Patent ID: 8417103
Filing Date: 2013-04-09
Classification: G02B,G03B,H04N

Abstract:
1. An image stabilization apparatus comprising: a detection unit that detects camera shake in first and second directions that are not parallel to each other; a calculation unit that calculates first and second correction amounts for correcting the camera shake in the first and second directions, respectively, based on outputs from the detection unit; a control unit that controls correction characteristics of the calculation unit so as to restrain correction of a movement corresponding to a panning operation in the first and second directions as the first and second correction amounts becomes larger, controls the correction characteristics of the second correction amount based on the first correction amount in a case in which the first correction amount exceeds a first predetermined value and controls the correction characteristics of the first correction amount based on the second correction amount in a case in which the second correction amount exceeds a second predetermined value; a correction unit that corrects the camera shake based on the correction amounts calculated for the first and second directions by the calculation unit.