Camera having an image blur suppression device

Claim 2

A condition output apparatus comprising: an angular velocity sensor; a plurality of filtering circuits for inputting thereto an output from said angular velocity sensor; a switch for simultaneously alternately turning on and off said filtering circuits; a time counter for counting a time from when said filtering circuits are turned on; a comparing circuit for comparing the time counted by said time counter and a predetermined time corresponding to each time constant of said filtering circuits; and an informer for informing the result of the comparing externally from said condition output apparatus.

Claim 3

A condition output apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said filtering circuits include a high-pass filtering circuit and a low-pass filtering circuit.

Claim 4

A condition output apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said comparing circuit compares the time counted by said time counter and a predetermined time corresponding to a maximum one of the time constants of said filtering circuits.

Claim 5

A condition output apparatus according to claim 3, wherein said informer performs a visual indication.

Claim 6

A condition output apparatus according to claim 3, wherein said informer performs an audio indication.

Claim 7

A condition output apparatus according to claim 3, wherein said apparatus is built into a camera, and further comprises an integrator for inputting thereto an output from said filtering circuits, and said camera includes a camera-shake correcting device for correcting a camera shake based on an output from said integrator.

Claim 8

A condition output apparatus according to claim 6, further comprising a signal switch for inputting the output from said integrator to said camera-shake correcting device, wherein said signal switch is turned on when said comparing circuit judges that the time counted by said time counter exceeds the predetermined time corresponding to the maximum time constant.

Claim 9

A condition output apparatus according to claim 6, wherein said switch is a main switch for turning on power to said camera, separate from a release switch of said camera.

Claim 10

A condition output apparatus according to claim 6, further comprising a release control circuit for inhibiting a start of an exposure operation of the camera when said comparing circuit judges that the time counted by said time counter is less than the predetermined time corresponding to the maximum time constant.

Claim 11

A condition output apparatus according to claim 7, further comprising a device for inhibiting a start of an exposure operation of the camera when said signal switch is not turned on.

Claim 12

A camera-shake correcting camera comprising: an angular velocity sensor for detecting a camera shake; a plurality of filtering circuits for inputting thereto an output from said angular velocity sensor; a filtering switch for alternately turning on and off said filtering circuits; an integrator for inputting thereto an output from said filtering circuits; a camera-shake correcting device for correcting a camera shake based on an output from said integrator; a time counter for counting a time from when said filtering circuits are turned on by said filtering switch; a comparing circuit for comparing a time counted by said time counter and a predetermined time corresponding to a time constant of said filtering circuits; an informer for informing the result of the comparing externally from said camera; and a release control circuit for inhibiting a start of an exposure operation of the camera when said comparing circuit judges that the time counted by said time counter is less than a predetermined time corresponding to a maximum one of the time constants of said filtering circuits and said integrator.

Claim 13

A camera-shake correcting camera comprising: an angular velocity sensor for detecting a camera shake; a plurality of filtering circuits for inputting thereto an output from said angular velocity sensor; a filtering switch for alternately turning on and off said filtering circuits; an integrator for inputting thereto an output from said filtering circuits; a camera-shake correcting device for correcting a camera shake based on an output from said integrator; a time counter for counting a time from when said filtering circuits are turned on by said filtering switch; a comparing circuit for comparing a time counted by said time counter and a predetermined time corresponding to a time constant of said filtering circuits; an informer for informing the result of the comparing externally from said camera; and a release control circuit for inhibiting a start of an exposure operation of the camera when said comparing circuit judges that the time counted by said time counter is less than a predetermined time corresponding to a maximum one of the time constants of said filtering circuits and said integrator.

Claim 14

A camera according to claim 11, wherein said filtering switch is turned on in synchronization with a main switch for turning on power of said camera, separate from a release switch of said camera.

Claim 15

A camera-shake correcting camera comprising: an angular velocity sensor for detecting a camera shake; a plurality of filtering circuits for inputting thereto an output from said angular velocity sensor; a filtering switch for alternately turning on and off said filtering circuits; an integrator for inputting thereto an output from said filtering circuits; a camera-shake correcting device for correcting a camera shake based on an output from said integrator; a signal switch for inputting the output from said integrator into said camera-shake correcting device; a time counter for counting a time from when said filtering circuits are turned on by said filtering switch; and a comparing circuit for comparing a time counted by said time counter and a predetermined time corresponding to a time constant of said filtering circuits; wherein said signal switch is turned on when said comparing circuit judges that the counted time exceeds the predetermined time.

Claim 16

A camera-shake correcting camera comprising: an angular velocity sensor for detecting a camera shake; a plurality of filtering circuits for inputting thereto an output from said angular velocity sensor; a filtering switch for alternately turning on and off said filtering circuits; an integrator for inputting thereto an output from said filtering circuits; a camera-shake correcting device for correcting a camera shake based on an output from said integrator; a signal switch for inputting the output from said integrator into said camera-shake correcting device; a time counter for counting a time from when said filtering circuits are turned on by said filtering switch; and a comparing circuit for comparing a time counted by said time counter and a predetermined time corresponding to a time constant of said filtering circuits; wherein said signal switch is turned on when said comparing circuit judges that the counted time exceeds the predetermined time.

Claim 17

A camera according to claim 13, further comprising a release control circuit for inhibiting a start of an exposure operation of the camera responding to a release switch of said camera, until said signal switch is turned on.

Claim 18

A camera according to claim 13, further comprising an informer for informing the result of the comparing externally from said camera.

Claim 19

A camera according to claim 13, wherein said filtering switch is turned on in synchronization with a main switch for turning on power of said camera, separate from a release switch of said camera.