Patent ID: 7869622

Claim:
An image measuring method for image measurement by moving an imaging means relative to a measurement stage supporting a measuring object and capturing instantaneous image information about the measuring object at designated measurement positions without making a stop of the imaging means, the method comprising: displaying a first entering box configured to accept an instruction to select either a measurement accuracy prioritized mode or a measurement speed prioritized mode; displaying a second entering box configured to accept a tolerable measurement accuracy or amount of movement while the imaging means is capturing images, calculating a relative movement speed of the imaging means to the measurement stage based on the tolerable measurement accuracy or the amount of movement entered to the second entering box, and capturing the image information while moving the imaging means at a speed lower than the relative movement speed, if the measurement accuracy prioritized mode is selected by the first entering box; and displaying a third entering box configured to accept the relative movement speed of the imaging means to the measurement stage, and capturing the image information while moving the imaging means at the relative movement speed entered to the third entering box, if the measurement speed prioritized mode is selected by the first entering box, wherein the relative movement speed is defined as v, and is calculated in accordance with v =f 1 (d/w) (where f 1 (d/w) is a function of d/w), where w denotes a duration of capturing the image information, and d denotes the amount of movement while the imaging means is capturing the image information.