Patent attributes
The present invention provides an image deflection correction apparatus that can securely detect that the pan/tilt operation is ended, and securely switch to a proper mode of image deflection correction. In the case where the mode of image deflection correction is changed (the image deflection correction is stopped) by judging that an optical system such as a camera is in the pan/tilt operation, if the positive direction integration value of integrating the absolute value of the difference between the value of a defection signal and a reference value while the deflection signal outputted from a deflection detection device such as an angular velocity sensor is changed in the positive direction with respect to the reference value, and the negative direction integration value while it is changed in the negative direction, are matched, it is judged that the pan/tilt operation is ended, and the image deflection correction apparatus switches to the mode of image deflection correction where the pan/tilt operation is not active.
