18471403. CONTROL APPARATUS, IMAGE STABILIZATION APPARATUS, OPTICAL APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM simplified abstract (CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA)

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CONTROL APPARATUS, IMAGE STABILIZATION APPARATUS, OPTICAL APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM

Organization Name

CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA

Inventor(s)

YUKI Shinzato of Saitama (JP)

TOMOHIRO Ino of Tochigi (JP)

CONTROL APPARATUS, IMAGE STABILIZATION APPARATUS, OPTICAL APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A simplified explanation of the abstract

This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18471403 titled 'CONTROL APPARATUS, IMAGE STABILIZATION APPARATUS, OPTICAL APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM

Simplified Explanation

The control apparatus described in the patent application sets a control ratio based on image shift sensitivities for tilt of an optical system and image shift sensitivities for drive of first and second image stabilization units. This control ratio is used to correct image blur at the central part of an image and reduce image blur residue at the peripheral part.

  • The control ratio is adjusted according to the different image shift sensitivities for tilt of the optical system in first and second image height directions.
  • The image shift sensitivities for drive of the first and second image stabilization units are different in the first image height direction and the second image height direction.

Potential Applications

This technology could be applied in:

  • Camera systems
  • Optical stabilization systems
  • Image processing software

Problems Solved

This technology helps in:

  • Correcting image blur at the central part of an image
  • Reducing image blur residue at the peripheral part
  • Improving image quality in optical systems

Benefits

The benefits of this technology include:

  • Enhanced image stabilization
  • Improved image quality
  • Better performance in optical systems

Potential Commercial Applications

This technology could have commercial applications in:

  • Digital cameras
  • Smartphone cameras
  • Surveillance systems

Possible Prior Art

One possible prior art for this technology could be the use of image stabilization algorithms in digital cameras to reduce image blur.

Unanswered Questions

How does this technology compare to existing image stabilization systems in terms of performance and efficiency?

The article does not provide a direct comparison with existing image stabilization systems.

What are the potential limitations or drawbacks of implementing this technology in optical systems?

The article does not address any potential limitations or drawbacks of implementing this technology.


Original Abstract Submitted

A control apparatus sets a control ratio in accordance with image shift sensitivities for tilt of an optical system and image shift sensitivities for drive of first and second image stabilization units, the control ratio with which an image blur at an image central part is corrected and an image blur residue amount at an image peripheral part is reduced, in a case where the image shift sensitivities for tilt of the optical system for each image height in first and second image height directions different are different, the image shift sensitivities for drive of the first and second image stabilization units in the first image height direction are different from each other, and the image shift sensitivities for drive of the first and second image stabilization units in the second image height direction are different.