Patent ID: 8063951

Claim:
An information processing apparatus having a plurality of recording media, the apparatus comprising: imaging means for capturing an image of a subject; recording means for recording image data of the captured image onto the recording media, such that the amounts of recorded image data differ between at least a first recording medium and a second recording medium of the recording media, wherein the image data recorded on the first recording medium is not modifiable by an external device capable of modifying image data; and determining means for determining whether an external device capable of modifying image data is connected to the information processing apparatus, wherein, when an external device capable of modifying image data is determined to be connected to the information processing apparatus, the image data recorded on the first recording medium is not viewable through the external device and the information processing apparatus and, when an external device not capable of modifying image data is determined to be connected to the information processing apparatus, the image data recorded on the first recording medium is viewable through the external device and the information processing apparatus.