Patent ID: 7542069

Claim:
An adaptive endoscopic imaging system, comprising: an endoscope having an insertion unit and having an imaging device, configured for producing a motion picture signal, provided at a distal end of the insertion unit; a signal processor to which the endoscope is connected; a main substrate provided to the signal processor to which the endoscope is connected, the signal processor being configured for processing the motion picture video signal, produced by said imaging device, and producing a digital motion picture signal; and an expansion substrate connected to said main substrate, provided to the signal processor so that it can be disconnected freely, and the expansion substrate having: a processing circuit, mounted on the expansion substrate, which includes a digital motion picture compression circuit configured for compressing a digital motion picture signal produced by said signal processing means, and a compression signal output circuit, mounted on the expansion substrate, configured for outputting a compression signal produced by said digital motion picture compression circuit.