A network control verification system comprising a portable communication terminal and a control communication terminal connected to the system via a communication network (1010,1020), said control communication terminal being connected to an electronic apparatus which can be controlled through said control communication terminal, wherein said electronic apparatus connected to said control communication terminal is a recording apparatus which records a plurality of frames of an externally supplied information signal to a recording medium; wherein said portable communication terminal comprises: a control information transmitter for transmitting control information about said electronic apparatus to said control communication terminal upon receipt of, and in keeping with, an instruction input by a user with regard to said electronic apparatus, wherein said control over said electronic apparatus from said control communication terminal is control over starting and stopping recording said plurality of frames of said externally supplied information signal to said recording medium; and a displaying mechanism for receiving and displaying result information representative of results of control over said electronic apparatus from said control communication terminal, said result Information comprising picture data captured by said electronic apparatus, said picture data comprising a frame of said recorded plurality of frames; and wherein said control communication terminal comprises: a control Information acquiring mechanism for receiving control information about said electronic apparatus from said portable communication terminal, and supplying the received control information to said electronic apparatus; a result information acquiring mechanism for acquiring result information representative of results of control executed over said electronic apparatus in accordance with said control information; and a result information transmitter for transmitting said result information to said portable communication terminal, characterized in that the result information transmitter is configured to automatically transmit a start frame of said recorded plurality of frames to said portable communication terminal when said electronic apparatus starts recording said plurality of frames to said recording medium, and in that the result information transmitter is configured to automatically transmit an end frame of said recorded plurality of frames to said portable communication terminal when said electronic apparatus stops recording said plurality of frames to said recording medium. a control information transmitter for transmitting control information about said electronic apparatus to said control communication terminal upon receipt of, and in keeping with, an instruction input by a user with regard to said electronic apparatus, wherein said control over said electronic apparatus from said control communication terminal is control over starting and stopping recording said plurality of frames of said externally supplied information signal to said recording medium; and a displaying mechanism for receiving and displaying result information representative of results of control over said electronic apparatus from said control communication terminal, said result Information comprising picture data captured by said electronic apparatus, said picture data comprising a frame of said recorded plurality of frames; and a control Information acquiring mechanism for receiving control information about said electronic apparatus from said portable communication terminal, and supplying the received control information to said electronic apparatus; a result information acquiring mechanism for acquiring result information representative of results of control executed over said electronic apparatus in accordance with said control information; and a result information transmitter for transmitting said result information to said portable communication terminal, characterized in that the result information transmitter is configured to automatically transmit a start frame of said recorded plurality of frames to said portable communication terminal when said electronic apparatus starts recording said plurality of frames to said recording medium, and in that the result information transmitter is configured to automatically transmit an end frame of said recorded plurality of frames to said portable communication terminal when said electronic apparatus stops recording said plurality of frames to said recording medium.