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US 8,558,902 B2Granted
Image pickup apparatus including a heat exhausting member
AssigneeFUJIFILM Corporation
InventorsKouhei Awazu, Hayato Yamashita
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AssigneeFUJIFILM Corporation
InventorsKouhei Awazu, Hayato Yamashita
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An image pickup apparatus includes: an image pickup element; a shake detection device configured to detect a vibration applied to a main body of the image pickup apparatus; and an image blur correction device configured to perform a correction of removing an image blur of the image due to the vibration, the image blur correction device including: a holding member configured to hold the image pickup element; a first driving device configured to move the holding member between a first position where the center of the image pickup element substantially corresponds to the optical axis and a second position; a heat exhausting member arranged to be in contact with the holding member when the holding member is located at the second position; and a control device configured to drive the first driving device based on the vibration.
An image pickup apparatus comprising:
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Adjustment of optical system relative to image or object surface other than
Constructional details: mounting of pick-up tubes, electronic image sensors, deviation or focusing coils
Control of cameras or camera modules: for stable pick-up of the scene, e.g. compensating for camera body vibrations
Motion detection: based on additional sensors, e.g. acceleration sensors
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1. Field of the Invention
The presently disclosed subject matter relates to an image pickup apparatus, and particularly, to an image pickup apparatus capable of correcting an image blur caused by camera shake.
2. Description of the Related Art
FIGS. 1A and 1B are schematic diagrams of a digital camera of a first embodiment of the presently disclosed subject matter, FIG. 1A being a front side perspective view of the digital camera, FIG. 1B being a back side perspective view of the digital camera;
FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of an image blur correction apparatus;
FIG. 3 is an A-A cross-sectional view of the image blur correction apparatus during imaging;
Hereinafter, preferred embodiments for carrying out an image correction apparatus according to the presently disclosed subject matter will be described in detail with reference to the attached drawings.
FIGS. 1A and 1B are schematic diagrams of a digital camera 1 according to a first embodiment of the digital camera 1 comprising the image blur correction apparatus according to the presently disclosed subject matter. FIG. 1A is a front side perspective view, and FIG. 1B is a back side perspective view. The digital camera 1 can record and play back not only still images, but also moving images, sounds, etc.
As illustrated in FIG. 1, a camera body 11 of the digital camera 1 is formed in a horizontally long rectangular box shape. An optical system 12, a stroboscope 14, etc. are arranged on the front side. A shutter button 15, a power button 16, a mode dial 17, etc. are arranged on the upper side of the camera body 11. Meanwhile, a monitor 18, a zoom button 19, arrow buttons 20, a MENU/OK button 21, a DISP/BACK button 22, a playback button 23, etc. are arranged on the back side of the camera body 11.