PROBABILITY-BASED DETERMINATION OF A MODE OF ACTUATION FOR AN IMAGE STABILIZATION DEVICE

The present invention relates to a long-range optical device having at least one tube which contains an optical system, having at least one image stabilization device which is designed to move at least one optical assembly of the optical system relative to the at least one tube, having at least one signal processing unit which is designed such that it actuates the at least one image stabilization device in one mode from a plurality of modes, wherein each mode has an associated respective movement situation for the long-range optical device, and having a mode detection unit which is designed such that it determines the mode from the plurality of modes. Furthermore, the mode detection unit is designed such that it determines the mode by ascertaining a probability of presence of a first movement situation which has an associated first mode, and takes a comparison of the ascertained probability with a random number as a basis for making a decision about actuation in the first mode. In addition, the present invention relates to an appropriate method for determining a mode for actuation of an image stabilization device.