Method and apparatus for capturing stabilized video in an imaging device

An imaging apparatus for capturing stabilized digital video, comprising:

• a user interface for displaying a preview of the field of view of the imaging apparatus and to receive user input;
• an image sensor for capturing digital video data for a video, wherein the video comprises a sequence of images;
• one or more motion sensors for detecting motion of the apparatus during capturing of the video data and generating motion data representing the motion of the apparatus;
• a lens comprising one or more lens elements, wherein the one or more lens elements include at least one movable lens element that is movable relative to the imaging apparatus;
• a video image processor communicatively connected to the image sensor and the motion sensors to receive the video data and the motion data, the processor configured to:
• calculate shift amounts for the sequence of images based at least in part on the motion data generated by the motion sensors;
• modify the sequence of images using the calculated shift amounts;
• and
• combine the modified sequence of images to obtain a stabilized video;
• and
• a memory connected to the video image processor for storing the stabilized video.