a captured image Ao obtained by imaging of incident light from a subject on an image capturing element by an optical system composed of optical members. When an angle of view of an image that is to be recorded is large, the image capturing apparatus adjusts an angle of view of the effective image Ap by an optical zoom unit and records the effective image Ap while correcting camera shake by a mechanical camera-shake correction unit. Only when a magnification of the optical zoom unit for the captured image Ao is maximal, the image capturing apparatus further adjusts the angle of view of the effective image Ap by an electronic zoom unit and records the effective image Ap while correcting camera shake by an electronic camera-shake correction unit.