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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 01, 2016
Filed:
Feb. 28, 2013
Applicant:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Hiromu Yasuda, Kawasaki, JP;
Assignee:
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/232 (2006.01); G03B 5/00 (2006.01); G02B 27/64 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/23287 (2013.01); G03B 5/00 (2013.01); G03B 2205/0015 (2013.01);
Abstract
An image stabilization apparatus is provided that includes a fixed back-plate, a movable barrelthat holds a correction lensand is movably supported by the fixed back-platein a direction perpendicular to the optical axis, a first rotary bodythat is rotatably supported by the fixed back-plateand moves the movable barrelin a first direction depending on rotation thereof, and a first drive motorthat drives the first rotary body. The center axis of the first rotary bodyis arranged within the optical path of an image capturing optical system.