Patent ID: 8363099

Claim:
A microscope system for obtaining an image having a wide view angle by repeatedly capturing an image with an objective lens having a high magnification while moving a stage, and by connecting captured images having a small view angle, comprising: a stage on which a sample is placed; a stage driving unit for moving the stage at least in a vertical direction with respect to an optical axis; a stage position detecting unit for detecting a position of the stage; an image capturing unit for capturing an optical image of the sample; a position to be reached determining unit for determining a position to be reached, which is a next image capturing position of the stage and at which a next image is to be captured, on the basis of a state of the captured image and the position of the stage; and a stage move guiding unit for prompting a user to move the stage to the position to be reached on the basis of the detected position of the stage and the determined position to be reached.