JPH1127618A - Image pickup device, data recording method, and record medium readable by computer recording program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To allow other data such as text data to be added to image data at any time without attended with a large sized device by storing other received data in advance and recording the data together with image data of an object image to a recording means. SOLUTION: An RAM 12 stores in advance other data such as text data going to be added to image data by a manufacturer or the user of the image pickup device through the use of a personal computer. On the other hand, in the case that a photographing operation is made in a timing desiring photographing, image data of an object image produced by a generating means are stored in a flush memory 8. Furthermore, a CPU 9 other data such as text data having been stored in the RAM 12 are stored in the flush memory 8 together with the image data. Recording areas in the flush memory 8 have plural area blocks and the image data and the text data are recorded in the unit of the area blocks.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an image pickup apparatus for picking up an image of a subject and recording the image data, a data recording method used for the image pickup apparatus, and a recording medium on which a program for recording data is recorded. .

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A so-called digital camera is known as a conventional imaging apparatus. This digital camera can set a recording mode and a reproduction mode. In the recording mode, a subject image is displayed on a display screen based on image data periodically taken in from a CCD. In addition, in the recording mode in which the subject image is displayed on the display screen, if the photographer operates the shutter key at the timing at which the user wants to record and save while visually recognizing the subject image, the current image is taken from the CCD. Is written into the flash memory. In the reproduction mode, image data for one specific frame is read from the flash memory in response to pressing of an image selection key or the like, and an image based on the read image data is displayed on the display screen.

[0003]

In such a conventional digital camera, image data is recorded in a flash memory in a data format to which text information can be added. However, since digital cameras do not have a function for inputting text information, to add text information, transfer the image data to a personal computer and use the data processing software on the personal computer to write the text information to the image data. Must be added. Therefore, after shooting,
Environment that can be connected to a personal computer (for example, office or home)
After that, the text input work is performed, and there is a time difference between the photographing time and the text input time, and the memory at the time of photographing is weakened, so it is difficult to add appropriate text information corresponding to the image data. turn into.

Of course, if a digital camera is provided with a character key or the like and a character input function is added, it is possible to add appropriate text information at a time when the memory immediately after shooting is clear.
However, when such a character input function is added, the size of the apparatus is increased due to the addition of keys, and portability is impaired.

The present invention has been made in view of such a conventional problem, and allows other data such as text data to be added to image data in a timely manner without increasing the size of the apparatus. It is an object of the present invention to provide an imaging device, a data recording method, and a computer-readable recording medium recording a program.

[0006]

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided an imaging apparatus for generating image data of a subject image, wherein the image data is generated by the generating unit in response to a capture operation. An image pickup apparatus having a recording unit for recording image data, wherein the information storage unit stores data other than the previously input image data, and the other data stored in the information storage unit. And control means for causing the recording means to record the image data together with the image data.

In such a configuration, the information storage means includes:
Other data to be added to the image data, for example, text data, is stored in advance by the manufacturer of the imaging device or by a user of the imaging device using a personal computer. On the other hand, when a capturing operation is performed at a timing at which photographing is desired, image data of the subject image generated by the generating unit is recorded in the recording unit. Further, the control means includes:
Other data such as text data stored in the information storage means is recorded in the recording means together with the image data. Therefore, it is possible to record other data such as text data together with image data in the recording means without causing a time difference from the photographing time point or having a character input function or the like.

According to a data recording method of the present invention, in a data recording method for generating image data of a subject image and recording the generated image data in a recording means in response to a capturing operation, The data other than the image data stored and stored is recorded in the recording means together with the image data. Therefore, it is possible to record other data such as text data together with the image data on the recording means without causing a time difference from the recording time of the image data or having a character input function or the like.

Further, in the computer readable recording medium of the present invention, an image data recording control means for causing a computer to record the image data generated by the generating means in response to an operation for taking in the image data, A program for causing the recording means to record data other than the image data stored and stored together with the image data is recorded as a data recording control means. Therefore, the computer functions as the image data recording control means and the other data recording control means, so that there is no time difference from the recording time of the image data, or without the character input function, etc. And other data can be recorded on the recording means.

[0010]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS One embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a digital camera to which an embodiment of the present invention is applied.
1 converts a still image formed through a lens (not shown) into an electric signal and supplies the electric signal to the buffer 2. Buffer 2
Amplifies the electric signal from the CCD 1 to a predetermined level,
A / D converter 3 is supplied. The A / D converter 3 converts the still image signal into digital data (hereinafter, referred to as image data).
TG (Timing Generator) 4
To supply. TG 4 is a driving circuit 5 for driving CCD 1
Is generated, and the image data is taken in according to the timing signal.

