Patent ID: 8768156
Filing Date: 2014-07-01
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A vibration compensation device, comprising: a vibration compensation unit that comprises at least one of a vibration compensation optical system that makes an optical axis variable, and an image capturing unit that can be shifted, and that compensates image vibration upon an image surface occurring due to vibration of a camera; a drive unit that drives the vibration compensation unit; a detection unit that detects vibration of the camera; a position detection unit that detects the position of the vibration compensation unit; a range setting unit that sets within a first range that is a range of movement in which the vibration compensation unit can be mechanically positioned, a second range of movement; a target position determination unit that determines a target position for the vibration compensation unit within the second range according to vibration of the camera detected by the detection unit; and a control unit that controls the drive unit based upon the target position determined by the target position determination unit, thus compensating the image vibration, wherein the range setting unit changes a size of the second range based upon either or both of photographic states and photographic conditions.