Surveying instrument

A surveying instrument, comprising a first image pickup unit (28) for obtaining a first image in a collimating direction, a second image pickup unit (29) for obtaining a second image at a higher magnification as compared to the first image pickup unit, a display unit for displaying the images obtained by the first image pickup unit and the second image pickup unit, and a control unit (17,21) for magnifying and displaying the first image and the second image on the display unit.