The TG 4 includes a DRAM 6 and a compression / expansion unit 7
And a flash memory 8 are connected. DRAM6
Is a storage medium for temporarily storing image data captured according to the timing signal of TG4. Also, DRAM
In step 6, the image data becomes 1 under the control of the CPU 9 described later.
It is read out at the time when the shooting for the screen is completed, and is subjected to color calculation processing for separating the luminance signal and the color difference signal. The compression / expansion unit 7 converts the luminance signal and the color difference signal separated by the color calculation process into, for example, JPEG (Joint Pho
While performing compression by a compression method such as a tographic coding expert group, a process of expanding compressed compressed screen data is performed.

The CPU 9 includes the above-described TG4 and DRAM.
6, compression / decompression unit 7, flash memory 8, key input unit 10, storage device 11a, RAM 12, and SG (Sig
nal Generator 13) is connected. The storage device 11a has a recording medium 11b in which programs, data, and the like are stored in advance, and the recording medium 11b is configured by a magnetic or optical recording medium or a semiconductor memory. The recording medium 11b is fixedly provided in the storage device 11a or is detachably mounted. Further, the program, data, and the like to be recorded on the recording medium 11b may be configured to be received and stored from another device connected via a communication line or the like. A recording device provided with the recording medium 11b may be provided on the device side, and a program and data stored in the recording medium may be used via a communication line.

The CPU 9 controls the operation of each unit according to the programs stored in the recording medium 11a and the state of the key switches taken in from the key input unit 10.
The RAM 12 is used as a working area of the CPU 9 and functions as an information storage unit in the present embodiment, and stores text data in a format described later. The SG 13 superimposes a color difference signal on the luminance signal expanded by the compression / expansion unit 7 and adds a synchronization signal to create a digital video signal. This SG13
Is connected to a VRAM 14 and a D / A converter 15,
The output terminal 17 is connected to the D / A converter 15 via the buffer 16.
And the LCD 18 are connected.

The VRAM 14 is a storage medium for temporarily expanding and storing digital video signals for display. Also, D /
The A-converter 15 converts the digital video signal output from the SG 13 into an analog signal (analog video signal), outputs the converted signal via the buffer 16, and supplies the signal to the LCD 18. The LCD 18 displays an image according to an analog video signal supplied via the buffer 18 and has a backlight (not shown).

The key input unit 10 includes an operation mode key for setting a recording mode, a reproduction mode, a text writing mode, etc., a decision key functioning as a shutter button, a numerical key, a search key, and a key shown in FIG. Cross key 21
Is provided. This cross key 21 is used for the up / down button 2
1a, 21b and left buttons 21c, 21d are integrally provided. The operation state of each of the buttons 21a to 21d and each of the keys is taken into the CPU 9.

A serial I / O 20 is connected to the CPU 9 via an I / O port 19. The I / O port 19 functions as an interface for inputting and outputting image data converted to a serial signal and an interface for inputting text data. The input text data is stored in the RAM 12. That is, before starting photographing with this digital camera, text data to be added to the image data in the current photographing is created using a personal computer or the like, and the I / O 20 and the I / O 20 are created.
Input via port 19. The input sentence data has a hierarchical structure shown in FIG.
Are stored in the RAM 12 in the matrix structure shown in FIG.

The matrix structure shown in FIG.
1 to B4 and items in columns A1 to A7. In the intersection area between the rows and columns, “A1 · B1” and “A7
An item combining a row and a column, such as “B4”, is stored. In this specification, the “A” side of an item combining “A” and “B” is the first half of the matrix. , “B”
The side is called the second half of the matrix. FIG.
In the hierarchical structure of (a), “1-2M” is a matrix structure. Therefore, (a) is not a pure hierarchical structure but a composite type of a hierarchical structure and a matrix structure.

FIG. 4 shows the composite type shown in FIG.
FIG. 4 shows an example of a text data group stored in M12, which is a text data group stored in the RAM 12 when the user of the digital camera plans to go to an automobile exhibition. As shown in the figure, each data of this text data group is composed of text data 12b, matrix flag 12c, matrix information 12d, next layer information 12e, next layer head address 12 stored in correspondence with address 12a.
f. The text data 12b is composed of text data of the text itself such as "motor show" or "Japanese car", and the matrix flag 12c is "0" indicating that it is not data in the matrix, and "1" is data in the matrix. Is flag data indicating that The matrix information 12d indicates the number of columns of the matrix (item B in FIG. 3B) or the number of the column (B1, B2, B3), and the next layer information 12e indicates the number of the next layer or the next layer. The next layer head address 12f indicates the head address of the next layer.

