Patent ID: 6487369
Filing Date: 2002-11-26
Classification: G03B

Abstract:
A camera with a blur reducing function, comprising:shake detecting/computing means for detecting and computing a shake state of the camera; exposure start determining means for executing exposure start determination to reduce shaking during exposure, on the basis of an output of said shake detecting/computing means; exposure means for executing an exposure operation in accordance with a determination result of said exposure start determining means; exposure-start-determining-method changing means for changing an exposure start determination method used in said exposure start determining means; and condition setting means for setting a condition used in said exposure-start-determining-method changing means for changing the exposure start determination method used in said exposure start determining means; wherein said condition setting means includes camera control means for controlling all operations of the camera, and said exposure-start-determining-method changing means changes the exposure start determination method used in said exposure start determining means in response to an instruction from said camera control means; and wherein said exposure start determining means uses different exposure start determination methods for the output of said shake detecting/computing means and for an output obtained by estimation based on the output of said shake detecting/computing means.