The form of the subject which differs and the picture of the desire which responds to state offer the capsule type endoscope device which can obtain. The image pickup condition where the transmission section the memory section it compares with information and the threshold 12 regarding the distance which the distance sensing station 22 which detects the information regarding the distance with 11 which remembers the threshold 12 for the information regarding the distance with 23 which transmits the image pickup information which includes the picture which image pickup is done and the aforementioned organism organization and the aforementioned organism organization and distance sensing station 22 detects with the image pickup element 20 which the luminous element 29 which illuminates organism organization and the aforementioned organism organization image pickup is done, and image pickup element 20 the said relative result selects image pickup condition on the basis of the said is selected image pickupLuminous element drive section 10 and/or the control section 26 which is output to image pickup element drive section 25 and, it has.異なる被写体の形状や状態に応じた所望の画像を得ることができるカプセル型内視鏡装置を提供すること。生体組織を照明する発光素子29と、前記生体組織を撮像する撮像素子20と、撮像素子20によって撮像された画像を含む撮像情報を送信する送信部23と、前記生体組織との間の距離に関する情報に対する閾値12を記憶する記憶部11と、前記生体組織との間の距離に関する情報を検出する距離検出部22と、距離検出部22が検出した距離に関する情報と閾値12とを比較し、該比較結果をもとに撮像条件を選択し、該選択された撮像条件を撮像に発光素子駆動部10および/または撮像素子駆動部25に出力する制御部26と、を備える。