Therefore, for example, the "motor show"
Is not a matrix structure because the matrix flag 12c is "0", and the next layer information 12e is "layer / number 2", so the next layer is composed of two layers, and the next layer head address 12f is Since it is “1”, one of the two hierarchies is “Japanese car” of address “1”. Further, since the next layer start address 12f is “1”, this “motor show” is “top layer” as described in the “description memo” column. Address 1
“3” to “5” in 2a indicate “columns” of the matrix,
Each B item as matrix information ("row" of matrix)
Has data indicating the number of vehicles of each type. Therefore, when the matrix is selected, only the "RV type" car name of "Company A" can be listed, for example, by calculating with the start address of the next layer from "6" of address 12a. It is.

The recording area of the flash memory 8 is divided into a plurality of blocks, and image data and text data are recorded for each block. That is, as shown in FIG. 5, each block 8P of the flash memory 8 is divided into a first area 8a to a fourth area 8d. First
In the area 8a, the LCD 1 of the first sentence, sentence 1, is displayed.
The sentence 1 position data indicating the position on the sentence 8, the sentence 1 character number data indicating the number of characters of the sentence 1, and the sentence 1 character data which is the character data constituting the sentence 1 are recorded.
In the second area 8b, the LC of the second sentence, sentence 2, is displayed.
Sentence 2 position data indicating the position on D18, sentence 2 character count data indicating the number of characters of this sentence 2, and sentence 1 character data which is character data constituting sentence 2 are recorded. Further, data relating to other texts is recorded in the third area 8c, and image data is recorded in the fourth area 8d. Therefore, in this embodiment,
It is possible to add two sentences, “sentence 1” and “sentence 2”, to the image data.

In this embodiment having the above-described configuration, when the recording mode is set, the CCD 1 is driven by the TG 4 and the drive circuit 5 and outputs a photoelectric conversion output for one screen at regular intervals. This photoelectric conversion output is supplied to the buffer 2
, And converted into image data by the A / D converter 3, and the luminance signal and the color difference signal are transferred to the DRAM 6 and temporarily stored therein. CPU 9 is a DRAM for image data.
After the transfer to the RAM 6, the image data is read from the DRAM 6 and written to the VRAM 14 via the SG 13.
The SG 13 creates a digital video signal based on the image signal periodically read from the VRAM 14, and the created digital video signal is converted into an analog video signal by the D / A converter 15, and
18. As a result, an image based on the image information currently taken in from the CCD 1 is displayed on the LCD 18.

In the state where an image is currently displayed on the LCD 18, a trigger is generated when the enter key is operated at a timing at which recording and preservation is desired, that is, at a timing at which photographing is desired. Then, in response to this trigger, the CPU 9 immediately transfers the image data for one screen currently taken in from the CCD 1 to the DRAM 6 and ends the transfer to the CCD 6.
Then, the path from No. 1 to the DRAM 6 is stopped, and the state transits to the state of recording and saving. In this recording and saving state, the CPU 9
The data for one image written in the AM 6 is read and written to the compression / expansion unit 7, and the code data compressed by the compression / expansion unit 7 is read from the compression / expansion unit 7 and specified in the flash memory 8 in advance. Block 8
P is written to the fourth area 8d. Then, when the writing of all the compressed data to the fourth area 8d for one screen is completed, the CPU 9 activates the path from the CCD 1 to the DRAM 6 again.

When the reproduction mode is set immediately after the photographing,
The CPU 9 stops the path from the CCD 1 to the DRAM 6,
Code data is read from the fourth area 8d in the block 8P of the flash memory 8 and written to the compression / decompression unit 7, and data obtained by performing decompression processing by the compression / decompression unit 7 is expanded in the VRAM 14 via the SG13. . In addition, the SG 13 superimposes a color difference signal on a luminance signal of data developed in the VRAM 14 and adds a synchronization signal to create a digital video signal. The created digital video signal is converted into an analog video signal by the D / A converter 15 and supplied to the LCD 18 via the buffer 16. As a result, the LCD 18 displays an image based on the image data written in the fourth area 8d of the block 8P specified in advance in the flash memory 8, that is, a captured image.

