An endoscope image pickup module with a side view light source arranged at the front comprises: a tube a front image capturing module a front light source a side image capturing module consisting of a lens and an image sensor and arranged at the front end of the tube, the side image capturing module performing lateral image pickup a lateral light source arranged at the front end of the tube with a laterally oriented light emission direction and having an illumination area at least partially overlapped with the image pickup area of the image capturing module and a switching module electrically connected with the front image capturing module, the front light source, the lateral image capturing module and the lateral light source, wherein the lateral light source is closer to the front end of the tube than the lateral image capturing module. Thus, this invention ensures the lateral light source entering, prior to the image capturing module, the slit of an object, such that image pickup can be performed easily.一種側視光源在前之內視鏡取像模組,包含有:一管體;一前影像擷取模組;一前光源;一側影像擷取模組,由一鏡頭以及一影像感應器所組成,設於該管體的前端,且該側影像擷取模組係朝側向取像;一側光源,設於該管體之前端,其發光方向係朝側向,且該光源的照明區域與該影像擷取模組的取像區域至少有部分相重疊;以及一切換模組,電性連接於該前影像擷取模組、該前光源、該側影像擷取模組以及該側光源;其中,該側光源係較該側影像擷取模組更靠近該管體之前端。藉此,本發明確保側光源先於影像擷取模組進入至物體狹縫中,使得取像可以順利進行。10‧‧‧側視光源在前之內視鏡取像模組11‧‧‧管體21‧‧‧影像擷取模組21A‧‧‧取像區域22‧‧‧鏡頭24‧‧‧影像感應器31‧‧‧光源31A‧‧‧照明區域C‧‧‧取像方向L‧‧‧光軸
