CONTROL DEVICE AND MEDICAL IMAGE PICKUP SYSTEM

摘要

[Problem] To enable user convenience to be further improved. [Solution] Provided is a control device comprising the following: an autofocus control unit that executes an autofocus operation by causing at least one optical member to move; and an autofocus operation determination unit that determines whether it is possible to focus on a biological tissue, which is a target, using the autofocus operation. In a case where it was determined, by the autofocus operation determination unit, that focusing on the target is not possible with the autofocus operation, the autofocus control unit causes the aforementioned at least one optical member to move to a predicted focus position which is set beforehand in accordance with the intended use for image pickup.