To appropriately correct image blurring, while restraining the unnatural image blurring after finishing an intentional panning or tilting.
An operation mode changeover detection part 43 changes over an operation mode, in accordance with the operation of an operation mode changeover switch 17 and transmits a mode signal in accordance with the selected operation mode to a correction angle restriction part 46. In the operation mode, there are four operation modes, including an operation mode for performing image blur correcting operation of a reference and three operation modes obtained by imposing restrictions different from each other to the correcting operation being the reference. The restriction part 46 imposes the restrictions, in accordance with the selected operation mode to an angle reference signal Vxg0 corresponding to the angle of the shake of a video camera as necessary and outputs it as an angle control signal Vxg1. Then, the image blurring is corrected based on the control signal Vxg1.
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