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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 11, 2015
Filed:
Sep. 12, 2013
Ricoh Imaging Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Yukio Uenaka, Tokyo, JP;
RICOH IMAGING COMPANY, LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A blur correction apparatus is provided that includes a blur correction mechanism, a locking member, a shift drive processor and an unlocking driver. The blur correction mechanism compensates for camera shake by driving a movable portion provided with one of a correction lens and an imaging device. The locking member restricts movement of the movable portion within a locked range of motion. The shift drive processor moves the movable portion a predetermined distance toward a center of the locked range of motion when locking by the locking member is released and the predetermined distance is shorter than the distance from the movable portion to the center. The unlocking driver moves the locking member to an unlocked position after moving the movable portion the predetermined distance away from the locking member.