| 摘要 |
<p>Provided is an electronic endoscope having a novel structure wherein image information of a large area in detail can be simply and accurately obtained. An electronic endoscope (1) is provided with an outer envelope, which is cylindrically formed and has a transparent cylindrical section (13c) extending in the axis direction on the circumferential wall; a solid-sate imaging element (23) arranged inside the outer envelop; an objective optical system, which includes an objective lens (17) which collects object light through a window section and forms an image on the solid-state imaging element; and a driving mechanism for moving at least the objective lens of the objective optical system along the axis of the outer envelop.</p> |
