摘要 |
An observation apparatus includes an illumination unit that illuminates a specimen; an imaging unit that captures an image of the specimen to generate an observation image; and an imaging and display controller that controls the imaging unit so that an image of the specimen is preliminary captured to generate a preliminary observation image, and controls a display unit so that the preliminary observation image is displayed. The apparatus also includes a storage controller that stores, in a storage unit, a position selected based on the preliminary observation image and employed as a main observation position for a main observation of a partial region inside the specimen; and an illumination controller that controls the illumination unit so that the specimen is illuminated only in a time period during which the imaging unit captures an image of the specimen, at least when the imaging unit generates the preliminary observation image.
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