摘要:
When an image obtained by an electronic endoscope apparatus is recorded, the image is recorded in a state where whether or not the image has been subjected to image processing can be judged with certainty. Recording image selectionmeans (15a, 13, 19, 26) selects either an original image without the image processing by image processing means (21, 20) or a processed image having been subjected to the image processing, as the image to be recorded by image recording means (27, 28, 29). Image type information generation means (19) generates image type information representing whether the image selected by the recording image selection means is the original image or the processed image, and the image recording means records the selected image in relation to the image type information in response to operation by an operator using operation means (15b., 13, 19).
摘要:
An image obtained by an electronic endoscope apparatus is changed to an image that is appropriate for observation with suppressed halation and fewer dark areas. Halation detection means (19) detects halation of a predetermined level or higher in an image represented by a signal obtained by an imaging device (11), based on the signal. Light amount adjustment means (19, 27, 28, 29, 30) decreases an amount of light emitted from illumination means (25, 15) to cause the halation to become a predetermined level or lower. Luminance conversion means (23, 24) processes the signal so as to generate a luminance conversion image wherein only a dark area having a predetermined luminance or lower in the image due to the decrease in the amount of the light is changed to have a higher luminance.