PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an endoscopic apparatus capable of providing high-definition images by performing optimal modulation control and imaging control according to the light quantity of an image to be captured while avoiding a modulation reversing phenomenon.SOLUTION: This endoscopic apparatus includes an endoscopic scope on which an image pickup element having an electronic shutter function is mounted, and a control device. The endoscopic scope includes an imaging control means for controlling a shutter speed of the electronic shutter. The control device includes: a semiconductor light source a light source control means for controlling an emission light quantity a light quantity detecting means for detecting the light quantity of a subject image and an exposure control means that obtains a shutter speed target value and an emission light quantity target value corresponding to the light quantity, outputs a shutter speed control signal to the imaging control means and a light source control signal to the light source control means, and controls the exposure quantity of the image pickup element. The exposure control means switches to, according to the light quantity, either of the shutter speed control for controlling the exposure quantity by the shutter speed control and the emission light quantity control for controlling the exposure quantity by the light source control.COPYRIGHT: (C)2012,JPO&INPIT【課題】調光反転現象を回避しつつ、撮像画像の光量に応じた最適な調光制御と撮像制御を行い、高画質な画像を取得できる内視鏡装置を提供する。【解決手段】内視鏡装置は、電子シャッタ機能を有する撮像素子が搭載された内視鏡スコープと、制御装置とを有する。内視鏡スコープは、電子シャッタのシャッタ速度を制御する撮像制御手段を備える。制御装置は、半導体光源と、出射光量を制御する光源制御手段と、被検体像の光量を検出する光量検出手段と、光量に対応するシャッタ速度目標値と出射光量目標値とをそれぞれ求め、シャッタ速度制御信号を前記撮像制御手段に、光源制御信号を前記光源制御手段にそれぞれ出力して、撮像素子の露光量を制御する露光制御手段とを備える。露光制御手段は、光量に応じて、シャッタ速度制御で露光量を制御するシャッタ速度制御と、光源制御で露光量を制御する出射光量制御とのいずれかに切り替える。【選択図】図4
