Image blur correction apparatus and image pickup apparatus with the image blur correction apparatus
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1. An image blur correction apparatus comprising:
- vibration detecting means for detecting vibration of an image pickup apparatus;
correction means for correcting image blur attributable to the vibration;
a plurality of resilient members for holding said correction means at the correction center of blur correction; and
control means for controlling a drive of said correction means on the basis of an output of said vibration detecting means, wherein said control means controls so as to change the correction center in the drive of said correction means when an exposure time of the image pickup apparatus is shorter than a predetermined time.
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Abstract
A vibration preventing apparatus and an image pickup apparatus such as a camera which have a vibration correction lens driven on the basis of the output of vibration detecting means for detecting the vibration of the camera and for correcting the vibration, and a plurality of resilient members for positioning the vibration correction lens at the correction center, and changes the correction center in conformity with the exposure time and/or the focal length of the camera to thereby mitigate the resonance with the frequency of the vibration.
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1. An image blur correction apparatus comprising:
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vibration detecting means for detecting vibration of an image pickup apparatus;
correction means for correcting image blur attributable to the vibration;
a plurality of resilient members for holding said correction means at the correction center of blur correction; and
control means for controlling a drive of said correction means on the basis of an output of said vibration detecting means, wherein said control means controls so as to change the correction center in the drive of said correction means when an exposure time of the image pickup apparatus is shorter than a predetermined time. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6)
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2. An image blur correction apparatus comprising:
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vibration detecting means for detecting vibration of an image pickup apparatus;
correction means for correcting image blur attributable to the vibration;
a plurality of resilient members for holding said correction means at the correction center of blur correction; and
control means for controlling a drive of said correction means on the basis of an output of said vibration detecting means, wherein said control means controls so as to change the amount of changing of the correction center of the drive of said correction means in conformity with an exposure time of the image pickup apparatus.
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7. An image pickup apparatus having an image blur correction apparatus, comprising:
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an image pickup optical system;
vibration detecting means for detecting vibration of said image pickup apparatus;
correction means having in said image pickup optical system an optical system for correcting image blur attributable to the vibration;
a resilient member for holding said correction means at the correction center of blur correction; and
control means for controlling a drive of said correction means on the basis of an output of said vibration detecting means, wherein said control means controls so as to change the correction center of the drive of said correction means when an exposure time of said image pickup apparatus is shorter than a predetermined time. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11)
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8. An image pickup apparatus having an image blur correction apparatus, comprising:
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an image pickup optical system;
vibration detecting means for detecting vibration of said image pickup apparatus;
correction means having in said image pickup optical system an optical system for correcting image blur attributable to the vibration;
a resilient member for holding said correction means at the correction center of blur correction; and
control means for controlling a drive of said correction means on the basis of an output of said vibration detecting means, wherein said control means controls so as to change the amount of changing of the correction center of the drive of said correction means in conformity with an exposure time of said image pickup apparatus.
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12. An image blur correction apparatus comprising:
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vibration detecting means for detecting vibration of an image pickup apparatus;
correction means for correcting image blur attributable to the vibration;
a plurality of resilient members for holding said correction means at the correction center of blur correction; and
control means for controlling a drive of said correction means on the basis of an output of said vibration detecting means, wherein said control means controls so as to change the correction center of the drive of said correction means when a focal length of an image pickup optical system of the image pickup apparatus is greater than or equal to a predetermined value. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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13. An image blur correction apparatus comprising:
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vibration detecting means for detecting vibration of an image pickup apparatus;
correction means for correcting image blur attributable to the vibration;
a plurality of resilient members for holding said correction means at the correction center of blur correction; and
control means for controlling a drive of said correction means on the basis of an output of said vibration detecting means, wherein said control means controls so as to change the amount of changing of the drive of the correction center of said correction means correspondingly to a focal length of an image pickup optical system of the image pickup apparatus.
