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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 28, 2011
Filed:
May. 05, 2010
Hideyuki Hashi, Osaka, JP;
Kenichi Hayashi, Nara, JP;
Hironori Honsho, Hyogo, JP;
Masanobu Tanaka, Osaka, JP;
Kazuo Sibukawa, Osaka, JP;
Masato Murayama, Osaka, JP;
Hideyuki Hashi, Osaka, JP;
Kenichi Hayashi, Nara, JP;
Hironori Honsho, Hyogo, JP;
Masanobu Tanaka, Osaka, JP;
Kazuo Sibukawa, Osaka, JP;
Masato Murayama, Osaka, JP;
Panasonic Corporation, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A camera includes an optical system, a housing, an image blur corrector, a displacement acquisition section, a rotary driver, a correction computer, and a drive controller. The displacement acquisition section is configured to acquire the amount of displacement of the housing. The rotary driver is configured to rotationally drive the displacement acquisition section with respect to the housing. The correction computer is configured to calculate a first correction amount at the image blur corrector from the displacement amount acquired by the displacement acquisition section. The drive controller is configured to control the operation of the rotary driver, and also controls the operation of the image blur corrector on the basis of the first correction amount.