Inspection device

An inspection device, comprising:

• an image unit that acquires image data of an inspection object;
• a conveying unit that moves the inspection object;
• and
• a control unit that controls operations of the image unit and the conveying unit, wherein
• the conveying unit includes at least two conveyance units connected in series in a moving direction in which the inspection object is moved,
• an operation of each of the conveyance units can be individually controlled by the control unit,
• at least one conveyance unit of the conveyance units is a first conveyance unit arranged in an imaging area where image data can be acquired by the image unit,
• at least one conveyance unit of the remaining conveyance units is a second conveyance unit arranged in a standby area in front of or behind the imaging area in the moving direction, and
• the control unit causes,
• when the control unit is individually controlling the conveyance units,
• when the image unit is capturing an image of the inspection object having been moved to the imaging area by the first conveyance unit, the second conveyance unit to load another inspection object into the standby area or unload another inspection object from the standby area.