Patent ID: 8154603
Filing Date: 2012-04-10
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. An imaging device comprising: a first interface that connects to an external memory, not comprised within said imaging device; a control circuit that controls data communication with the external memory-connected to the first interface; and an information storage unit that stores data management information of data recorded in the external memory, wherein the control circuit comprises: a connection establisher that realizes a connection established status by performing a connecting process to establish connection with the external memory; an information acquirer that acquires the data management information from the external memory to store the data management information in the information storage in the connection established status; an information supplier that supplies the data management information stored in the information storage to the external memory in the connection established status; an electric power saving mode setter that sets a main body of the imaging device to an electric power saving mode in which operation of part of the main body of the imaging device stops; and a connection canceller that cancels the connection established status before or at the time of setting the main body of the imaging device to the electric power saving mode, after making the information supplier execute the data management information supply operation or after verifying completion of the data management information supply operation by the information supplier.