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Camera system, image capturing apparatus, and a method of an image capturing apparatus

  • US 7,424,213 B2
  • Filed: 09/07/2005
  • Issued: 09/09/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/17/2004
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A camera system comprising:

  • a plurality of interchangeable lenses, each including an image capturing optical system, vibration detection unit, and image stabilization unit;

    an image capturing apparatus arranged to divide an exposure time period into a plurality of shorter exposure periods, the image capturing apparatus including image combining unit for combining a plurality of images captured during each of the shorter exposure periods while correcting an image positional shift among the images; and

    an exposure period control unit for determining the shorter exposure period in accordance with a mounted interchangeable lens, wherein the shorter exposure period to be longer as the limit of the vibration correction performance of the image stabilization unit in the mounted interchangeable lens is higher.

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