| abstract |
A device according to the invention for taking an image of an object field on a human or animal body from outside the body comprises a shaft (2) and an optical unit (11) arranged at a distal end of the shaft (2), which has observation optics for taking the image of the body Object field includes and which is rotatable about an at least approximately parallel to a viewing direction of the observation optics rotation axis (28), the observation optics having a first and a second stereo channel each having a lens (20, 20 ') and in each case at least one electronic image sensor. According to the invention, the observation optics comprise at least one filter (30, 30 ') which can be pivoted into and out of a beam path of the observation optics, the at least one filter (30, 30') being pivotable about a pivot axis substantially perpendicular to the rotation axis (28) (34) is pivotable. According to a further aspect of the invention, the observation optics comprise at least one filter (30, 30 ') which can be swiveled into a beam path of the observation optics and out of this into a spatial region arranged laterally to the beam paths of both stereo channels. |