Method and device for generating a composite image of a sample

A device for generating a composite image of a sample, the device comprising:

• an illumination unit configured to generate illumination light for illuminating the sample, wherein the illumination unit comprises a scanner for scanning the illumination light,
• an image capture unit configured to generate a first individual image of the sample and at least a second individual image of the sample, the first individual image corresponding to a first sample region, and the second individual image corresponding to a second sample region that is different from the first sample region and overlaps with the first sample region in an overlap region, wherein during the generating the first individual image, the illumination light is scanned by the scanner point by point or line by line over the first sample region, and during the generating the second individual image, the illumination light is scanned by the scanner point by point or line by line over the second sample region, and
• a controller configured to control the illumination unit in such a way that, during the generating each of the first individual image and the second individual image, an intensity of the illumination light is reduced when the illumination light is scanned over the overlap region as compared to when the illumination light is scanned over a remaining portion of the first sample region and a remaining portion of the second sample region.