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Camera capable of correcting camera-shake

Assignee: Minolta Co Ltd
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Filing: 1993-05-18
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Granted: 1995-05-16
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Expires: 2013-05-18
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Abstract

Abstract A camera comprises an angular velocity sensor for detecting camera-shake. The angular velocity sensor takes a certain time to be stabilized after its operation is started. When correction of camera-shake is required during the certain period, it is displayed that correction of camera-shake is not possible. As a result, a photographer using the camera with the camera-shake detection sensor refrains from photographing when correction of camera-shake is not possible.

Inventors

  • 👤 Masataka Hamada
  • 👤 Hisayuki Masumoto
  • 👤 Takashi Okada
  • 👤 Hiroshi Ootsuka

Bibliographic Details

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Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-10 01:07
CPC Classifications
G; G03; G03B; G03B5/00; G02; G02B; G02B27/00; G02B27/64; G02B27/646; G03B17/00; G03B17/02; G03B17/12; G03B17/14; G03B2205/00; G03B2205/0007; G03B2217/00; G03B2217/005; G03B2217/18; G03B2217/185

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim 73 words
A camera comprising: a) detection means for detecting an amount of camera-shake; b) an optical system operable to correct the camera-shake and movable on a plane perpendicular to optical axis of a taking lens; c) driving means for driving said optical system; and d) prediction means for predicting an amount of drive of said driving means to be driven based on a plurality of amounts of camera-shake repeatedly detected by said detection means.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 73 words
A camera comprising: a) detection means for detecting an amount of camera-shake; b) an optical system operable to correct the camera-shake and movable on a plane perpendicular to optical axis of a taking lens; c) driving means for driving said optical system; and d) prediction means for predicting an amount of drive of said driving means to be driven based on a plurality of amounts of camera-shake repeatedly detected by said detection means.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 20 words
A camera according to claim 1, wherein said prediction means predicts the amount of drive by a linear prediction method.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 37 words
A camera comprising detection means for detecting an amount of camera-shake and calculation means for periodically inputting the amount of camera-shake and predicting an amount of camera-shake based on a plurality of amounts of camera-shake periodically inputted.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 37 words
A camera comprising detection means for detecting an amount of camera-shake and calculation means for periodically inputting the amount of camera-shake and predicting an amount of camera-shake based on a plurality of amounts of camera-shake periodically inputted.

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