C:WRortbrDCC/DERU 140594.1.DOC.248210 A capsule endoscope having a solid image sensor introduced into a subject for picking up an image in the 5 subject through a transparent optical dome which is one end portion of a capsule casing, the capsule endoscope comprising: a light-emitting unit for emitting illumination light for illuminating a view field of the solid image sensor; 10 a lens frame for holding a lens for focusing an internal image of the subject on the light-receiving surface of the solid image sensor, the upper end portion of the lens frame being disposed at a position lower than an upper surface of the light-emitting unit, 15 wherein the upper end surface of the lens frame forms such an angle that the illumination light received from the light-emitting unit is reflected at a position outside the view field of the solid image sensor in the optical dome. w 0- 0 < 0 w C-D dc 't (D Cz 0m wjC%
