A
zoom endoscope optical
system comprises, in order from the object side to the image side along the
optical axis, a front fixed lens group, a
zoom lens group and a compensation lens group, the front fixed lens group comprises a first lens, a second lens and a third lens, the
zoom lens group is adjustable in position and comprises a fourth lens and a fifth lens, the compensation lens group is adjustable in position and comprises a sixth lens, a seventh lens, an eighth lens and a ninth lens, the ninth lens is an
aspheric lens, the first lens, the second lens, the third lens, the fourth lens, the fifth lens, the sixth lens, the seventh lens and the eighth lens are spherical lenses, compared with the prior art, the eight spherical lenses and the one
aspheric lens are arranged, thereby reducing the length of the optical
system, shortening the lens
diameter, simultaneously assisting in correcting the
imaging quality, and the
aspheric lens guarantees the edge precision and improves the imaging effect of detecting the tiny defects in the pipeline.