Claims
- 1. A camera for recording video images of a scene, said camera including, in combination:
- an imaging plane;
- a lens for focusing images of the scene on the imaging plane, said lens having a center axis fixed relative to the camera;
- an optical element defining a lens aperture, said optical element positioned adjacent said lens such that the scene images appearing on said imaging plane are created by light passing through the lens aperture;
- an actuator coupled to said optical element such as to produce movement of the lens aperture in directions transverse to the fixed center axis; and
- a motion sensor mounted on the camera, said motion sensor activating said actuator to produce lens aperture movement in directions opposite to directions of spurious camera motion, whereby to stabilize the scene images appearing on the imaging plane.
Parent Case Info
This is a division of application Ser. No. 08/148,916, filed Nov. 5, 1993 now U.S. Pat. No. 5,448,332.
US Referenced Citations (3)
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06035022 |
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Divisions (1)
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