PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a measuring apparatus and a measuring method capable of increasing convenience.SOLUTION: A measuring apparatus 10 for measuring biological information by causing a region to be examined to come in contact with a contact part 16 includes a light source 21 for emitting measuring light, a light receiving part 22 for receiving scattering light of the measuring light from the region to be examined, a biological information generation part 18 for generating biological information based on the output of the light receiving part 22, and a control part 17. The control part 17 can emit the measuring light from the light source at a predetermined time zone.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1COPYRIGHT: (C)2016,JPO&INPIT【課題】利便性を向上可能な測定装置及び測定方法を提供する。【解決手段】被検部位を接触部16に接触させて生体情報を測定する測定装置10は、測定光を射出する光源21と、被検部位からの測定光の散乱光を受光する受光部22と、受光部22の出力に基づいて生体情報を生成する生体情報生成部18と、制御部17とを備え、制御部17は、所定の時間帯に光源から測定光を射出可能とする。【選択図】図1
