PHOTOGRAPHIC APPARATUS
First Claim
1. A photographic apparatus comprising:
- a movable platform which has an imager that captures an optical image through a taking lens, and is movable and rotatable in an xy plane perpendicular to an optical axis of said taking lens;
an acceleration sensor that detects a first gravitational component and a second gravitational component, said first gravitational component being the component of gravitational acceleration in the x direction perpendicular to said optical axis, and said second gravitational component being the component of gravitational acceleration in the y direction perpendicular to said optical axis and said x direction; and
a controller that calculates an inclination angle of said photographic apparatus formed by rotation of said photographic apparatus around said optical axis, as measured with respect to a level plane perpendicular to the direction of gravitational force, on the basis of a magnitude relation between the absolute value of said first gravitational component and the absolute value of said second gravitational component, and performs a first movement control of said movable platform for an inclination correction based on said inclination angle.
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Abstract
A photographic apparatus comprises a movable platform, an acceleration sensor, and a controller. The movable platform has an imager, and is movable and rotatable in an xy plane. The acceleration sensor detects a first gravitational component and a second gravitational component. The first gravitational component is the component of gravitational acceleration in the x direction. The second gravitational component is the component of gravitational acceleration in the y direction. The controller calculates an inclination angle of the photographic apparatus formed by rotation of the photographic apparatus around the optical axis, as measured with respect to a level plane perpendicular to the direction of gravitational force, on the basis of a magnitude relation between the absolute value of the first gravitational component and the absolute value of the second gravitational component, and performs a first movement control of the movable platform for an inclination correction based on the inclination angle.
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4 Claims
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1. A photographic apparatus comprising:
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a movable platform which has an imager that captures an optical image through a taking lens, and is movable and rotatable in an xy plane perpendicular to an optical axis of said taking lens; an acceleration sensor that detects a first gravitational component and a second gravitational component, said first gravitational component being the component of gravitational acceleration in the x direction perpendicular to said optical axis, and said second gravitational component being the component of gravitational acceleration in the y direction perpendicular to said optical axis and said x direction; and a controller that calculates an inclination angle of said photographic apparatus formed by rotation of said photographic apparatus around said optical axis, as measured with respect to a level plane perpendicular to the direction of gravitational force, on the basis of a magnitude relation between the absolute value of said first gravitational component and the absolute value of said second gravitational component, and performs a first movement control of said movable platform for an inclination correction based on said inclination angle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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