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Device for correcting a tremble of a focused image and a camera which is provided with the same
Assignee: Pentax Corp
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Filing: 2000-06-30
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Granted: 2002-09-10
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Expires: 2020-06-30
Abstract
Abstract A capacitor is connected to an angular speed sensor through a first switch. A first resistance is connected to the sensor through a second switch and a second resistance is connected to the sensor through a third switch. The first switch; the first resistance and the second switch; and the second resistance and the third switch are connected in parallel. The capacitor is also connected to a non-inversion-input-terminal of a buffer amplifier. An output-terminal of the buffer amplifier is connected to a non-inversion-input-terminal of a difference amplifier. The sensor is connected to an inversion-input-terminal of the difference amplifier. An output-terminal of the difference amplifier is connected to an A/D conversion port of a CPU of a camera. Immediately after an electric power is supplied to the camera, the first switch is closed, and the second and third switches are opened.
Inventors
- 👤 Yukio Uenaka
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 23:18
CPC Classifications
G; G02; G02B; G02B27/00; G02B27/64; G02B27/646
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 13
Claim 1
Independent Claim
234 words
A device for correcting a tremble of a focused image comprising: a plurality of tremble detectors that detect a tremble of an optical axis of an optical device; a correction optical system that corrects the tremble; a plurality of driving devices that drive said correction optical system; a controlling system that controls said driving devices such that said correction optical system is driven in order to cancel a focused image tremble of an object due to the tremble of said optical axis; a plurality of direct-current-component removing systems, corresponding to said plurality of tremble detectors, that respectively remove direct-current-components from output signals of said corresponding tremble detectors, each direct-current-component removing system comprising a circuit element having a predetermined resistance value, a capacitor, and a difference amplifier that outputs a difference between a first input signal, input from a first signal line connected to said corresponding tremble detector, and a second input signal input from a second signal line connected to said corresponding tremble detector through said circuit element and said capacitor; and a plurality of tremble-detection initializing systems, corresponding to said plurality of tremble detectors and said plurality of direct-current-component removing systems, that respectively initialize said output signals of said corresponding tremble detectors, wherein each tremble-detection initializing system short-circuits said circuit element of said corresponding direct-current-component removing system and connects only said capacitor in said second signal line of said corresponding direct-current-component removing system.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
234 words
A device for correcting a tremble of a focused image comprising: a plurality of tremble detectors that detect a tremble of an optical axis of an optical device; a correction optical system that corrects the tremble; a plurality of driving devices that drive said correction optical system; a controlling system that controls said driving devices such that said correction optical system is driven in order to cancel a focused image tremble of an object due to the tremble of said optical axis; a plurality of direct-current-component removing systems, corresponding to said plurality of tremble detectors, that respectively remove direct-current-components from output signals of said corresponding tremble detectors, each direct-current-component removing system comprising a circuit element having a predetermined resistance value, a capacitor, and a difference amplifier that outputs a difference between a first input signal, input from a first signal line connected to said corresponding tremble detector, and a second input signal input from a second signal line connected to said corresponding tremble detector through said circuit element and said capacitor; and a plurality of tremble-detection initializing systems, corresponding to said plurality of tremble detectors and said plurality of direct-current-component removing systems, that respectively initialize said output signals of said corresponding tremble detectors, wherein each tremble-detection initializing system short-circuits said circuit element of said corresponding direct-current-component removing system and connects only said capacitor in said second signal line of said corresponding direct-current-component removing system.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
33 words
The device of claim 1 , wherein each of said direct-current-component removing systems further comprises a cut-off frequency changing system that changes a frequency of a frequency component removed from the output signal.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
123 words
The device of claim 2 , wherein each of said direct-current-component removing systems includes: a first resistance that is connectable between said corresponding tremble detector and said capacitor; and a second resistance, having a resistance value which is greater than that of said first resistance, that is connectable between said corresponding tremble detector and said capacitor; wherein each of said tremble-detection initializing systems includes a first switch system by which said corresponding tremble detector and said capacitor are connected in series; and wherein said cut-off-frequency changing system includes: a second switch system that connects said first resistance between said corresponding tremble detector and said capacitor; and a third switch system that connects said second resistance between said corresponding tremble detector and said capacitor.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
87 words
The device of claim 3 , wherein in said second signal line, said first resistance and said capacitor are connected in series; said second resistance and said capacitor are connected in series; said first switch system, said second switch system and said first resistance, and said third switch system and said second resistance are connected in parallel; and wherein when said first switch system is closed and said second switch system and said third switch system are opened, said output signal is initialized by said difference amplifier.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
25 words
The device of claim 4 , wherein immediately after an electric power is supplied to said optical device, only said first switch system is closed.
