Imaging apparatus and imaging method

A method of controlling an imaging apparatus having a correction unit moving in a plane orthogonal to an optical axis configured to correct a vibration, the method comprising:

• converting an object image into an image signal;
• detecting a vibration and outputting information about the vibration;
• calculating a target position to which the correction unit is moved based on the information about the vibration;
• detecting a present position of the correction unit;
• calculating a difference between the present position and the target position;
• and
• determining whether a force acting on the imaging apparatus is a gravitational force based on the information about the vibration and a cycle of the vibration.

A computer-readable medium containing computer-executable instructions for controlling an imaging apparatus having a correction unit moving in a plane orthogonal to an optical axis configured to correct a vibration, the medium comprising:

• computer-executable instructions for converting an object image into an image signal;
• computer-executable instructions for detecting a vibration and outputting information about the vibration;
• computer-executable instructions for calculating a target position to which the correction unit is moved based on the information about the vibration;
• computer-executable instructions for detecting a present position of the correction unit;
• calculating a difference between the present position and the target position;
• and
• computer-executable instructions for determining whether a force acting on the imaging apparatus is a gravitational force based on the information about the vibration and a cycle of the vibration.