To provide an endoscope in which an unintended reduction state of current consumption in starting up an imaging device, is corrected, and the current consumption is fixed in the starting-up time and normal operation time.SOLUTION: An endoscope comprises: a power source current correction part 150 for correcting a load of an imaging signal output line 192 for changing a current flowing to a power supply line 191 according to a control signal； a correction current control part 140 and a power source current control part 170 for generating a control signal for increasing the current flowing to the power supply line 191 in starting up an imaging device 121, relative to the current flowing to the power supply line 191 in normal operation time of the imaging device, and outputting the control signal to the power source current correction part 150； and a power source current detection part 160 which is arranged at a proximal end part and detects the current flowing to the power supply line 191.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2【課題】撮像素子の起動時における意図しない消費電流の低下状態を是正し、起動時と通常動作時とで消費電流を一定化する。【解決手段】制御信号に応じて電源供給線１９１に流れる電流を変化させるように撮像信号出力線１９２の負荷を補正する電源電流補正部１５０と、撮像素子１２１の起動時において電源供給線１９１に流れる電流を撮像素子の通常動作時において電源供給線１９１に流れる電流に対して相対的に増加させるための制御信号を生成し電源電流補正部１５０に出力する補正電流制御部１４０および電源電流制御部１７０と、基端部に配設され、電源供給線１９１に流れる電流を検知する電源電流検知部１６０と、を具備する。【選択図】図２