Claim 7
Independent Claim
173 words
A device for correcting a tremble of a focused image comprising: a plurality of tremble detectors that detect a tremble of an optical axis of an optical device; a correction optical system that corrects said tremble; driving devices that drive said correction optical system; a controlling system that controls said driving devices such that said correction optical system is driven in order to cancel a focused image tremble of an object due to said tremble of said optical axis; and difference amplifiers that respectively output a difference between an input signal input from a first signal line that is connected to a corresponding tremble detector of said tremble detectors and an input signal input from a second signal line that is connected to said corresponding tremble detector through a circuit element and a capacitor; and wherein when said circuit element is short-circuited and said capacitor and said corresponding tremble detector are connected in series, an output signal of said corresponding tremble detector is initialized by a corresponding difference amplifier of said difference amplifiers.
Claim 8
Independent Claim
173 words
A device for correcting a tremble of a focused image comprising: a plurality of tremble detectors that detect a tremble of an optical axis of an optical device; a correction optical system that corrects said tremble; driving devices that drive said correction optical system; a controlling system that controls said driving devices such that said correction optical system is driven in order to cancel a focused image tremble of an object due to said tremble of said optical axis; and difference amplifiers that respectively output a difference between an input signal input from a first signal line that is connected to a corresponding tremble detector of said tremble detectors and an input signal input from a second signal line that is connected to said corresponding tremble detector through a circuit element and a capacitor; and wherein when said circuit element is short-circuited and said capacitor and said corresponding tremble detector are connected in series, an output signal of said corresponding tremble detector is initialized by a corresponding difference amplifier of said difference amplifiers.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
244 words
A camera which is provided with a device for correcting a tremble of a focused image of an object comprising: a photographing optical system; tremble detectors that detect a tremble of an optical axis of said photographing optical system; a correction optical system that corrects the tremble of said optical axis, being provided for said tremble correcting device so as to be included in said photographing optical system; driving devices that drive said correction optical system; a photographing controlling system that controls an image capturing operation to record an image of the object; a tremble correction controlling system that controls said driving devices to enable cancellation of a focused image tremble of the object due to the tremble of the optical axis; direct-current-component removing systems that respectively output signals obtained by removing direct-current-components from output signals of corresponding tremble detectors, each of said direct-current-component removing systems comprising a circuit element having a predetermined resistance value, a capacitor, and a difference amplifier that outputs a difference between a first input signal, input from a first signal line connected to a corresponding tremble detector, and a second input signal, input from a second signal line connected to said corresponding tremble detector through said circuit element and said capacitor; and removing system controllers that respectively initialize said output signals of corresponding tremble detectors, each of said removing system controllers short-circuiting said circuit element and connecting said capacitor in said second signal line of said corresponding direct-component-removing system.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
244 words
A camera which is provided with a device for correcting a tremble of a focused image of an object comprising: a photographing optical system; tremble detectors that detect a tremble of an optical axis of said photographing optical system; a correction optical system that corrects the tremble of said optical axis, being provided for said tremble correcting device so as to be included in said photographing optical system; driving devices that drive said correction optical system; a photographing controlling system that controls an image capturing operation to record an image of the object; a tremble correction controlling system that controls said driving devices to enable cancellation of a focused image tremble of the object due to the tremble of the optical axis; direct-current-component removing systems that respectively output signals obtained by removing direct-current-components from output signals of corresponding tremble detectors, each of said direct-current-component removing systems comprising a circuit element having a predetermined resistance value, a capacitor, and a difference amplifier that outputs a difference between a first input signal, input from a first signal line connected to a corresponding tremble detector, and a second input signal, input from a second signal line connected to said corresponding tremble detector through said circuit element and said capacitor; and removing system controllers that respectively initialize said output signals of corresponding tremble detectors, each of said removing system controllers short-circuiting said circuit element and connecting said capacitor in said second signal line of said corresponding direct-component-removing system.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
33 words
The device of claim 7 , wherein each of said direct-current-component removing systems further comprises a cut-off frequency changing system that changes a frequency of a frequency component removed from the output signal.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
131 words
The camera of claim 8 , wherein each of said direct-current-component removing systems further comprises: a first resistance, having a first resistance value, that is connectable between said corresponding tremble detector and said capacitor; and a second resistance, having a second resistance value greater than the first resistance value of said first resistance, that is connectable between said corresponding tremble detector and said capacitor; wherein each of said removing system controllers comprises a first switch system by which said corresponding tremble detector and said capacitor are connected in series; and wherein said cut-off-frequency changing system comprises a second switch system that connects said first resistance between said corresponding tremble detector and said capacitor, and a third switch system that connects said second resistance between said corresponding tremble detector and said capacitor.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
101 words
The camera of claim 9 , wherein in said second signal line, said first resistance and said capacitor are connected in series; said second resistance and said capacitor are connected in series; said first switch system, said second switch system and said first resistance, and said third switch system and said second resistance are connected in parallel; and wherein immediately after an electric power is supplied to said camera, only said first switch system is closed; during a photometry operation, only second switch system is closed; and while said image capturing operation is carried out, only third switch system is closed.
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