Patent Document ID: 8310553
Application ID: 12706174
Patent Status: 1

Claim One:
1. An image capturing device, comprising: an image capturing unit which acquires a predetermined number of images, the predetermined number of images including images of a first group consecutive in time in which a subject is photographed for a first exposure time immediately in response to an instruction to photograph, and images of a second group consecutive in time in which the subject is photographed for a second exposure time that is different from the first exposure time; a hand-blur determination unit which determines whether blur caused by hand movement has occurred during acquisition of the images of the first group by the image capturing unit; an image-blur determination unit which determines whether image blur of the subject has occurred during acquisition of the images of the first group by the image capturing unit; and a selection unit which selects either an image acquired from the images of the first group or an image acquired from the images of the second group, in accordance with a determination result by the hand-blur determination unit and a determination result by the image-blur determination unit.