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Image pickup device and camera shake correction method

  • US 20040218056A1
  • Filed: 03/24/2004
  • Published: 11/04/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/01/2003
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An image pickup device for use in a camera, the device comprising:

  • image pickup means;

    camera shake detecting means for detecting a camera shake and outputting a camera shake detection signal; and

    correcting means for correcting a camera shake of an image pickup signal obtained from said image pickup means by using said camera shake detection signal, wherein said correcting means includes surplus area detecting means for detecting a surplus area for use in camera shake correction based upon a size of an effective area on an image pickup surface of the image pickup means and a size of an efficient area extracted in response to the camera shake.

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