Patent ID: 8081226

Claim:
A digital camera system comprising: a digital camera unit; and an authenticating unit in which setup control data and personal authentication data to identify an operator of the digital camera unit is stored, wherein the digital camera unit includes: an imaging module that picks up an object image to generate image data; a first human body communication module that conducts communication via the human body of the operator; a first storage device in which a personal authentication data list to identify an authorized operator is stored; and a first controller that performs a setup operation related to at least one of a plurality of functions of the digital camera unit according to the setup control data received from the authenticating unit by the first human body communication module, only when the personal authentication data received from the authenticating unit by the first human body communication module is included in the personal authentication data list stored in the first storage device, and wherein the authenticating unit includes: a second human body communication module that conducts communication via the human body; a second storage device in which the setup control data and the personal authentication data are stored; and a second controller that causes the setup control data and the personal authentication data to be transmitted to the digital camera unit via the second human body communication module.