Patent ID: 7539403
Filing Date: 2009-05-26
Classification: G03B,H04N

Abstract:
1. An image-taking apparatus that includes an imaging device and generates image signals by forming a subject image on the imaging device, comprising: a LED emission section that includes a LED and irradiates a subject with light by causing the LED to emit the light; a xenon-tube emission section that includes a xenon tube and irradiates a subject with light by causing the xenon tube to emit the light, the light from the xenon-tube emission section having relatively higher intensity than the light from the LED emission section; a shake detection section that predicts a shake that will occur at shooting by detecting a shake before shooting, and an emission control section that causes the xenon-tube emission section to irradiate a subject with light when the shake detected by the shake detection section is above a predetermined level, and causes the LED emission section to irradiate a subject with light when the shake detected by the shake detection section is equal to or below the predetermined level.