Endoscope having a control for image stand still and photographing the image
First Claim
1. An endoscope comprising:
- an insertion section provided in the forward end thereof with a solid state imaging device;
a manual control section connected to said insertion section, for performing various operations for observation;
a display unit for monitor-displaying an object to be observed in response to a video signal from said solid state imaging device in the forward end of said insertion section;
a single push button switch provided on said manual control section, being operated both at the time for making a displayed image stand still in said display unit and at the time for operating a shutter of a camera for photographing said displayed image; and
a command producing circuit for producing an image standstill command to make a displayed image stand still in response to a first operation of said push button switch and for producing a command to release said shutter of the camera in response to a subsequent operation of said switch in the state where the former command is produced.
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Abstract
An endoscope used for observing the interior of a cavity and the like of a living human body. The endoscope according to the present invention is of such an arrangement that an image sensor is provided in the forward end of an insertion section and an object of interest can be displayed on a screen of a television set in response to a video signal obtained from the image sensor. According to the present invention, a control unit is provided therein with a circuit for producing an image standstill command and a shutter release command depending on a time or times of operation, or a step or steps in press-in value of a single push in switch provided a control section of the endoscope, so that the provision of a single control button makes it possible to make a monitored image stand still and to release a shutter of a camera.
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3 Claims
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1. An endoscope comprising:
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an insertion section provided in the forward end thereof with a solid state imaging device; a manual control section connected to said insertion section, for performing various operations for observation; a display unit for monitor-displaying an object to be observed in response to a video signal from said solid state imaging device in the forward end of said insertion section; a single push button switch provided on said manual control section, being operated both at the time for making a displayed image stand still in said display unit and at the time for operating a shutter of a camera for photographing said displayed image; and a command producing circuit for producing an image standstill command to make a displayed image stand still in response to a first operation of said push button switch and for producing a command to release said shutter of the camera in response to a subsequent operation of said switch in the state where the former command is produced. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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