A vibration compensation device, comprising: a vibration compensation unit (4, 9) that comprises at least one of a vibration compensation optical system arranged to make an optical axis variable, and an image capturing unit that can be shifted, and that is arranged to compensate image vibration upon an image surface occurring due to vibration; a drive unit (40a, 40b) arranged to drive the vibration compensation unit; a detection unit (200a, 200b) arranged to detect vibration; a position detection unit (44a, 44b) arranged to detect the position of the vibration compensation unit; a target position determination unit arranged to determine a target position for the vibration compensation unit according to vibration detected by the detection unit; a calculation unit arranged to calculate a drive amount for the drive unit based upon the target position and the position detected by the position detection unit; a range of movement limitation unit (20a, 20b, 21a, 21b) arranged to limit the position of the vibration compensation unit within a certain range of movement; and a range setting unit arranged to set a movement permitted range that is a range within the range of movement in which the vibration compensation unit can be positioned by being driven by the drive unit during vibration compensation; a centering means arranged to control the drive unit before the start of photography based upon issue of a photographic command by an operator so that the vibration compensation unit is centered in the approximate center of the movement permitted range; and a determination means arranged to determine a combination of (i) whether or not centering by the centering means before the start of photography is required and (ii) whether or not enlargement of the size of the movement permitted range during photography is required, based upon either or both of the setting state of a camera system and photographic conditions, and wherein the either or both of the setting state of the camera system and photographic conditions includes at least one of: (a) a setting state as to whether or not centering by the centering means before the start of photography based upon issue of the photographic command by the operator is required; (b) a parameter setting state for white balance processing; (c) the ON/OFF state of a self timer mode in which self timer photography is performed; and (d) the ON/OFF state of vibration compensation. a vibration compensation unit (4, 9) that comprises at least one of a vibration compensation optical system arranged to make an optical axis variable, and an image capturing unit that can be shifted, and that is arranged to compensate image vibration upon an image surface occurring due to vibration; a drive unit (40a, 40b) arranged to drive the vibration compensation unit; a detection unit (200a, 200b) arranged to detect vibration; a position detection unit (44a, 44b) arranged to detect the position of the vibration compensation unit; a target position determination unit arranged to determine a target position for the vibration compensation unit according to vibration detected by the detection unit; a calculation unit arranged to calculate a drive amount for the drive unit based upon the target position and the position detected by the position detection unit; a range of movement limitation unit (20a, 20b, 21a, 21b) arranged to limit the position of the vibration compensation unit within a certain range of movement; and a range setting unit arranged to set a movement permitted range that is a range within the range of movement in which the vibration compensation unit can be positioned by being driven by the drive unit during vibration compensation; a centering means arranged to control the drive unit before the start of photography based upon issue of a photographic command by an operator so that the vibration compensation unit is centered in the approximate center of the movement permitted range; and a determination means arranged to determine a combination of (i) whether or not centering by the centering means before the start of photography is required and (ii) whether or not enlargement of the size of the movement permitted range during photography is required, based upon either or both of the setting state of a camera system and photographic conditions, and wherein the either or both of the setting state of the camera system and photographic conditions includes at least one of: (a) a setting state as to whether or not centering by the centering means before the start of photography based upon issue of the photographic command by the operator is required; (b) a parameter setting state for white balance processing; (c) the ON/OFF state of a self timer mode in which self timer photography is performed; and (d) the ON/OFF state of vibration compensation.