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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 03, 2020
Filed:
Apr. 28, 2016
Panasonic I-pro Sensing Solutions Co., Ltd., Fukuoka, JP;
Shigeki Ogata, Fukuoka, JP;
Yoshitaka Kitaoka, Osaka, JP;
Naoto Matsuo, Fukuoka, JP;
Haruhiko Kohno, Fukuoka, JP;
Kunihiko Hara, Osaka, JP;
PANASONIC I-PRO SENSING SOLUTIONS CO., LTD., Fukuoka, JP;
Abstract
An endoscope system includes a first light source that emits visible light, a second light source that emits non-visible light, an image sensor that generates a first image including a subject through first photoelectric conversion using the visible light and generates a second image including a subject that emits fluorescence emission light due to excitation by the non-visible light through second photoelectric conversion using the non-visible light, and an output device that alternately switches between and outputs the first image and the second image. The second light source starts light emission by a predetermined time before start of the second photoelectric conversion due to driving of the driving circuit.