Endoscope apparatus and method

摘要

An endoscope apparatus includes: an imaging unit which takes an image of an object; a display which displays the image and a cursor; an illumination unit which illuminates the object; a pointing device which is for placing the cursor; and a control unit which continuously monitors a cursor position placed by the pointing device, and continuously controls the illumination unit in accordance with a luminance of a partial region of the image corresponding to the cursor position so as to modulate a luminance condition of the image.

主权项

1. An endoscope apparatus comprising:
an imaging device which takes an image of an object; a display which displays the image and a cursor; a light source which illuminates the object; a pointing device which controls placement of the cursor on the display; a memory which stores a spot coordinate corresponding to a position of the cursor on the display; and a controller which continuously monitors a cursor position at which the cursor is placed by the pointing device, and changes a luminance of the light source based on a luminance of a spot region of the image so as to modulate a luminance condition of the image, wherein the spot region is a partial region of the image and is centered based on the spot coordinate.