Observation system having a plurality of probes and image capturing method therefor

摘要

An observation system has at least two probes, and each probe has a camera and an illumination light source to illuminate an observation field of the camera. The at least two probes are able to move each other such that, in an observation field of a camera of one probe, an illumination light source of another probe may locate. To avoid disturbances caused by light from the illumination light source of the another probe, and use light from an illumination light source of the one probe to enhance image quality, image capturing by a camera of the one probe is performed within a period in which an illumination light source of the one probe to which the camera belongs is activated and the illumination light source locating in the observation field of the camera is inactivated.

主权项

1. An observation system having a plurality of probes, the system comprising:
a first probe provided with at least a first camera and a first illumination light source configured to illuminate an observation field of the first camera; a second probe provided with at least a second camera and a second illumination light source configured to illuminate an observation field of the second camera, the second probe being able to move relative to the first probe such that the second illumination light source can be located within the observation field of the first camera; and a controller configured at least with a memory storing a control program and a CPU used for processing the control program to control (1) the first illumination light source and the second illumination light source such that there is a first period in which the first illumination light source is activated and the second illumination light source is inactivated and (2) the first camera such that the first camera captures an image only within the first period, wherein the controller performs the controls of (1) and (2) only when the controller detects that the second illumination light source is located within the observation field of the first camera.