Device for recording an image of an object field on a human or animal body

A device for recording an image of an object field on a human or animal body from outside of the body, the device comprising:

• a shaft;
• an observation optical system arranged at a distal end of the shaft, the observation optical system configured to record the image of the object field, the observation optical system being a stereo optical system comprising at least one electronic image recorder configured to record a stereo image of the object field;
• and
• an optical unit, which comprises the observation optical system and is rotatable relative to the shaft and about a first axis of rotation approximately parallel to a direction of view of the observation optical system, the direction of view at approximately 90° in relation to a longitudinal axis of the shaft.