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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 23, 2019
Filed:
Oct. 26, 2016
Olympus Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Masayuki Nakatsuka, Tokyo, JP;
OLYMPUS CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
Provided are a microscope including a stage that is movable in a direction perpendicular to an observation optical axis and a camera capturing an image of a sample mounted on the stage; and a processor including hardware, wherein the processor is configured to implement: a generating unit configured to join the image of the sample to generate a joined image; a determination unit configured to determine whether the position of the stage is a position suitable for image capturing; a notifying unit configured to, when it is determined that the position is suitable, issue a notification to that effect; and a control unit configured to control the generating unit so as to join the image obtained by the camera when the moving speed of the stage is at or below a prescribed threshold, in the state where it is being notified that the position is suitable for image capturing.