Patent ID: 7724298

Claim:
An image processing system for picking up and displaying an image, the image processing system comprising: a separating device configured to separate one line of light forming an optical image of an object, wherein the separating device includes a slit that separates the one line of the optical image of the object and an adjusting device that adjusts a position where the optical image of the object is incident upon the slit; a first dividing means for receiving the separated one line of light and dividing the one line of light into a first spectrum; a detecting means for detecting the first spectrum obtained by the first dividing means and outputting image data based on the detected spectrum; a second dividing means for dividing white light into a second spectrum; extracting means for extracting, from the second spectrum generated by the second dividing means, spectrum portions based on the image data detected by the detecting means; synthesizing means for synthesizing the spectrum portions extracted by the extracting means; and projecting means for projecting light formed by synthesizing the spectrum portions by the synthesizing means.