Patent ID: 7826731
Filing Date: 2010-11-02
Classification: G03B,H04N

Abstract:
1. A camera system for imaging a subject, comprising: an imaging optical system for forming an optical image of the subject; an imaging unit for capturing an image of the optical image; a display unit which can display the image captured by the imaging unit; an observing optical system for observing the optical image; a movable reflecting mirror having a first state in which the light from the imaging optical system is led to the observing optical system, and a second state in which the light from the imaging optical system is led to the imaging unit; a movement detection unit for detecting an amount of the movement of the camera system; an image blur correction unit for correcting a blurring of an image which occurs due to the movement of the camera system, depending on the amount of the movement detected by the movement detection unit, the image blur correction unit arranged on a subject side of the reflecting mirror; and a controller having a first mode in which the movable reflecting mirror is controlled to be in the first state, and a second mode in which the movable reflecting mirror is controlled to be in the second state and the display unit is controlled to display the image; and a switching operation unit configured to receive a switching operation to change the mode between the first mode and the second mode, the controller configured to control the mode from the first mode to the second mode and to control the image blur correction unit to start correcting the image blur when the switching operation unit receives the switching operation.