Patent ID: 8068141

Claim:
An imaging device for outputting an electric image signal of an object, the imaging device comprising: an imaging optical system for forming an optical image of the object by using a plurality of lens units; an image sensor for taking and converting the optical image of the object into an electric image signal; an oscillation detection section for detecting movement information of the imaging device; an optical image blurring compensation section for compensating image blurring occurring in the optical image by moving an optical axis of the imaging optical system; an electronic image blurring compensation section for compensating the image blurring by changing a cutout position of image data outputted from the image sensor; an image processing section for displaying and storing the image signal obtained by exposing the image sensor; an operation button for starting exposure in response to an instruction by a user; and an image blurring control section for operating mainly the electronic image blurring compensation section during a framing period from a time when the operation button is pressed halfway to a time when the operation button is pressed fully, and for operating mainly the optical image blurring compensation section during an exposure period from the time when the operation button is pressed fully to a time when the exposure is completed, in accordance with the movement information outputted from the oscillation detection section.