Claims
- 1. An optical system comprising:
- a shift optical system having an optical axis, said shift optical system movable on a plane perpendicular to the optical axis;
- a control device for controlling the movement of said shift optical system; and
- an optical system positioning device adapted to provide said control device with a signal using a first coordinate system indicative of a desired position of said shift optical system in response to a signal using a second coordinate system from a device external of a structure housing the optical system.
- 2. An optical system, as set forth in claim 1, wherein said optical system positioning device comprises:
- a communication device for receiving a signal from the external device; and
- a coordinate converter connected between said control device and said communication device, said coordinate converter converting the signal using a second coordinate system from the external device to a signal using the first coordinate system.
- 3. An optical system, as set forth in claim 1, wherein the device is a testing device which sends a signal indicating a position using a second coordinate system to said optical system positioning device.
- 4. An optical system, as set forth in claim 2, wherein said coordinate converter uses a common coordinate system.
- 5. An optical system, as set forth in claim 1, further comprising:
- a position detection device that outputs a signal indicative of the position of said shift optical system to said control device; and
- wherein said control device transmits a signal indicative of the position of said shift optical system to an external device via said communication device.
- 6. An optical system, as set forth in claim 1, further comprising:
- an image blur detector for outputting a signal indicative of vibration in said shift optical system;
- a compensation amount calculator connected to said image blur detector for outputting a signal to said control device indicative of a position to move said shift optical system to compensate for the vibration.
- 7. An optical system, as set forth in claim 6, wherein said control device ignores the signal from said compensation amount calculator when a valid signal is received from said optical system positioning device.
- 8. An optical system, as set forth in claim 7, wherein said optical system positioning device comprises:
- a communication device for receiving a signal from the external device; and
- a coordinate converter connected between said control device and said communication device, said coordinate converter converting the signal using a second coordinate system from an external device to a signal using the first coordinate system.
- 9. An optical system, as set forth in claim 8, wherein a testing device sends a signal using a second coordinate system to said optical system positioning device. device.
- 10. An optical system, as set forth in claim 8, wherein said coordinate converter uses a common coordinate system.
- 11. An optical system, as set forth in claim 7, further comprising:
- a position detection device that outputs a signal indicative of the position of said shift optical system to said control device; and
- wherein said control device transmits a signal indicative of whether said shift optical system has reached the desired position to an external device via said communication device.
- 12. An optical system comprising:
- a shift optical system having an optical axis, said shift optical system movable on a plane perpendicular to the optical axis;
- a disconnectable external device outputting a signal using a second coordinate system, said external device being external of a structure housing said shift optical system;
- a control device for controlling the moment of said shift optical system;
- an optical system positioning device including
- a communication device for outputting and receiving the signal from the external device; and
- a coordinate converter connected between said control device and said communication device, said coordinate converter converting the signal from the external device to a signal using a first coordinate system indicative of a desired position for said shift optical system and outputting said signal to said control device; and
- a position detection device that outputs a signal indicative of the current position of said shift optical system to said control device.
- 13. An optical system, as set forth in claim 12, further comprising:
- an image blur detector for outputting a signal indicative of vibration in said shift optical system; and
- a compensation amount calculator connected to said image blur detector for outputting a signal to said control device indicative of a position to move said shift optical system to compensate for the vibration.
- 14. An optical system, as set forth in claim 13, wherein said control device ignores the signal from said compensation amount calculator when the signal is received from said coordinate converter.
- 15. A method for testing an anti-vibration optical system comprising:
- supplying a signal externally of the anti-vibration optical system to a control device, the signal being indicative of a predetermined coordinate location and causing the anti-vibration optical system to move to the predetermined coordinate location;
- measuring a location and at least one of a speed, and a movement time of the anti-vibration optical system after the signal is supplied; and
- comparing the obtaining measurements to target values to determine whether the anti-vibrational optical system is operating within a predetermined tolerance.
Priority Claims (1)
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Parent Case Info
This application is a continuation of application Ser. No. 08/354,810, filed Dec. 8, 1994, now abandoned.
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