Microscope having an imaging optical unit for recording

A method for generating an overview image in a context of a microscope including an illumination unit for illuminating a region of a specimen to generate an illuminated region;

• an imaging optical unit for magnified imaging of the illuminated region of the specimen;
• an image sensor disposed downstream of the imaging optical unit and which serves for capturing a magnified image of the illuminated region of the specimen;
• a camera configured to record an overview region of the specimen without using the imaging optical unit;
• the overview region including at least a part of the illuminated region of the specimen and a non-illuminated region of the specimen bordering the illuminated region;
• the method comprising the steps of:
• actuating the camera in such a way that it makes a recording of the overview region with a value of a recording parameter of the camera that has been adapted to a brightness of the non-illuminated region;
• actuating the image sensor in such a way that it carries out a recordation of the magnified image of the illuminated region of the specimen;
• and,
• generating an overview image on a basis of the recording of the overview region and the recording of the magnified image of the illuminated region of the specimen.

A computer program product for generating an overview image in a context of a microscope including an illumination unit for illuminating a region of a specimen to generate an illuminated region, an imaging optical unit for magnified imaging of the illuminated region of the specimen, an image sensor disposed downstream of the imaging optical unit and which serves for receiving a magnified image of the illuminated region of the specimen, a camera configured to record an overview region of the specimen without using the imaging optical unit, the overview region including at least a part of the illuminated region of the specimen and a non-illuminated region of the specimen bordering the illuminated region, the computer program product being stored;

• the computer program product comprising:
• software code stored on a non-transitory computer readable medium, said software code being configured, when executed by a processor, to:
• actuate the camera in such a way that it makes a recording of the overview region with a value of a recording parameter of the camera that has been adapted to a brightness of the non-illuminated region;
• actuate the image sensor in such a way that it carries out a recordation of the magnified image of the illuminated region of the specimen;
• and,
• generate an overview image on a basis of the recording of the overview region and the recording of the magnified image of the illuminated region of the specimen.