Digital microscope having a radial-piston brake system

A digital microscope comprising:

• a stationary stand body (12) including a shaft (24) having a longitudinal axis (26);
• a pivot unit (14) mounted on the shaft (24) of the stand body (12) pivotably about the longitudinal axis (26) of the shaft (24), the pivot unit (14) including an image sensing unit for acquiring images of objects to be examined microscopically;
• a brake unit (22) for braking and/or immobilizing the pivot unit (14), the brake unit (22) including at least one brake element (32 to 38) biased with the aid of an elastic element (40) into a braked position in which the brake element contacts the shaft (24);
• the pivot unit (14) further including an actuation element (44) for releasing the brake unit (22), the brake element (32 to 38) being movable by manual actuation of the actuation element (44) against a return force of the elastic element (40) from the braked position into a released position;
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• the actuation element (44) being coupled to the brake element (32 to 38).