Patent ID: 7986365

Claim:
An image pickup apparatus which is connectable to an external apparatus, comprising: an image pickup unit configured to pick up an image of an object as image data, wherein the image data acquired by said image pickup unit is stored in a first memory device of the image pickup apparatus; a first transmitter configured to transmit an identification signal to said external apparatus in order that said external apparatus identifies an apparatus currently communicating with is said image pickup apparatus and that an icon indicating said image pickup apparatus is displayed on a display of said external apparatus, wherein said icon indicating said image pickup apparatus is displayed on the display of said external apparatus together with an icon indicating a second memory device of said external apparatus, and an appearance of the icon indicating said image pickup apparatus differs from an appearance of the icon indicating said second memory device; and a second transmitter configured to transmit at least part of the image data stored in said first memory device, wherein an the image data are used for displaying a list of image data stored in the first memory device on the display of said external apparatus if the icon indicating said image pickup apparatus is designated.