Patent ID: 8018194

Claim:
An observation system comprising an observation apparatus and an operation apparatus, with the observation apparatus and operation apparatus each having a power source unit, wherein the operation apparatus comprises an operation unit for remotely controlling the observation apparatus, and the observation apparatus comprises at least one electrically driven unit, a control unit for controlling the electrically driven unit, a first power supply line used for supplying the electrically driven unit with electric power from the power source unit, a switch unit which is equipped on the first power supply line and is used for turning on or off power supply to the electrically driven unit, a second power supply line used for supplying the control unit with electric power from the power source unit, wherein the control unit supplies the electrically driven unit with electric power by turning on the switch unit at startup and executing an initialization process for the electrically driven unit, then stops the electric power supply to the electrically driven unit by turning off the switch unit, and then controls an on/off changeover of the switch unit in accordance with the state of the operation unit.