Patent ID: 7212231

Claim:
An imaging apparatus capable of imaging a still picture and a motion picture, comprising: an image stabilizer that suppresses image blur of the imaging apparatus; first determination means for determining which one of still picture imaging and a motion picture imaging is performed; second determination means for determining whether an image stabilization process is actuated, whether an operation switch is released, whether a first signal is generated in response to operating the operation switch, or whether a second signal is generated in response to operation of the operation switch; a controller that selects a control frequency characteristic of said image stabilizer based on the result produced by said first determination means, wherein said controller also selects a control frequency characteristic in response to said second determination means determining that the image stabilization function is turned off, that the operation switch is released, that the first signal is generated, and that the second signal is generated, and wherein the control frequency characteristic of said image stabilizer has a lower frequency response for still picture imaging than for motion picture imaging.