Method for acquiring and displaying an immunofluorescence image (BI1, BI2, BI3) of a biological sample, comprising in a first operating state - continuously illuminating the sample using excitation radiation, - changing a relative position between the sample and an optical system, which guides fluorescent radiation emitted by the sample onto at least one image sensor, in dependence on a movement gesture of a user, - acquiring the fluorescent radiation by means of multiple sensor pixels (P1, P2, P3, P4, P5, P6, P7, P8, P9, P10, P11, P12, P13, P14) of the at least one image sensor using a first acquisition duration and determining a digital image (BI1, BI2), and - displaying the digital image (BI1, BI2), wherein in the first operating state, the acquisition of the fluorescent radiation as well as the determination and the display of the digital image (BI1, BI2) are repeated at successive points in time at a defined repetition frequency, wherein furthermore upon detection of a termination of the movement gesture, a change is made from the first operating state to a second operating state, furthermore comprising in the second operating state - illuminating the sample using the excitation radiation, - acquiring fluorescent radiation emitted by the sample by means of the multiple sensor pixels (P1, P2, P3, P4, P5, P6, P7, P8, P9, P10, P11, P12, P13, P14) using a second acquisition duration and determining a further digital image, - displaying the further digital image, - terminating the acquisition of the emitted fluorescent radiation and terminating the illumination of the sample after lapse of the second acquisition duration, - continuously displaying the further digital image after the termination of the acquisition of the fluorescent radiation and the termination of the illumination of the sample, characterized in that the second acquisition duration is greater than the first acquisition duration. - continuously illuminating the sample using excitation radiation, - changing a relative position between the sample and an optical system, which guides fluorescent radiation emitted by the sample onto at least one image sensor, in dependence on a movement gesture of a user, - acquiring the fluorescent radiation by means of multiple sensor pixels (P1, P2, P3, P4, P5, P6, P7, P8, P9, P10, P11, P12, P13, P14) of the at least one image sensor using a first acquisition duration and determining a digital image (BI1, BI2), and - displaying the digital image (BI1, BI2), wherein in the first operating state, the acquisition of the fluorescent radiation as well as the determination and the display of the digital image (BI1, BI2) are repeated at successive points in time at a defined repetition frequency, wherein furthermore upon detection of a termination of the movement gesture, a change is made from the first operating state to a second operating state, furthermore comprising in the second operating state - illuminating the sample using the excitation radiation, - acquiring fluorescent radiation emitted by the sample by means of the multiple sensor pixels (P1, P2, P3, P4, P5, P6, P7, P8, P9, P10, P11, P12, P13, P14) using a second acquisition duration and determining a further digital image, - displaying the further digital image, - terminating the acquisition of the emitted fluorescent radiation and terminating the illumination of the sample after lapse of the second acquisition duration, - continuously displaying the further digital image after the termination of the acquisition of the fluorescent radiation and the termination of the illumination of the sample,