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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 17, 2012
Filed:
Dec. 19, 2008
Applicants:
Toshio Nakakuki, Mizuho, JP;
Tomofumi Watanabe, Gifu, JP;
Inventors:
Toshio Nakakuki, Mizuho, JP;
Tomofumi Watanabe, Gifu, JP;
Assignees:
Semiconductor Components Industries, LLC, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Sanyo Semiconductor Co., Ltd., Gunma, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/228 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An optical shake correction unit corrects an optical axis in response to an output signal of an vibration detecting element. An electronic shake correction unit adaptively varies an effective region in image signals of an image pickup region formed by image pickup devices. A control unit performs control such that either the optical shake correction unit or the electronic shake correction unit is enabled by switching between a first image pickup mode and a second image pickup mode.