Measuring device with an LCD display and a pointer

A measuring device (100) contains a liquid crystal display panel (2). The liquid crystal display panel is designed to display a scale image (25) thereon. A backlight (21) illuminates the liquid crystal display panel (2). A moving device (3) is located in front of a front surface of the liquid crystal display panel (2). A semi-translucent panel (7) covers the front surface of the liquid crystal display panel (2). A pointer (4) is pivotally or rotatably supported by the moving device (3) in such a manner that the semi-translucent panel (7) is located between a pivoting trajectory plane of the pointer (4) and the liquid crystal display panel (2) is. The semi-translucent panel (7) increases a contrast between the scale image (25) and a background image (26) displayed on the liquid crystal display panel (2).