Microscopic image pickup apparatus and microscopic image pickup method

A microscopic image pickup method to acquire a monochromatic image by use of a microscopic image pickup apparatus to be attached to a microscope device to which a plurality of specular methods are applicable, comprising:

• outputting a microscopically observed image as a color image;
• setting color image/monochromatic image conversion coefficients adapted to a selected specular method;
• and
• converting the color image into the monochromatic image by use of the set color image/monochromatic image conversion coefficients.

A computer-device-readable information record medium recording a program allowing a computer device to control a microscopic image pickup apparatus to be attached to a microscope device to which a plurality of specular methods are applicable, the program causing the microscopic image pickup apparatus to:

• output a microscopically observed image as a color image;
• set color image/monochromatic image conversion coefficients adapted to a specular method;
• and
• convert the color image into a monochromatic image by use of the set color image/monochromatic image conversion coefficients.