Video stereomicroscope

Abstract

A video stereomicroscope includes a main objective (2) having a substantially vertical optical axis (11), a deflecting element (5) provided downstream of the objective (2) to cause light passing through the main objective (2) to be deflected into a substantially horizontal direction, and further includes a zoom system (7) which is disposed downstream of the deflecting element (5) and has at least two substantially horizontally extending observation channels (7c, 7d), a first observation channel (7c) and a second observation channel (7d) of the zoom system (7) being vertically spaced from each other. The video stereomicroscope has at least one optoelectronic image-capturing device (40a-40e) provided downstream of the zoom system (7) for providing a stereoscopic image based on beams of radiation (20c, 20d) passing through the first observation channel (7c) and the second observation channel (7d).

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