Patent ID: 7262907

Claim:
A microscope comprising; an eyepiece; an illumination beam path configured to illuminate a specimen; a detection beam path configured to image the specimen; an image overlay device configured to overlay an image of a microscope operator interface onto the detection beam path so that the image of the microscope operator, interface together with an image of the specimen is presented at the eyepiece; and at least one operating apparatus configured to interact between an operator and the microscope operator interface wherein the at least one operating apparatus is configured to adjust operational parameters of the microscope, the at least one operating apparatus including an operating element including at least a first, a second and a third actuation clement, the first and second actuation elements being each rotatable about a first and a second respective axis, each respective axis being disposed substantially vertically in an operational position, the first and second actuation elements being disposed vertically one below another, the third actuation element being rotatable about a third axis disposed substantially vertically or horizontally in the operational position.