US5012347A
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Image stabilizing apparatus for a portable video camera
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1988-01-22
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Granted: 1991-04-30
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Expires: 2008-01-22
Abstract
Abstract The image stabilization apparatus for a portable video camera is such that for angular variations about the optical axis of the camera, the horizontal and vertical deflection currents Ix and Iy of the camera are converted as a function of these variations by an angular measurement device integrally connected with the camera prior to being applied to the corresponding horizontal and vertical deflection coils of the camera.
Inventors
- 👤 Antoine Fournier
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-06 03:57
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04N; H04N23/00; H04N23/40; H04N23/60; H04N23/68; H04N23/681; H04N23/6812; H04N23/682
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
205 words
An image stabilization apparatus for a portable video camera comprising: lens means, having an optical axis z, for projecting an image onto a plane extending in x and y directions perpendicular to said optical axis z; photosensitive means, responsive to x and y direction scanning signals, for analyzing said image along x and y axes; electrical means for supplying said x and y direction scanning signals; and at least one measuring means for supplying signal values to said electrical means to control said x and y direction scanning signals, said at least one measuring means including gyrometric means for sensing the angular velocity of the camera body about one of said x, y and z axes and producing a corresponding output value, and integrator means, responsive to said output value from said gyrometric means, for deriving an angle of rotation value from said angular velocity value and for feeding said angle of rotation value to said electrical means to control said x and y scanning signals, said integrator means supplying an integrated output value of said angular velocity value for rapid movements of said camera body and providing a slow automatic return to zero of its output value when said angular velocity value is low.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
205 words
An image stabilization apparatus for a portable video camera comprising: lens means, having an optical axis z, for projecting an image onto a plane extending in x and y directions perpendicular to said optical axis z; photosensitive means, responsive to x and y direction scanning signals, for analyzing said image along x and y axes; electrical means for supplying said x and y direction scanning signals; and at least one measuring means for supplying signal values to said electrical means to control said x and y direction scanning signals, said at least one measuring means including gyrometric means for sensing the angular velocity of the camera body about one of said x, y and z axes and producing a corresponding output value, and integrator means, responsive to said output value from said gyrometric means, for deriving an angle of rotation value from said angular velocity value and for feeding said angle of rotation value to said electrical means to control said x and y scanning signals, said integrator means supplying an integrated output value of said angular velocity value for rapid movements of said camera body and providing a slow automatic return to zero of its output value when said angular velocity value is low.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
99 words
An image stabilization apparatus for a portable video camera as defined in claim 1 wherein: said measuring means is responsive to angular variations γ about said optical axis z of the camera; said electrical means normally provides x and y scanning signals Ix and Iy respectively to the corresponding horizontal and vertical deflection means of the camera in the absence of stabilization; and said electrical means is responsive to said output values from said integrator means to provide x and y scanning signals I1x and I1y, respectively where I1x=Ix cos γ+Iy sin γ, and I1y=Iy cos γ+Ix sin γ.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
89 words
An image stabilization apparatus for a portable video camera as defined in claim 1 wherein said measuring means is responsive angular variations α about a horizontal said x axis; said electrical means normally provides a y scanning signal Iy to the vertical deflection means of the camera in the absence of stabilization; and said electrical means is responsive to said output values from said integrator means to provide a y scanning signal Iiy where Iiy=Iy+k1α, and K1 is a coefficient dependent on the focal length of said lens means.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
93 words
An image stabilization apparatus for a portable video camera as defined in claim 1 wherein said measuring means is responsive to angular variations β about a vertical said y axis: said electrical measuring means normally provides a said x scanning signal Ix to the horizontal deflection means of the camera in the absence of stabilization; and said electrical means is responsive to said output values of said integrator means to provide an x scanning signal Iix, where Iix=Ix+K2β, and wherein K2 is a coefficient dependent on the focal length of said lens means.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
102 words
An image stabilization apparatus for a portable video camera as defined in claim 2 wherein: said measuring means is further responsive to angular variations α about a horizontal said x axis and angular variation β about a vertical said y axis, and thus to arbitrary angular variations of the camera; and said electrical means is responsive to said output values from said integrator means to provide x and y scanning signals I2x and I2y respectively where I2x=Ix cos γ+Iy sin γ+K2β=I1x+2Kβ, I2y=Iy cos γ+Ix sin γ+K1α=I1y+2Kα, and wherein K1α and K2β are coefficients dependent on the focal length of said lens means.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
47 words
An image stabilization apparatus for a portable video camera as defined in claim 5 including a respective said measuring means, each including a respective one of said gyrometric means connected to a respective one of said integrator means, for each of said x, y and z axes.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
23 words
An image stabilization apparatus for a portable video camera as defined in claim 6 wherein each said gyrometric means is a rate gyro.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
69 words
An image stabilization apparatus for a portable video camera as defined in claim 2 wherein: said gyrometric means is a rate gyro; and said electrical means includes converter means for converting said output values from said integrator means to respective sine and cosine values and linear function circuit means for combining said sine and cosine values with said signals Ix and Iy to provide said signals I1x and I1y.
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