PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an endoscope capable of preventing a distal end part from being enlarged in a configuration to change the direction of view to a raising direction of a treatment instrument raising table.SOLUTION: The endoscope 2 includes: an imaging means 40 having an objective optical system 41 and a solid imaging element 42 tiltable relative to an optical center axis O of the objective optical system 41 the raising table 50 for raising a treatment instrument 100 an operation means 27 for raising/operating the raising table 50 and driving mechanisms 60 and 70 for changing the direction of view of the imaging means 40 to the raising direction of the treatment instrument 100 by the raising table 50 by raising the raising table 50 and tilting the solid imaging element 42 relative to the optical center axis O of the objective optical system 41 based on the operation of the operation means 27.COPYRIGHT: (C)2013,JPO&INPIT【課題】 処置具起上台の起上方向へ視野方向を可変する構成において、先端部の大型化を防止した内視鏡の提供。【解決手段】 内視鏡2は、対物光学系41および対物光学系41の光学中心軸Oに対して傾斜自在な固体撮像素子42を有する撮像手段40と、処置具100を起上する起上台50と、起上台50を起上操作する操作手段27と、操作手段27の操作に基き、起上台50を起上すると共に、固体撮像素子42を対物光学系41の光学中心軸Oに対して傾斜させて、起上台50による処置具100の起上方向へ撮像手段40の視野方向を可変する駆動機構60,70と、を具備する。【選択図】図2
