A current control unit for controlling the light quantity adjusting unit for adjusting the amount of light emitted from the light source for generating light to be irradiated onto the subject, the current applied to the light source unit, the endoscope apparatus of the present invention, imaging the object an imaging unit having an image pickup device which includes a brightness detection unit based on the imaging signals from the imaging unit detects brightness, white balance acquisition unit for acquiring the white balance, the white balance acquisition in the white balance acquisition unit It has an adjustment amount control unit in response to the operation to control the amount of a predetermined adjustment amount of the light amount adjustment unit, and a control unit according to the output from the brightness detection unit, and controls the current control unit.本発明の内視鏡装置は、被検体に照射する光を発生させる光源部からの出射光量を調整する光量調整部と、光源部に印加する電流を制御する電流制御部と、被検体を撮像する撮像素子を有する撮像部と、撮像部からの撮像信号に基づき、明るさを検知する明るさ検出部と、ホワイトバランスを取得するためのホワイトバランス取得部と、ホワイトバランス取得部におけるホワイトバランス取得動作に応じ、光量調整部の調整量を所定の量に制御する調整量制御部と、明るさ検出部からの出力に応じ、電流制御部の制御を行う制御部と、を有する。
