Patent ID: 7158171

Claim:
An image data processing system comprising: a digital camera having a camera section for converting a light from a substance to be recorded into image data, and a first memory section for storing said image data therein; first processing means, for processing the image data, provided outside said digital camera and having a second memory section for storing said image data therein; second processing means for processing said image data in accordance with instructions from said first processing means; communication apparatus having communication sections which transmit and receive data, said communication sections being provided for said digital camera, said first processing means and said second processing means, and communication circuits for connecting said communication sections to each other; and instruction means for giving instructions on processing to be executed by said first processing means from said digital camera, wherein the digital camera comprises a selection means selecting between the first memory section and the second memory section for selectively storing the image data, wherein, when the second memory section is selected as a storage for the image data by the selection means, the image data is transmitted to the second memory section without being stored into the first memory section, and wherein said communication section for said digital camera transmits and receives image data based on said instructions from said instructions means.