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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 03, 2012
Filed:
Dec. 15, 2008
Yasunori Nagata, Gifu, JP;
Tomofumi Watanabe, Gifu, JP;
Hideki Hirayama, Gifu, JP;
Semiconductor Components Industries, LLC, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Abstract
An internal CPU, a vibration control equalizer for processing an output signal of a vibration detector for detecting vibration of an imaging apparatus and calculating a vibration signal for determining a driving amount for an optical component on the basis of vibration of the imaging apparatus, a position control equalizer for calculating a position signal for determining a driving amount for the optical component on the basis of position of the optical component, and a control switching section for switching between the internal CPU and an external control circuit for the imaging apparatus for control of the vibration control equalizer and the position control equalizer.