Patent ID: 8269877
Filing Date: 2012-09-18
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. An imaging apparatus comprising: an imaging element which photoelectrically converts an image of a photographic object at a photoelectric conversion face; an optical member provided on side closer to the photographic object relative to the imaging element; an oscillation element which oscillates the optical member; an oscillation element driving unit which makes the oscillation element oscillate according to each of a plurality of oscillation modes having different oscillation forms; a foreign object specifying unit which specifies a position of a foreign object attached to the optical member; and an oscillation control unit configured to set a basic number of driving times no less than one corresponding to each of the plurality of oscillation modes, to select an oscillation mode that has a peak of an oscillation form at the position of the foreign object specified by the foreign object specifying unit, to increase at least one of a number of driving times and a driving voltage with respect to the oscillation mode thus selected and to execute each of the plurality of oscillation modes.