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Automatic image stabilization device

US5107293A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateSep 6, 1989
Grant dateApr 21, 1992
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Expiry dateSep 6, 2009

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG03B2217/005
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An automatic image stabilization device which is arranged to detect image movement information from a sensed image signal produced from an image sensor and to reduce the image movement comprises a movement detecting circuit which obtains movement vector information for each of a plurality of parts of an image plane, and a weight setting circuit arranged to attach weight to each movement vector information and to vary the weighting degree according to photographing conditions. A camera using this device is arranged to correct the shaking of the camera on the basis of the result of a computing operation performed on a camera shake detected from the signal produced from the image sensor together with a camera shake physically detected by means of an accelerometer.

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