Patent ID: 7830444

Claim:
An image capturing apparatus, comprising: a photographing optical system; an image sensor operable to capture an image of an object formed by the photographing optical system; an optical element disposed between said photographing optical system and said image sensor; a shutter disposed between said photographing optical system and said optical element and which has one or more shutter curtains that are capable of traveling between an open state and a closed state; a first vibration unit operable to cause said optical element to vibrate when said one or more shutter curtains are in the closed state; a second vibration unit operable to cause said shutter to vibrate by moving said one or more shutter curtains while keeping the closed state of said one or more shutter curtains which are in the closed state when said first vibration unit is operated; and a controller configured to control the timing of the operation of said first vibration unit and said second vibration unit.