When the text writing mode is set in a state where the image captured in this way is being reproduced, C
The PU 9 starts operation according to the flowchart shown in FIG. 6 based on the program recorded on the recording medium 11a. That is, key input determination processing (step A1)
Thus, the state of the key input unit 10 is fetched, and the processing corresponding to the operation of the cross key 21 is executed by the cross key processing (step A2). Next, it is determined whether or not an item of the text to be written is determined (step A3). If the item is in a state before the item is determined, an item display process is executed (step A4). This item display processing is performed by the cross key 21
Is a process of sequentially reading the text data stored in the RAM 12 and displaying the text data on, for example, the lower left of the LCD 18 in accordance with the operation of the above. In the first item display process, the text data of the top hierarchy of the text data is read. indicate.
Therefore, in this embodiment, since the sentence data at the top level is “motor show”, FIG.
As shown in (a), the letters "motor show" are first displayed at the lower left of the captured image. At this time, ">>" is displayed at the end of the sentence to indicate that there is a next hierarchy to which the transition can be made.

Next, it is determined whether or not a decision key which is a key for deciding a text to be written in the text writing mode is operated, and the loop of steps A1 to A5 is repeated until the determination key is operated. During this time, if the user presses the right button 21d of the cross key 21 in a state where the loop is repeated, this operation is captured by the cross key processing of step A2, and the operation of the right button 21d is performed by the item display processing of step A4. To display the next level item. Therefore, by pressing the right button 21d in the state of FIG. 7A, as shown in FIG.
The letters "motor show" and the next level, "Japanese car", are displayed with ">>" in between.

In this embodiment, since two sentences can be recorded in the first area 8a and the second area 8b as described above, only two hierarchies can be displayed correspondingly. Therefore, when the right button 21d is pressed again to select "Company A", which is the next layer of "Japanese car", "Motor Show" is deleted as shown in FIG. 7 (c). "Japanese car" and "Company A" are displayed. At this time, “A” is added to “Company A” to indicate that it is the first half of the matrix. In this state, the up button 21a or the down button 21b of the cross key 21 is
When the key is pressed, this operation is fetched by the cross key processing in step A2, and the currently selected lower hierarchy item is sequentially displayed by the item display processing in step A4. Therefore, when the lower button 21b is pressed in the state of FIG. 7C, as shown in FIG.
When the display item changes to “company” and the right button 21d is further pressed, “RV type”, which is the latter half of the matrix, is displayed via “•”. Next, right button 21d again
Is operated, as shown in FIG.
After "type", "company name XYZ" which is the next layer of "company B RV type" is displayed, and "Japanese car" is deleted.

When the enter key is pressed in the display state of FIG. 7 (e), the process proceeds from step A5 to step A6 to execute an item deciding process. At this point, the text item displayed on the LCD 18 is decided. It returns to step A1. Therefore, when the processing from step A1 is executed again, since the text item has already been determined, the determination in step A3 is NO, and the process proceeds from step A3 to step A7 until the enter key is pressed. , Steps A1 → A2 →
The loop of A3 → A7 → A8 → A1 is repeated. During the execution of the loop, the cross key 21 is caused to function as a key for moving the text, and the display position of the determined text item on the LCD 18 is changed. That is, step A2
The operation state of the cross key 21 is fetched, and the arrangement position of the determined text item on the LCD 18 is changed and displayed according to the operation state of the fetched cross key 21 in step A7. Therefore, by the processing in step A7, as illustrated in FIG.
Moved to the upper left of the display.

When the user presses the enter key after moving the text item to the desired position, the process proceeds from step A8 to step A9, where the arrangement determination processing is performed.
8 generates position data (coordinate data) on the LCD 18 for each text item displayed on the LCD 8. Thereafter, the decision item processed in step B6 and step A9
Is recorded in the corresponding block 8P of the flash memory 8 (step A10). That is, in the first area 8a of the block 8P of the flash memory 8 in which the image data currently being reproduced on the LCD 18 is recorded, the sentence 1 "B Company R
Position data indicating the arrangement position on the LCD 18 of the "V type", sentence 1 character number data indicating the number of characters, and sentence 1 character data as character data constituting the sentence 1 are recorded, and the second area 8b The sentence 2 position data indicating the position of the second sentence “car name XYZ” on the LCD 18, the sentence 2 character count data indicating the number of characters of the sentence 2, and the sentence that is the character data constituting the sentence 2 One character data is recorded. In the third area 8c, data related to other sentences, for example, display colors are recorded.

