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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 05, 1988
Filed:
May. 04, 1987
Kazunari Kobayashi, Tokyo, JP;
Olympus Optical Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
The present invention relates to an endoscope system which comprises an endoscope having a handy-control section and an insertion section adapted to be inserted into the body cavity, and a video-signal processing unit having an electric circuit capable of receiving and processing a video signal, produced by a solid-state image sensing device, through the medium of the endoscope, and of recording and/or displaying the video signal on a monitor TV. A receptacle, which is provided on the outer surface of the video-signal processing unit, includes an electrical connecting portion connected to the electric circuit in the processing unit. The endoscope system further comprises a video camera which has a solid-state image sensing device therein, and is mounted on an eyepiece portion for optical observation at the control section of the endoscope. The video camera is connected to a signal cord which has a plug connectable with the electrical connecting portion of the receptacle. Also, the video camera has remote control switches which can be used to control the video-signal processing unit through the medium of the signal cord. An operator can freely start recording or other operations by operating the remote control switches.