Patent ID: 8319842
Filing Date: 2012-11-27
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. An image capturing apparatus comprising: an image capturing unit which captures an object image formed by an imaging optical system and outputs an image signal; a motion vector detection unit which detects a local motion vector on the basis of correlation between image signals continuously captured by said image capturing unit; a motion vector determination unit configured to determine a motion vector of an entire image based on the detected motion vectors; a reliability evaluation value calculation unit which determines whether every local motion vector is valid or invalid, and which calculates a reliability evaluation value of the motion vector of the entire image based on the valid local motion vectors; a reduction rate determination unit configured to determine a reduction rate based on the reliability evaluation value; a blurring correction amount determination unit configured to determine an image blurring correction amount by correcting a correction amount calculated based on the motion vector of the entire image, based on the reduction rate and a blurring correction unit which corrects image blurring on the basis of the image blurring correction amount.