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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 11, 2012
Filed:
Nov. 07, 2008
Hideyuki Hashi, Osaka, JP;
Kenichi Hayashi, Nara, JP;
Hironori Honsho, Hyogo, JP;
Masanobu Tanaka, Osaka, JP;
Kazuo Sibukawa, Osaka, JP;
Hideyuki Hashi, Osaka, JP;
Kenichi Hayashi, Nara, JP;
Hironori Honsho, Hyogo, JP;
Masanobu Tanaka, Osaka, JP;
Kazuo Sibukawa, Osaka, JP;
Panasonic Corporation, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A camera is provided with which a small size can be achieved while ensuring good image blur correction performance. The camera () has an optical system (O), a housing (), a second drive unit () serving as part of an image blur corrector, an imaging element (), a first angular velocity sensor (), an acceleration sensor (), a sensor drive unit (), and a drive controller (). The first angular velocity sensor () is configured to acquire the rotational angle of the housing (). The acceleration sensor () is configured to acquire the amount of displacement of the housing (). A correction computer () calculates the amount of drive of a correcting lens () from the displacement amount acquired by the acceleration sensor (), and calculates the amount of drive of the correcting lens () from the rotational angle acquired by the first angular velocity sensor () using the position of the acceleration sensor () as a reference. The drive controller () controls the operation of the second drive unit () on the basis of these drive amounts.