Therefore, after the user returns home, the user sets the playback mode and performs a predetermined operation to set the flash memory 8
When an arbitrary block 8P is designated, the LCD 18
In addition to displaying an image based on the image data written in the fourth area 8d of the block 8P, a sentence previously recorded in the above-described sentence writing mode is displayed at a determined position. That is, as shown in FIG.
A photographed image having the letters “company / RV type vehicle name XYZ” is displayed on the LCD 18, which makes it possible to recognize the type of the image at a glance. Therefore, text data can be recorded in each block 8P of the flash memory 8 together with image data without causing a time difference from the photographing time point and without having a character input function or the like and without increasing the size of the apparatus.

FIG. 8 shows the operation of the CPU 9 according to another embodiment of the present invention. When the text writing mode is set while the captured image is being reproduced, the CP 9
U9 starts its operation according to the flowchart shown in FIG. 11 based on the program recorded on the recording medium 11a. In this flowchart, steps B1 to B9
Are the steps A1 to A1 in FIG.
This is the same processing as A9.

Then, step B1 following step B9
In the case of 0, it is determined whether or not the same item as the item determined in the process of step B6 this time is recorded in any block of the flash memory 8. That is, this time step B
The item determined in 6 is “Company B / RV type car name XYZ”
If so, it is determined whether or not the same sentence data has already been recorded in any block of the flash memory 8. If the result of this determination is that the same item has not been recorded in any of the blocks 8P of the flash memory 8, the same as in step A10 described above,
At 18, position data, character data, and the like are recorded in each of the areas 8a to 8c of the block 8P of the flash memory 8 in which the image data being reproduced is recorded.

However, when the same item as the item determined in the process of step B6 is already recorded in any block of the flash memory 8, that is, the item determined in step B6 is "B / RV Type car name XY
Z, if the same sentence data is already recorded in any block of the flash memory 8, the process proceeds from step B10 to step B12.
Then, in step B12, an identification symbol, for example, "No. 1" is recorded in the third area 8c of the block 8P in which the same item is recorded. Subsequently, a different identification symbol, for example, “No. 2” is added to the decision item, and Step B6
The determination item processed in step B9 and the arrangement (position data) determined by the processing in step B9 are recorded in the corresponding block 8P of the flash memory 8 (step B13).

That is, in the first area 8a of the block 8P of the flash memory 8 in which the image data being reproduced on the LCD 18 is recorded, the arrangement position of the sentence 1 "Company B, RV type" on the LCD 18 Data indicating the number of characters, sentence 1 character number data indicating the number of characters, and sentence 1
Is recorded in the second area 8b, and sentence 2 position data indicating the position of the second sentence "car name XYZ" on the LCD 18 is stored in the second area 8b. The sentence 2 character number data indicating the number of characters of the sentence 2 and the sentence 1 character data which is the character data constituting the sentence 2 are recorded. Further, in the third area 8c, the data used in step B12 as other data relating to the sentence is recorded. An identification symbol “No. 2” different from the symbol “No. 1” is recorded.

Therefore, after the user returns home, the user sets the playback mode and performs a predetermined operation to set the flash memory 8
When an image with the sentence "Company B / RV type car name XYZ" added is specified by specifying an arbitrary block 8P of
One of them is "Company B, RV type, vehicle name XYZ No.
1 is added and displayed, and the other is displayed with "Company B / RV type car name XYZ No. 2" added, so that each image can be easily identified.

In each of the embodiments, a sentence is selected and added after photographing. However, before photographing, a sentence is selected and its arrangement position is determined. The sentence position data and the character data may be recorded in the corresponding block 8P of the flash memory 8 together with the image data. Further, the data added to the image data is not limited to text data, but may be other data such as code data or symbol data.

Also, by storing "others" at the end of each layer in advance, even if an object which does not belong to the assumed field is photographed, "others" is added and recorded for the time being. , Organizing image data after shooting,
Classification becomes easy. In other words, when a car other than the assumed car name is photographed, if “other” is selected instead of “car name XYZ” in FIG. 7E, for example, the added text is “Company B / RV type”. "Other", so when the image is played back later, it turns out to be "Company B RV type"
Organization and classification can be performed easily.

