 Pentax image stabilization - Gyroscope
The IDG-1000 is the world’s first integrated MEMS gyroscope which addresses the widespread and fast growing need for image stabilization in digital cameras. Based on InvenSense’s proprietary and patented Nasiri-Fabrication process, the IDG-1000 is an integrated dual-axis (X- & Y- axis) solution using proven silicon technology resulting in the smallest foot print and the most robust solution in the market.
Pentax - Shake Reduction
“Our Shake Reduction technology is a key feature to improve image quality for low-light settings and telephoto capture and separates our cameras from the competition,” said Tahei Morisawa, General Manager of First Development Department, Imaging System Business Headquarters in Pentax. “InvenSense’s dual-axis gyroscope solution provides the most accurate measurement that can ensure the best image stabilization results for our cameras and customers.”
InvenSense - Pentax optical image stabilization system
“We are very happy that Pentax has selected our gyro solution to enable their proprietary high performance image stabilization system in an exceptional camera like the Optio A30 and future digital camera models," said Steven Nasiri, InvenSense’s President & CEO. “We are highly focused on the image stabilization market and we strive to provide our customers the best performing and most reliable solutions at the most reasonable prices.”
InvenSense
InvenSense, Inc. is the leading provider of motion sensing solutions for consumer electronics. The innovative Nasiri-Fabrication process is the patented fabless MEMS technology developed by InvenSense to dramatically reduce the cost of producing inertial sensors. The company’s fabrication technology and gyroscope sensor products are essential to emerging mass-market applications such as image stabilization, mobile navigation, location-based services and smart user interfaces that use hand motion and gesture-based commands. InvenSense was honored by Frost and Sullivan with the 2006 Product Innovation of the Year award for its IDG product line and Nasiri-Fabrication technology. Founded in 2003, InvenSense is a venture capital funded company with lead investors that include Artiman Ventures, Partech International and Qualcomm Ventures. InvenSense corporate offices are located at 1197 Borregas Avenue, Sunnyvale, Calif.
Pentax Imaging Company
Pentax Imaging Company is an innovative leader in the production of digital SLR and compact cameras, lenses, flash units, binoculars, scopes, eyepieces and mobile printers and scanners. For more than 80 years, Pentax technology has developed durable, reliable products that meet the needs of consumers and businesses. With headquarters in Golden, Colorado, Pentax Imaging Company is a division of Pentax of America, Inc.
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Pentax selects InvenSense for image stabilization : InvenSense, provider of integrated motion sensing solutions for consumer electronics, announced that Pentax Corp has selected its IDG-1000 series dual-axis gyroscope for use in the Optio A30 digital camera and for next generation digital still cameras with optical image stabilization features. InvenSense’s gyro is used to precisely measure the camera user’s hand shake which is compensated for using Pentax’s Shake Reduction (SR) technology for improved image capture in low-light settings and telephoto use. Image stabilization is quickly becoming a standard feature in digital cameras and is a key factor for why consumers are replacing their early-version cameras with new models. 
