Photographic apparatus

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2009-03-26

2010-12-07

Koval, Melissa J (Department: 2862)

Photography

Camera shake sensing

With accelerometer

C396S055000, C348S208200, C348S208300, C348S208400

Reexamination Certificate

active

07848627

ABSTRACT:
A photographic apparatus comprises a movable platform and a controller. The movable platform has an imager and is movable and rotatable in an xy plane. The controller performs a movement control of the movable platform for a translational movement and an inclination correction during an imaging operation by the imager that commences when a shutter release switch is set to the ON state. The translational movement includes a first stabilization for correcting hand shake caused by yaw and a second stabilization for correcting hand shake caused by pitch. The inclination correction is based on 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. The controller performs the inclination correction based on the inclination angle that is calculated before the imaging operation commences.

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