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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 23, 2013
Filed:
Jan. 06, 2012
Takuro Yasuda, Tokyo, JP;
Koichi Sugiura, Yokohama, JP;
Takuro Yasuda, Tokyo, JP;
Koichi Sugiura, Yokohama, JP;
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An imaging device includes a three-axis acceleration detector, an inclination calculator to calculate an amount of inclination of the imaging device according to an output value of the acceleration detector, a determining element to determine whether or not the imaging device is dropping or receiving an impact according to the output value of the acceleration detector, a mode switching element to set the acceleration detector to be in either an electronic level mode or an impact detection mode by changing at least one of a measuring range and a sampling rate of the acceleration detector, and a storing element to store detected acceleration data in time series. When the determining element determines that the imaging device has dropped or received an impact in the impact detection mode, the storing element stores acceleration data detected at a time when the drop or impact has occurred.