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ENDOSCOPE APPARATUS

  • US 20130050455A1
  • Filed: 08/29/2012
  • Published: 02/28/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/30/2011
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. An endoscope apparatus comprising:

  • an endoscope body comprising an image processing circuit for processing a video signal outputted from an image pickup device provided at a distal end portion of an insertion portion;

    an image pickup device driving circuit provided for the endoscope body and providing a drive signal to the image pickup device via the insertion portion; and

    a control section having a first display form for displaying an endoscope image based on the video signal and a second display form for displaying an endoscope image with an image quality different from that of the first display form, and controlling the image pickup device driving circuit to skip reading out in units of one field or one frame of the image pickup device to change a charge accumulation period, accompanying an operation of switching to the second display form during display in the first display form.

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