a surgical microscope including a carrier substrate defining a sensor plane a plurality of optoelectronic image capturing cells arranged in particular in a matrix array and at least one moving means for moving the optoelectronic image capturing cells relative to the carrier substrate application_number US 201113187579 A description in fig1 a first preferred embodiment of an image stabilization and capture device according to the present invention is shown in schematic top view and denoted as a whole by 100 here the image stabilization and capture device is in the form of an image stabilized optoelectronic image sensor 100 having a number of light sensitive cells 110 arranged in an array the image sensor may in particular be a ccd sensor or a cmos sensor the capture and generation of images by such sensors is known to those skilled in the art and therefore will not be discussed in greater detail herein image sensor 100 includes a more or less large substrate portion 101 which is adapted for supporting and contacting the light sensitive cells and for connecting the image sensor to further elements in the present example substrate 101 includes a grid shaped portion formed by horizontal and vertical substrate strips 102 substrate strips 102 define openings 103 each having one light sensitive cell 110 disposed therein in the here shown embodiment of the present invention light sensitive cells 110 are attached in the x and y directions by at least one moving means 120 to the surrounding substrate i e to the adjoining substrate strip this allows all light sensitive cells 110 to be uniformly moved in a controlled manner in the x and or y direction the conductors and leads required for controlling and powering the moving.