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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 03, 2014
Filed:
Dec. 03, 2008
Hideo Kawahara, Hatogaya, JP;
Hideo Kawahara, Hatogaya, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image capturing apparatus comprises an image capturing unit, a motion vector detection unit which detects a motion vector quantity representing a shift amount between images from image signals successively obtained by the image capturing unit, an angle conversion unit which converts the motion vector quantity into an angular displacement amount between the images on the basis of a zoom position of the zoom lens, a shift angle calculation unit which calculates a shift angle from an optical axis of the imaging optical system by calculating the angular displacement amount, a shift amount conversion unit which converts the shift angle into a shift amount on an image plane of the image capturing unit on the basis of the zoom position of the zoom lens, and a correction unit which corrects a shift on the basis of the shift amount on the image plane.