Photographic apparatus with image stabilization and controller for calculating and correcting inclination angle
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 a component of gravitational acceleration in an x direction perpendicular to said optical axis, and said second gravitational component being a component of gravitational acceleration in a 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 a direction of gravitational force, on the basis of a magnitude relation between an absolute value of said first gravitational component and an 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,wherein said controller calculates said inclination angle by performing an arcsine transformation on the smaller of the absolute value of said first gravitational component and the absolute value of said second gravitational component.
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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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3 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 a component of gravitational acceleration in an x direction perpendicular to said optical axis, and said second gravitational component being a component of gravitational acceleration in a 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 a direction of gravitational force, on the basis of a magnitude relation between an absolute value of said first gravitational component and an 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, wherein said controller calculates said inclination angle by performing an arcsine transformation on the smaller of the absolute value of said first gravitational component and the absolute value of said second gravitational component. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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