Patent ID: 7675547

Claim:
An image pickup apparatus comprising: an image pickup unit configured to pick up an image; a recorder configured to record the image picked-up by the image pickup unit, the recorder generating vibrations when activated; a shake-detecting unit configured to detect shaking of the image pickup apparatus; a high pass filter configured to have a variable cut-off frequency; a first filter configured to receive an output of the shake-detecting unit and having a cut-off frequency set to filter out the vibration induced by the recorder; a first determining unit configured to determine, based on an output of the first filter, whether or not the image pickup apparatus is stationary; a second filter configured to receive the output of the shake-detecting unit and having a cut-off frequency set to pass therethrough the vibration induced by the recorder; a second determining unit configured to determine, based on an output of the second filter, whether or not the recorder is activated; a characteristic-changing unit configured to change characteristics of the high pass filter based on a result of determination made by the first determining unit and a result of determination made by the second determining unit; and a correction unit configured to stabilize the picked-up image due to the shake based on an output from the high pass filter, the characteristics of which are changed by the characteristic-changing unit depending on the determination made by the first and second determining units.