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Date of Patent:
Oct. 16, 2012

Filed:

Jul. 19, 2007
Applicants:

Masatoshi Nakamura, Kyoto, JP;

Yoshiyuki Kishimoto, Osaka, JP;

Yasunori Kishi, Osaka, JP;

Inventors:

Masatoshi Nakamura, Kyoto, JP;

Yoshiyuki Kishimoto, Osaka, JP;

Yasunori Kishi, Osaka, JP;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/228 (2006.01); H04N 5/235 (2006.01); G03B 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

An image capture device that can shoot an image at a more appropriate exposure value with the image blur compensated for properly is provided. The digital camera includes: a motion detecting sectionfor estimating a motion vector of an image shot; a blur compensating section for optically compensating for the blur of the image shot; a mode selecting section for selecting one of multiple control modes for the blur compensating section; and a setting determining section for determining a setting related to an exposure value for shooting an image based on the control mode selected by the mode selecting section and the motion vector estimated.


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