Patent ID: 7388602
Filing Date: 2008-06-17
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A digital camera comprising: an image pickup block; a mechanism control block which controls the image pickup block mechanically; an operation block which inputs a user operation; and a processing block which applies processing to an image, the processing block including a detecting unit which detects an activation request for the digital camera, and a communication control unit which performs processing for establishing a network connection with a file server upon detection of the activation request; further comprising a memory card control unit which controls a memory card when an option slot is loaded with the memory card; and a card identification unit which identifies a card loaded in the option slot, and wherein when the option slot is loaded with a memory card, the memory card control unit performs image storing and read with the memory card as a recording medium, and when the option slot is loaded with a communication card, the communication control unit performs image storing and read via the communication card with the file server as a recording medium.