[0037]

As described above, according to the present invention, other input data is stored in advance, and the other stored data is recorded in the recording means together with the image data of the subject image. In this way, it is possible to record other data such as text data together with image data in the recording means without causing a time difference from the photographing time point and maintaining portability without enlarging the apparatus. It becomes possible. Further, if the other data is text data, it is possible to provide a text addition function without increasing the size of the apparatus, and it is possible to select any one of a plurality of other stored data and record the selected data. , It is possible to add data corresponding to the image data to be recorded.

Further, by generating position data indicating at which position on the image based on the image data the above-mentioned other data is to be placed and recording this, the text data can be placed at a desired position. To reproduce the image. Further, by storing a plurality of other data in one of the hierarchical structure, the matrix structure, and the composite structure of both, the selection operation can be facilitated.
Further, when the same other data is already recorded in the recording means, the identification data is added to the other data,
By recording the image data together with the image data in the recording means, it is possible to facilitate the organization and classification of the image data.

[0039]

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a digital camera according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a plain view showing a cross key.

FIG. 3A is a conceptual diagram when text data is stored in a hierarchical structure, and FIG. 3B is a conceptual diagram when text data is stored in a matrix structure.

FIG. 4 is a conceptual diagram showing a storage state of text data.

FIG. 5 is a format diagram showing a configuration of each block of the flash memory.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating a processing procedure of a CPU according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a display transition diagram in the first embodiment.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart illustrating a processing procedure of a CPU according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 1 CCD 8 Flash memory 8P (of flash memory) block 9 CPU 11a Storage device 11b Storage medium 12 RAM

Claims (16)

[Claims] 1. An imaging apparatus comprising: a generating unit configured to generate image data of a subject image; and a recording unit configured to record image data generated by the generating unit in response to a capturing operation. Information storage means for storing data other than data; andcontrol means for causing the recording means to record the other data stored in the information storage means together with the image data. Characteristic imaging device. 2. The imaging apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the other data is text data. 3. The apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a selection unit that selects any one of a plurality of other data stored in the information storage unit, wherein the control unit converts the other data selected by the selection unit into The imaging apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the recording unit records the image data together with the image data. 4. The apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising: position data generating means for generating position data indicating at which position on the image based on the image data the other data is to be arranged. 4. The imaging apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the other data is recorded in the recording means together with the position data generated by the generating means. 5. The imaging apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the information storage means stores a plurality of the other data in one of a hierarchical structure, a matrix structure, and a composite structure of the two. . 6. When the same other data is already recorded in the recording means, the control means adds identification data to the other data and causes the recording means to record the identification data together with the image data. The imaging device according to claim 3, wherein: 7. A data recording method for generating image data of a subject image and recording the generated image data in a recording means in response to a capturing operation, wherein the image data other than the image data previously input and stored is stored. A data recording method, wherein the recording means records other data together with the image data. 8. The data recording method according to claim 7, wherein the other data is text data. 9. The image processing apparatus according to claim 7, wherein one of the plurality of other data stored in advance is selected, and the selected other data is recorded in the recording unit together with the image data. Or the data recording method according to 8. 10. A method for generating position data indicating at which position on the image based on the image data the other data is to be arranged, and storing the other data together with the generated position data into the recording means. 10. The data recording method according to claim 7, 8 or 9, wherein the data is recorded in a data storage. 11. When the same other data is already recorded in the recording means, identification data is added to the other data, and the data is recorded in the recording means together with the image data. Item 10. The data recording method according to Item 9. 12. An image data recording control means for causing a computer to record the image data generated by the generation means in response to an operation of taking in the image data, and other data other than the image data previously inputted and stored. And a computer-readable recording medium storing a program for causing the recording means to function as another data recording control means for causing the recording means to record the data together with the image data. 13. The computer-readable recording medium according to claim 12, wherein the other data is text data. 14. A program for functioning as a selecting means for selecting any of the plurality of other data stored in advance, and the other data recording control means, wherein the other data recording control means selects the other data selected by the selecting means. 14. The computer-readable recording medium according to claim 12, further comprising a program for causing the recording unit to function as a unit for recording data together with the image data. 15. A program for functioning as position data generating means for generating position data indicating at which position on the image based on the image data the other data is to be arranged, and the other data recording control. 15. A program for causing said means to function as means for causing said recording means to record said other data together with the position data generated by said position data generating means, further comprising: The computer-readable recording medium according to the above. 16. The other data recording control means, when the same other data is already recorded in the recording means, adding identification data to the other data, and the recording means together with the image data. 15. The computer-readable recording medium according to claim 14, wherein a program for causing the computer to function as a recording unit is recorded.