Camera with shake correction mechanism

Details Camera with shake correction mechanism Camera with shake correction mechanism

2005-08-24

2008-12-30

Koval, Melissa J (Department: 2862)

Photography

Camera shake sensing

C396S055000, C382S255000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07471886

ABSTRACT:
A camera casing100accommodates therein a shake correction unit2for oscillatingly supporting an image sensor20, a control circuit board6loaded with electronic components such as ASIC61and a driving control circuit62, and a viewfinder section7for allowing a user to confirm a field to be photographed. The shake correction unit2, the control circuit board6, and the viewfinder section7are arranged in proximity to each other on planes substantially identical to each other. The shake correction unit2has a first driving unit3aarranged on the side of a side portion20bof the image sensor20to apply an oscillating force to the image sensor20to oscillate the image sensor20in a first direction (pitch direction shown by the arrows p in FIG.3) perpendicular to optical axis, and a second driving unit3barranged on the side of a side portion20dof the image sensor20to apply an oscillating force to the image sensor20to oscillate the image sensor20in a second direction (yaw direction shown by the arrows y in FIG.3) perpendicular to the optical axis and the first direction.

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