Patent ID: 8872929

Claim:
A picture imaging apparatus comprising: an imaging means for imaging a subject picture to acquire taken picture data; a storage processing means for storing the taken picture data acquired by the imaging means; a motion detecting means for detecting motion of the picture imaging apparatus itself; a manipulating means for manipulating a shutter; and a control means for: estimating, during a period in which the shutter is being manipulated by the manipulating means, when an amount of detected motion of the picture imaging apparatus detected by the motion detection means will become zero by comparing a current acceleration value detected by the motion detection means during the period in which the shutter is being manipulated by the manipulating means to a stored value; determining a timing at which to perform a process in accordance with a shutter manipulation, the timing being determined based, at least in part, on the estimate of when the amount of detected motion of the picture imaging apparatus will become zero; and instructing the imaging means to perform the process at the determined timing, wherein the instructing is performed during the period in which the shutter is being manipulated by the manipulating means.