Patent attributes
An imaging apparatus for a microscope comprises light receiving means having a plurality of light receiving segments arranged two-dimensionally for receiving an observed image on the microscope, extracting means for extracting light receiving outputs in a predetermined level range from the light receiving outputs of the respective light receiving segments of the light receiving means, exposure calculating means for performing an exposure calculation based on an average value of the light receiving outputs extracted from the extracting means, exposure control means for performing exposure control of the light receiving means in accordance with an exposure time calculated by the exposure calculation means, and image acquiring means for acquiring a taken image corresponding to the observed image from the light receiving outputs of the light receiving segments after the exposure control.
