Abstract: The size of an image acquisition apparatus is reduced by reducing the diameter of a cable. An image acquisition apparatus includes a camera unit including a plurality of electric-power elements, which require electric power to acquire an image of an object, and an electric-power switching unit configured to switch an electric power supply to the electric-power elements; a control unit configured to output a switch instruction to the electric-power switching unit and to control the electric power supply to the camera unit; and a cable configured to connect the control unit and the camera unit.

Abstract: An image pickup unit obtains a specimen image by picking up the observation image of a specimen produced by a microscope. An installation state information obtainment unit obtains installation state information indicating the installation state of an optical member inserted into the observation light path of the microscope. An exposure condition setup unit sets an exposure condition to be used when the image pickup unit picks up the observation image to obtain a specimen image in a second magnification ratio, on the basis of installation state information used when the image pickup unit obtained a specimen image in a first magnification ratio by picking up the observation image, and on the basis of installation state information to be used when the image pickup unit obtains a specimen image in the second magnification ratio, which is a different magnification ratio from the first magnification ratio, by picking up the specimen image.

Abstract: An image acquisition apparatus is disclosed that includes: an image pickup element that acquires images obtained using a microscope; a change detector that detects the amount of change between an image acquired by the image pickup element and a subsequent image acquired by the image pickup element; and a data-reduction processor that enables reduced-data images to be output, as well as images that have not been subject to data reduction or that have been subject to a different rate of data-reduction depending on the amount of change detected by the change detector. An image recording system that uses the image acquisition apparatus is also disclosed, as well as an associated method.

Abstract: An image acquisition apparatus is disclosed that includes: an image pickup element that acquires images obtained using a microscope; a change detector that detects the amount of change between an image acquired by the image pickup element and a subsequent image acquired by the image pickup element; and a data-reduction processor that enables reduced-data images to be output, as well as images that have not been subject to data reduction or that have been subject to a different rate of data-reduction depending on the amount of change detected by the change detector. An image recording system that uses the image acquisition apparatus is also disclosed, as well as an associated method.

Abstract: The image pick-up apparatus for microscopes according to the present invention is constituted such that an image pick-up apparatus is used as a calibration tool, and a predetermined image-for-calibration displayed on a display screen of a desired display apparatus is photographed. By referring to chromaticity information-for-calibration obtained by photographing mentioned above and chromaticity information of a display part itself, adjustment of color comparison can be carried out much simply.

Abstract: An image acquisition apparatus is disclosed that includes: an image pickup element that acquires images obtained using a microscope; a change detector that detects the amount of change between an image acquired by the image pickup element and a subsequent image acquired by the image pickup element; and a data-reduction processor that enables reduced-data images to be output, as well as images that have not been subject to data reduction or that have been subject to a different rate of data-reduction depending on the amount of change detected by the change detector. An image recording system that uses the image acquisition apparatus is also disclosed, as well as an associated method.

Abstract: An image acquisition apparatus is disclosed that includes: an image pickup element that acquires images obtained using a microscope; a change detector that detects the amount of change between an image acquired by the image pickup element and a subsequent image acquired by the image pickup element; and a data-reduction processor that enables reduced-data images to be output, as well as images that have not been subject to data reduction or that have been subject to a different rate of data-reduction depending on the amount of change detected by the change detector. An image recording system that uses the image acquisition apparatus is also disclosed, as well as an associated method.