Imaging device
AssigneeSony Corporation
InventorAkira Okuno
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Abstract
An imaging apparatus capable of preventing redeposition of dust on an imaging device to efficiently achieve dust removal. The imaging apparatus includes a driving device vibrating the imaging device, a posture detecting device detecting a posture of the imaging apparatus, and a controller allowing the imaging device to be vibrated on the condition that the detected posture of the imaging apparatus is a predetermined posture to remove dust deposited on the imaging device. For example, the imaging device is vibrated on the condition that the posture of the imaging apparatus is a normal posture. Alternatively, the imaging device is vibrated so long as it is determined that an opening for lens mounting in a body of the apparatus is pointed down and a photographic lens is not mounted.
Claims18
An imaging apparatus comprising:
- an imaging device for converting an optical image of a subject into an image signal;
- driving means for vibrating the imaging device;
- posture detecting means for detecting the posture of the imaging apparatus;
- and
- control means for allowing the imaging device to be vibrated on the condition that the posture of the imaging apparatus detected by the posture detecting means is a predetermined posture to remove dust deposited on the imaging device.
An imaging apparatus comprising:
- an imaging device for converting an optical image of a subject into an image signal;
- driving means for vibrating the imaging device;
- and
- control means for allowing the imaging device to be vibrated after the completion of exposure of an image shot by the imaging device to remove dust deposited on the imaging device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.