An endoscopic image processing system processes an image signal produced
by picking up the image of an intracavitary region of an object to be
examined using an electronic endoscope. The endoscopic image processing
system includes a detection unit that detects at least one of the type of
electronic endoscope connected to the endoscopic image processing system,
based on information inherent to the electronic endoscope, and the type
of image pickup device incorporated in the connected electronic
endoscope, and an image processing unit processes the image signal
produced by the electronic endoscope according to the signal level of the
image signal. A domain designation unit designates a first domain to be
processed by the image processing unit within the image data according to
the detected type of electronic endoscope.