PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an imaging device and an imaging method capable of suppressing deviation in colors of a subject.SOLUTION: An imaging device 1 comprises: an illumination unit 104 for switching a plurality of kinds of illumination light including different wave lengths sequentially, and irradiating a subject with the light an imaging unit 102 for imaging return light from the subject of the illumination light from the illumination unit 104 a display unit 110 for displaying a display image based on an image obtained by the imaging unit 102 and a control unit 112 for controlling the illumination unit 104 so as to vary an irradiation order of illumination light emitted within an updated period of the display image on the display unit 110 for each update period when the subject is irradiated with the plurality of kinds of illumination light within the update period.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1COPYRIGHT: (C)2016,JPO&INPIT【課題】被写体の色の偏りを抑制可能な撮像装置及び撮像方法を提供すること。【解決手段】撮像装置1は、異なる波長を含む複数の照明光を順次に切り替えて被写体に対して照射する照明部104と、照明部104からの照明光の被写体からの戻り光を撮像する撮像部102と、撮像部102で得られた画像に基づく表示画像を表示する表示部110と、表示部110の表示画像の更新期間内に複数の照明光を被写体に照射する場合に、更新期間内に照射する照明光の照射順序を更新期間毎に異ならせるように照明部104を制御する制御部112とを備える。【選択図】図1
