Image pickup apparatus with image shake correction and resolving power change
AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsYoshiki Kino, Naoya Kaneda
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Abstract
An image pickup apparatus in which an actuator varies an image forming position with respect to an image forming plane. The apparatus has a control mechanism for controlling the actuator. This control is such that the actuator performs a first operation for correcting an image shake and a second operation for moving the image formed on the image forming plane. In the latter operation, the image is moved by a predetermined amount relative to a pixel pitch of the image forming plane to change a resolving power.
Claims27
An image pickup apparatus comprising:
- actuating means for varying an image forming position with respect to an image forming plane;
- and
- control means for causing said actuating means to perform a first operation for correcting an image shake and a second operation for moving an image formed in the image forming plane to change a resolving power, by a predetermined amount relative to a pixel pitch of the image forming plane.
A control method for an image pickup apparatus including actuator for varying an image forming position with respect to an image forming plane;
- comprising:
- selecting step of selecting an operation mode between a first mode and second mode;
- and
- control step of causing said actuator to correct an image shake in the first mode and to move an image formed in the image forming plane to change a resolving power in the second mode, by a predetermined amount relative to a pixel pitch of the image forming plane.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.