Patent ID: 6366735
Filing Date: 2002-04-02
Classification: G03B

Abstract:
A blur preventing system of a camera comprising:blur detecting means for detecting a blurred state of a camera body; photographing condition determining means for determining photographing conditions and a state of use of the camera body; first blur preventing mode operating means for correcting a blur, in accordance with a result of blur detection by the blur detecting means, by displacing a photographing optical system during a photographing exposure operation so as to reduce blurring of an image being photographed; second blur preventing mode operating means for correcting the blur, in accordance with the result of blur detection by the blur detecting means, by changing a timing to start the photographing exposure operation until an amount of blurring is decreased to be equal to or below a predetermined value so as to reduce blurring of the image being photographed; and blur preventing mode determining means for determining which one of the first and second blur preventing mode operating means is to be driven, in accordance with a result of determination by the photographing conditions determining means.