US5155520A
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Camera apparatus having image correcting function against instability of shooting thereof
Assignee: Olympus Corp
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Filing: 1990-12-28
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Granted: 1992-10-13
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Expires: 2010-12-28
Abstract
Abstract An object image is formed on an imaging surface through a photographing optical lens system. A first displacement detector detects a displacement associated with the photographing optical lens system within a plane perpendicular to an optical axis. A second displacement detector detects a displacement associated with the imaging surface within the plane perpendicular to the optical axis. A correct section corrects positional errors of the object image to be formed on the imaging surface by adjusting an optical, positional relationship between the photographing optical lens system and the imaging surface in accordance with displacement amounts detected by the first and second displacement detecter.
Inventors
- 👤 Tatsuo Nagasaki
- 👤 Yasuhiro Komiya
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 11:48
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04N; H04N1/00; H04N1/024; H04N1/028; H04N23/00; H04N23/58; H04N23/60; H04N23/68; H04N23/681; H04N23/6812; H04N23/682; H04N23/685; H04N23/687; G; G03; G03B; G03B2217/00; G03B2217/005
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 15
Claim 1
Independent Claim
118 words
A camera apparatus comprising: a photographing optical lens system; an imaging surface on which an object image is formed through said photographing optical lens system; first displacement detection means for detecting a displacement associated with said photographing optical lens system within a plane perpendicular to an optical axis; second displacement detection means for detecting a displacement associated with said imaging surface within the plane perpendicular to the optical axis; and correct means for correcting positional errors of the object image to be formed on said imaging surface by adjusting an optical, positional relationship between said photographing optical lens system and said imaging surface in accordance with displacement amounts detected by both said first and second displacement detection means.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
118 words
A camera apparatus comprising: a photographing optical lens system; an imaging surface on which an object image is formed through said photographing optical lens system; first displacement detection means for detecting a displacement associated with said photographing optical lens system within a plane perpendicular to an optical axis; second displacement detection means for detecting a displacement associated with said imaging surface within the plane perpendicular to the optical axis; and correct means for correcting positional errors of the object image to be formed on said imaging surface by adjusting an optical, positional relationship between said photographing optical lens system and said imaging surface in accordance with displacement amounts detected by both said first and second displacement detection means.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
40 words
An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said imaging surface includes one of a film exposure surface of a film photosensitive to the object image and an imaging surface of an image pickup element for electronically imaging an object image.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
36 words
An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said correct means includes an actuator mechanism for displacing at least one of said photographing optical lens system and said image surface in accordance with the detected displacement amounts.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
41 words
An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said correct means includes one of an actuator mechanism for rotating said imaging surface in accordance with the detected displacement amounts and a mechanism for rotating the object image formed on the imaging surface.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
90 words
An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said first displacement detection means includes a first x-direction acceleration sensor for detecting a lateral displacement of said photographing optical lens system about the optical axis, and a first y-direction acceleration sensor for detecting a longitudinal displacement of said photographing optical lens system, and said second displacement detection means includes a second x-direction acceleration sensor for detecting a lateral displacement of said imaging surface about the optical axis, and a second y-direction acceleration sensor for detecting a longitudinal displacement of said imaging surface.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
50 words
An apparatus according to claim 5, wherein said first and second x-direction acceleration sensors are arranged at positions which are symmetrical with each other about the optical axis, and said first and second y-direction acceleration sensors are arranged at positions which are symmetrical with each other about the optical axis.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
38 words
An apparatus according to claim 5, wherein said second displacement detection means includes a third x-direction acceleration sensor arranged at a position which is symmetrical with the position of said second x-direction acceleration sensor about the optical axis.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
92 words
An apparatus according to claim 7, wherein outputs from said second and third x-direction acceleration sensors are provided to detect rotational displacement amounts of the imaging surface in the x and y directions, outputs from said first and second x-direction acceleration sensors and the rotational displacement amount in the x direction are provided to detect a correction amount in the x direction, and outputs from said first and second y-direction acceleration sensors and the rotational displacement amount in the y direction are provided to detect a correction amount in the y direction.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
21 words
An apparatus according to claim 5, wherein said second displacement detection means includes an acceleration sensor for detecting a rotation displacement.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
48 words
An apparatus according to claim 5, wherein outputs from said first and second x-direction acceleration sensors are provided to detect a correction amount in the x direction, and outputs from said first and second y-direction acceleration sensors are provided to detect a correction amount in the y direction.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
101 words
An apparatus according to claim 6, wherein outputs from said first and second x-direction acceleration sensors and from said first and second y-direction acceleration sensors are provided to detect rotational displacement amounts of said imaging surface in the x and y directions, outputs from said first and second x-direction acceleration sensors and the rotational displacement amount in the x direction are provided to detect a correction amount in the x direction, and outputs from said first and second y-direction acceleration sensors and the rotational displacement amount in the y direction are provided to detect a correction amount in the y direction.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
29 words
An apparatus according to claim 9, wherein an output from said acceleration sensor for detecting the rotational displacement is provided to detect a correction amount of the rotational displacement.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
27 words
An apparatus according to claim 8, wherein outputs from said second and third x-direction acceleration sensors are provided to detect a correction amount of the rotational displacement.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
36 words
An apparatus according to claim 11, wherein outputs from said first and second x-direction acceleration sensors and from said first and second y-direction acceleration sensors are provided to detect a correction amount of the rotational displacement.
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