Patent ID: 8081208

Claim:
A magnification observation apparatus capable of displaying an image obtained by imaging a sample to be imaged according to a set imaging condition, the magnification observation apparatus comprising: an imaging condition setting part that sets at least an exposure time as the imaging condition when imaging an original image in an imaging unit; the imaging unit that images the original image having a predetermined dynamic range, which is a ratio between minimum luminance and maximum luminance, according to the imaging condition set in the imaging condition setting part with respect to an observation position of the sample; a synthesized image generating part that generates synthesized image data that is higher in tone than a tone width of the original image by synthesizing a plurality of original images imaged under different imaging conditions at the same observation position of the sample; and a mode selecting part that selects, as a synthesized image photography mode for acquiring the synthesized image from the plurality of original images imaged in the imaging unit, either a dynamic range widening photography mode for generating the synthesized image having a dynamic range wider than that of the original image, and a resolution enhancing photography mode for enhancing a luminance resolution from the original image in a dynamic range narrower than that of the original image.