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17. An image pickup apparatus having an image blur correction apparatus, comprising:
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an image pickup optical system;
vibration detecting means for detecting vibration of said image pickup apparatus;
correction means having in said image pickup optical system an optical system for correcting image blur attributable to the vibration;
a resilient member for holding said correction means at the correction center of blur correction; and
control means for controlling a drive of said correction means on the basis of an output of said vibration detecting means, wherein said control means drive-controls so as to change the correction center of said correction means when a focal length of said image pickup optical system is greater than or equal to a predetermined value. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21)
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18. An image pickup apparatus having an image blur correction apparatus, comprising:
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an image pickup optical system;
vibration detecting means for detecting vibration of said image pickup apparatus;
correction means having in said image pickup optical system an optical system for correcting image blur attributable to the vibration;
a resilient member for holding said correction means at the correction center of blur correction; and
control means for controlling a drive of said correction means on the basis of an output of said vibration detecting means, wherein said control means controls so as to change the amount of changing of the drive of the correction center of said correction means correspondingly to a focal length of said image pickup optical system of said image pickup apparatus.
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22. An image blur correction apparatus comprising:
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vibration detecting means for detecting vibration of an image pickup apparatus;
correction means for correcting image blur attributable to the vibration;
a plurality of resilient members for holding said correction means at the correction center of blur correction; and
control means for controlling a drive of said correction means on the basis of an output of said vibration detecting means, wherein said control means controls so as to change the correction center of the drive of said correction means in conformity with an exposure time of the image pickup apparatus and a focal length of an image pickup optical system of the image pickup apparatus.
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23. An image blur correction apparatus comprising:
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vibration detecting means for detecting vibration of an image pickup apparatus;
correction means for correcting image blur attributable to the vibration;
a plurality of resilient members for holding said correction means at the correction center of blur correction; and
control means for controlling a drive of said correction means on the basis of an output of said vibration correcting means, wherein said control means controls so as to change the amount of changing of the correction center of the drive of said correction means correspondingly to an exposure time of the image pickup apparatus and a focal length of an image pickup optical system of the image pickup apparatus.
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24. An image pickup apparatus having an image blur correction apparatus, comprising:
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an image pickup optical system;
vibration detecting means for detecting vibration of said image pickup apparatus;
correction means having in said image pickup optical system an optical system for correcting image blur attributable to the vibration;
a resilient member for holding said correction means at the correction center of blur correction; and
control means for controlling a drive of said correction means on the basis of an output of said vibration detecting means, wherein said control means controls so as to change the amount of changing of the correction center of the drive of said correction means corresponding to an exposure time of said image pickup apparatus and a focal length of said image pickup optical system of said image pickup apparatus.
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25. An image pickup apparatus having an image blur correction apparatus, comprising:
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an image pickup optical system;
vibration detecting means for detecting vibration of said image pickup apparatus;
correction means having in said image pickup optical system an optical system for correcting image blur attributable to the vibration;
a resilient member for holding said correction means at the correction center of blur correction; and
control means for controlling a drive of said correction means on the basis of an output of said vibration detecting means, wherein said control means controls so as to change the amount of changing of the correction center of the drive of said correction means correspondingly to an exposure time of said image pickup apparatus and a focal length of said image pickup optical system of said image pickup apparatus.
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26. An interchangeable lens having an image blur correction apparatus, comprising:
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an image pickup optical system;
discriminating means for discriminating the kind of an image pickup apparatus on which said interchangeable lens is mounted;
vibration detecting means for detecting vibration of said image pickup apparatus;
correction means having in said image pickup optical system an optical system for correcting image blur attributable to the vibration;
a resilient member for holding said correction means at the correction center of blur correction; and
control means for controlling a drive of said correction means on the basis of an output of said vibration detecting means, wherein said control means controls so as to change the correction center of the drive of said correction means in conformity with the result of the discrimination by said discriminating means. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29)
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27. An interchangeable lens having an image blur correction apparatus, comprising:
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an image pickup optical system;
discriminating means for discriminating the kind of an image pickup apparatus on which said interchangeable lens is mounted;
vibration detecting means for detecting vibration of said image pickup apparatus;
correction means having an optical system forming a portion of said image pickup optical system for correcting image blur attributable to the vibration;
a resilient member for holding said correction means at the correction center of blur correction; and
control means for controlling a drive of said correction means on the basis of an output of said vibration detecting means, wherein said control means controls so as to change the amount of changing of the correction center of the drive of said correction means in conformity with the result of the discrimination by said discriminating means.
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