Imaging apparatus

1. An imaging apparatus comprising:

an image stabilizing unit including (i) a movable portion provided with an imaging element or a photographing lens, (ii) a motor which drives the movable portion relative to a fixed portion, and (iii) a position detector which detects a position of the movable portion;

a position signal processing unit which converts an analog signal output from the position detector into position information which is based on a movement amount of the movable portion; and

a position signal processing control unit which applies first settings or second settings to the position signal processing unit, wherein the first settings enable the analog signal output from the position detector to be detected as a position in a whole movable range of the movable portion, and the second settings enable the analog signal output to be detected as a position in divided ranges obtained by dividing the whole movable range of the movable portion,

wherein the position signal processing control unit applies the second settings based on an output obtained when the position signal processing unit is applied with the first settings.

2. The imaging apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the second settings are determined such a manner that the divided ranges obtained by dividing the whole movable range of the movable portion have an equal position detection resolution.

3. The imaging apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the position signal processing unit comprises:

a position detection circuit including (i) an amplifier unit which amplifies the analog signal output supplied from the position detection unit and (ii) an offset correction unit which provides an offset for the analog signal output;

an AD converter which converts the analog signal output supplied from the position detecting circuit into a digital signal;

a position calculation unit which converts an output of the AD converter into position information; and

a position signal correction unit which causes an output of the position calculation unit applied with the first settings and an output of the position calculation unit applied with the second settings to become equal to each other,

wherein the position signal processing control unit determines an amplification factor of the amplifier unit, an offset provided by the offset correction unit and a correction value of the output of the position calculation unit, based on a predetermined timing.

4. The imaging apparatus according to claim 3 , wherein the predetermined timing is a start timing of a still image photographing operation.

5. The imaging apparatus according to claim 3 , wherein the predetermined timing is a start timing of a pixel-shift super-high resolution photographing operation.

6. An imaging apparatus comprising:

an image stabilizing unit including (i) a movable portion provided with an imaging element or a photographing lens, (ii) a motor which drives the movable portion relative to a fixed portion, and (iii) a position detector which detects a position of the movable portion;

a first position signal processing unit which converts an analog signal output from the position detector into position information which is based on a movement amount by which the movable portion moves in a whole movable range of the movable portion;

a second position signal processing unit which changes an analog signal output from the position detector into position information which is obtained with respect to divided ranges obtained by dividing the whole movable range of the movable portion and which is more accurate than the position information provided by the first position signal processing unit;

a position signal processing control unit which applies the second position signal processing unit with settings that enable the analog signal output from the position detector to be detected as a position in each of the divided ranges obtained by dividing the whole movable range of the movable portion; and

a position signal processing selecting unit which selects either the first position signal processing unit or the second position signal processing unit,

wherein the position signal processing control unit determines settings applied by the second position signal processing unit based on information provided by the first position signal processing unit.

7. The imaging apparatus according to claim 6 , wherein the second position signal processing unit determines settings such that the divided ranges obtained by dividing the whole movable range of the movable portion have an equal position detection resolution.

8. The imaging apparatus according to claim 6 , wherein the second position signal processing unit comprises:

a position detection circuit including (i) an amplifier unit which amplifies the analog signal output supplied from the position detection unit at an amplification factor larger than that used by the first position signal processing unit and (ii) an offset correction unit which provides an offset for the analog signal output;

an AD converter which converts the analog signal output supplied from the position detecting circuit into a digital signal;

a position calculation unit which converts an output of the AD converter into position information; and

a position signal correction unit which causes an output of the first position signal processing unit and an output of the second position signal processing unit to become equal to each other,

wherein the position signal processing control unit determines an amplification factor, the offset and a correction value provided by the position signal correction unit, based on a predetermined timing, and causes the position signal processing selecting unit to select an output of the second position signal processing unit.

9. The imaging apparatus according to claim 8 , wherein the predetermined timing is a start timing of a still image photographing operation.

10. The imaging apparatus according to claim 8 , wherein the predetermined timing is a start timing of a pixel-shift super-high resolution photographing operation.