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US 5,335,032 AGranted
Image stabilizing apparatus
AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsIchiro Onuki, Masao Shikaumi
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Abstract
An image stabilizing apparatus comprises a light beam deflecting device controllable for deflecting a light beam by moving an optical member disposed in an optical path, an accelerometer for detecting an influence the optical member receives from gravity and a control device for controlling the operation of the light beam deflecting device by the use of the output of the accelerometer so as to provide image stabilization.
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An image stabilizing apparatus comprising:
- (A) image stabilizing means controllable for stabilizing an image by moving in an optical path;
- (B) direction of gravity detection means for detecting a direction in which gravity acts on said image stabilizing means during operation of said image stabilizing means;
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- (C) control means for changing a control of said image stabilizing means in response to an output of said direction of gravity detection means.
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An image stabilizing apparatus comprising:
- (A) image stabilizing means controllable for stabilizing an image by moving in an optical path;
- (B) direction of gravity detection means for detection a direction of gravity which acts on said image stabilizing means;
- (C) memory means for memorizing a magnitude of a force applied to said image stabilizing means so as to remove an influence said image stabilizing means receives from gravity;
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- (D) control means for controlling an action of said image stabilizing means in response to an output of said direction of gravity detection means and to the magnitude of force memorized by said memory means.
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A camera comprising:
- (A) image stabilizing means controllable for stabilizing an image by moving in an optical path;
- (B) direction of gravity detection means for detection a direction of gravity which acts on said image stabilizing means during operation of said image stabilizing means;
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- (C) control means for controlling an action of said image stabilizing means in response to an output of said direction of gravity detection means.
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A camera comprising:
- (A) image stabilizing means controllable for stabilizing an image by moving in an optical path;
- (B) direction of gravity detection means for detection a direction of gravity which acts on said image stabilizing means;
- (C) memory means for memorizing a magnitude of a force applied to said image stabilizing means so as to remove an influence said image stabilizing means receives from gravity;
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- (D) control means for controlling an action of said image stabilizing means in response to an output of said direction of gravity detection means and to the magnitude of force memorized by said memory means.
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A camera system comprising:
- (A) image stabilizing means controllable for stabilizing an image by moving in an optical path;
- (B) direction of gravity means for detecting a direction in which gravity acts on said image stabilizing means during operation;
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- (C) control means for controlling an action of said image stabilizing means in response to an output of said direction of gravity detection means.
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A camera system comprising:
- (A) image stabilizing means controllable for stabilizing an image by moving in an optical path;
- (B) direction of gravity detection means for detecting a direction of gravity which acts on said image stabilizing means;
- (C) memory means for memorizing a magnitude of a force applied to said image stabilizing means so as to remove an influence said image stabilizing means receives from gravity;
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- (D) control means for controlling an action of said image stabilizing means in response to an output of said direction of gravity detection means and to the magnitude of force memorized by said memory means.
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An optical apparatus comprising:
- (A) image stabilizing means controllable for stabilizing an image by moving in an optical path;
- (B) direction of gravity detection means for detecting a direction of gravity which acts on said image stabilizing means during operation;
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- (C) control means for controlling an action of said image stabilizing means in response to an output of said direction of gravity detection means.
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An optical apparatus comprising:
- (A) image stabilizing means for stabilizing an image by moving in an optical path;
- (B) direction of gravity detection means for detecting a direction of gravity which acts on said image stabilizing means;
- (C) memory means for memorizing a magnitude of a force applied to said image stabilizing means so as to remove an influence said image stabilizing means receives from gravity;
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- (D) control means for controlling an action of said image stabilizing means in response to an output of said direction of gravity detection means and to the magnitude of force memorized by said memory means.
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