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Camera with image stabilization controlled by focus detection

Patent 5923368 Issued on July 13, 1999. Estimated Expiration Date: Icon_subject April 1, 2016. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.

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Inventor: Yamada, et al.

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Camera with image stabilization controlled by focus detection Patent #: 5517238
Issued on: 05/14/1996
Inventor: Hirasawa

Inventor

Assignee

Application

No. 626113 filed on 04/01/1996

US Classes:

348/207.99, CAMERA, SYSTEM AND DETAIL348/352With motion detection

Examiners

Primary: Ho, Tan

Attorney, Agent or Firm

International Class

H04N 005/228

Foreign Application Priority Data

1993-09-22 JP

Abstract

A camera includes a vibration detecting sensor for detecting a vibration of the camera, a correcting device for correcting a shake of an image due to the vibration, a focus detecting circuit for detecting a state of focus by using information about the image, and a controlling circuit for controlling the correcting operation of the correcting device according to the state of focus detected by the focus detecting circuit.

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