Patent ID: 7304765

Claim:
An imaging device for transmitting a still image file, comprising: an interface unit which receives, from an external device via a connection between said imaging device and the external device, a control command including first data designating a still image file to be transmitted, second data designating a file type, and third data designating a resolution; and a conversion unit which converts the still image file designated by the first data into a still image file having the resolution designated by the third data if the file type designated by the second data is a predetermined file type, wherein if the file type designated by the second data is the predetermined file type, said interface unit transmits, to the external device via the connection between said imaging device and the external device, the still image file having the resolution designated by the third data, and if the file type designated by the second data is not the predetermined file type, said interface unit transmits, to the external device via the connection between said imaging device and the external device, the still image file at its original resolution.