Patent ID: 7064777
Filing Date: 2006-06-20
Classification: G03B,H04N

Abstract:
1. An apparatus comprising: (A) a vibration detection device that includes an angular velocity sensor for detecting an angular velocity in vibration of said apparatus; (B) a blur correction device that corrects an image blur, based on output of said vibration detection device; and (C) a limiting device that in a case where an output of said vibration detection device is equal to or larger than a first predetermined amplitude value and is smaller than a second predetermined amplitude value, limits the output using a first limitation manner in which a first predetermined attenuation ratio is multiplied onto the output, so as to make the output continuously leading to an output of the first predetermined amplitude value, and in a case where the output is equal to or larger than the second predetermined amplitude value, selects one of (a) limiting the output using a second limitation manner in which a second predetermined attenuation ratio which provides an attenuation action larger than that provided by the first predetermined attenuation ratio is multiplied onto the output and (b) setting the output into a constant amplitude value, so as to make the output continuously leading to an output of the second predetermined amplitude value.