Patent ID: 8370616

Claim:
An imaging apparatus comprising: an imaging processing unit configured to image a subject and output imaging data; a temporary storage medium configured to temporarily store said imaging data output from said imaging processing unit; an imaging control unit configured to control said imaging processing unit; a storage control unit configured to store, in a storage medium detachably mounted to a device main unit, said imaging data temporarily stored in said temporary storage medium; and a request unit configured to request said device main unit for execution of start-up processing; a display unit configured to display an image; and a display control unit configured to control said display unit; another temporary storage medium configured to temporarily store image data generated by performing developing processing based on said imaging data; wherein said storage control unit includes a developing control unit configured to perform developing processing based on said imaging data, and also temporarily store said imaging data in said other temporary storage medium, and a saving control unit configured to perform saving processing of said image data temporarily stored in said other temporary storage medium, and store in said storage medium; wherein, upon said start-up processing being requested from said request unit, start-up processing of said imaging control unit, said storage control unit, said developing control unit, said saving control unit, and said display control unit are executed in parallel.