Patent ID: 8852086

Claim:
Endoscope, comprising: a handle; an endoscope shaft connected to the handle; imaging optics arranged in the endoscope shaft with which an object located in the direction of view of the imaging optics in front of the endoscope shaft is imaged as an image and which has a swivellably housed deflecting element to set the desired direction of view, said deflecting element is positioned at the distal end of the endoscope shaft facing away from the handle; and an actuating element attached to the handle which is mechanically connected to the deflecting element and with which the swivel position of the deflecting element can be changed in order to set a desired direction of view, wherein a first marking stop is provided which is mechanically connected to the actuating element such that the first marking stop is movable synchronously with a change in the swivel position of the deflecting element and the first marking stop displays a visible position indication through the imaging optics of the set direction of view, and wherein the endoscope shaft is rotatably housed in the handle and has a second marking stop which is connected in rotation-resistant manner to the endoscope shaft and which displays the rotation position of the endoscope shaft by means of its visible position when observing the image.