Camera

• US 5,966,549 A
• Filed: 09/08/1998
• Issued: 10/12/1999
• Est. Priority Date: 09/09/1997
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Minolta Co., Ltd. (Konica Minolta Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Minolta Co., Ltd. (Konica Minolta Inc.)
• Inventors: Hara, Yoshihiro, Satoh, Tomonori, Tamai, Keiji
• Primary Examiner(s): Perkey, W. B.
• Application Number:
  US09/149,595
• Time in Patent Office: 399 Days
• Field of Search: 396/52, 396/54, 396/55, 396/176, 396/187
• US Class Current: 396/54
• CPC Class Codes: G03B 15/05 Combinations of cameras with electronic flash apparatus; Electronic flash units
• CPC Class Codes: G03B 2205/0007 Movement of one or more optical elements for control of motion blur
• CPC Class Codes: G03B 2205/0053 Driving means for the movement of one or more optical element
• CPC Class Codes: G03B 2215/05 Combinations of cameras with electronic flash units
• CPC Class Codes: G03B 2217/005 Blur detection

Abstract

A camera having a substitute shake amount calculator 51e that, where flash light is emitted while integration is being performed by a shake sensor, seeks a substitute shake amount using past shake amounts stored in a memory 56 instead of the shake amount sought from the image data obtained during this integration period.

Claims

1. A camera comprising:

a shake detector that detects movement of the camera relative to an object to be photographed;

an electronic flash unit that emits flash light; and

a correction controller that performs shake correction based on the results of the detection by said shake detector, said correction controller performs the control such that the results of the detection performed by the shake detector during light emission by said electronic flash unit are not reflected in the shake correction.

2. A camera according to claim 1, wherein detection by said shake detector during light emission by said electronic flash unit is prohibited.

3. A camera according to claim 1, wherein the results of the detection performed during light emission by the electronic flash unit is prohibited from being used for shake correction.

4. A camera according to claim 1, wherein said electronic flash unit is built in said camera.

5. A camera comprising:

a shake detector that detects movement of the camera relative to an object to be photographed;

an electronic flash unit that emits flash light; and

a correction controller that performs shake correction based on the results of the detection by said shake detector, said correction controller performs the control such that light emission from the electronic flash unit is delayed so that light emission will not occur during shake detection performed by said shake detector.

6. A camera according to claim 5, wherein said electronic flash unit is built in said camera.

7. A camera comprising:

a shake detector that detects movement of the camera relative to an object to be photographed;

an electronic flash unit that emits flash light;

an emission detector that detects whether or not flash light is being emitted from said electronic flash unit; and

a correction controller which performs control such that shake detection by the shake detector is prohibited while said emission detector detects that flash light is being emitted by said electronic flash unit.

8. A camera according to claim 7, wherein said electronic flash unit is built in said camera.

9. A camera comprising:

a shake detector that detects movement of the camera relative to an object to be photographed;

an electronic flash unit that emits flash light;

an emission detector that detects whether or not flash light is being emitted from said electronic flash unit; and

a correction controller which performs shake correction such that the results of the detection performed during light emission by the electronic flash unit is prohibited from being used for shake correction in response to the detection result of said emission detector.

10. A camera according to claim 9, wherein said electronic flash unit is built in said camera.

11. A camera comprising:

a shake detector that detects movement of the camera relative to an object to be photographed;

an electronic flash unit that emits flash light;

a shake detection status detector that detects whether or not shake detection is being performed by said shake detector; and

a correction controller which performs shake correction such that emission of flash light by said electronic flash unit takes place after the completion of the shake detection by said shake detector.

12. A camera according to claim 11, wherein said electronic flash unit is built in said came.