Carl Zeiss Ag

Victor Burger

Tammo Sebastian Lueken

A method is provided for operating an electro-optic observation device, in particular a thermal imaging device, which includes an electronic viewfinder, a proximity sensor and a position sensor. According to the method, a predefined distance range in front of the viewfinder is monitored for a presence of a user with the proximity sensor, a position variable which is characteristic of the orientation of the observation device is captured with the position sensor, information concerning a current use situation of the observation device is derived from the presence of the user within the distance range and/or the position variable, and at least one specific function of the observation device that influences an image display is activated or at least enabled depending on the information concerning the current use situation.

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Heidenheim, Germany

Victor Burger