Patent ID: 7907174

Claim:
A stabilization device for hand-held image capture system, comprising: a controller for determining an alignment difference between an actual alignment of the image capture system and a target alignment of the image capture system; and a compensation device for compensating for the determined alignment difference on a projected image section, the controller communicating the alignment difference, with respect to one or more alignment values or ranges of values stored by the controller, to a display, such that a user is able, by adjusting an orientation of the image capture system, to steer the alignment difference to the one or more alignment values or ranges of values or within the one or more alignment values or ranges of values, wherein at least one pre-definable alignment difference value or at least two pre-definable ranges of alignment difference values are provided, and wherein at least one function is assigned to the at least one pre-definable alignment difference value or each of the at least two pre-definable ranges of alignment difference values, the at least one function being selectable by steering the alignment difference with respect to the at least one pre-definable alignment difference value or the at least two pre-definable ranges of alignment difference values, and wherein the at least one function comprises a stabilization function that is assigned to the at least one pre-definable alignment difference value or to one of the at least two pre-definable ranges of alignment difference values, such that the stabilization function is automatically selected when the alignment difference is steered with respect to the at least one pre-definable alignment difference value or to one of the at least two pre-definable ranges of alignment difference values, the stabilization function comprising an automatic compensation by the compensation device.