摘要 |
<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an imaging apparatus and an imaging method allowing security protection, ensured safety, and simply deletion of a password. <P>SOLUTION: The imaging apparatus comprises: imaging means for taking an image of a subject and outputting the image as image data; recording means for recording the image data in a storage medium as an image file; reproduction means for reproducing the image file; password setting or changing means for setting or changing the password; password deletion means for deleting the password; and a password lock mode setting means for setting a password lock mode which prohibits reproduction of the image file without input of the password. The password deletion means deletes the image data together with the password when deleting the password. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2012,JPO&INPIT |