Method for operating a visualization system for providing endoscopic images

A method of operating a visualization system which includes:

• a surgical microscope assembly for viewing a surgical region under magnification;
• and, a detection arrangement configured with a video endoscope to detect endoscopic images in the surgical region;
• the method comprising the steps of:
• actuating an activation circuit to operably couple the video endoscope and the surgical microscope so as to bring the video endoscope into an activation state from a rest state;
• changing at least one operating parameter of the surgical microscope assembly in response to a shifting of at least one operating parameter of the video endoscope;
• and/or,
• changing at least one operating parameter of the video endoscope in response to a shifting of at least one operating parameter of the surgical microscope assembly;
• matching operating states of the surgical microscope assembly to corresponding operating states of the video endoscope;
• operatively coupling the surgical microscope assembly and the video endoscope to each other so as to cause an operating state of the surgical microscope assembly to be automatically set to an operating state of the video endoscope corresponding thereto;
• and,
• wherein the operating states of the surgical microscope assembly matched to corresponding operating states of the video endoscope include at least one of a setting of a magnification of the surgical region, a setting of an illumination system which provides illumination light for illuminating the surgical region of the surgical microscope, a specific setting of filters in an illumination beam path and/or in an observation beam path of the surgical microscope and/or of a specific configuration of a display of the surgical microscope.