Image file managing method, electronic camera and image filing apparatus

摘要

To provide an image folder for depositing image files which is automatically created for each recording medium so that image files recorded on each recording medium can be managed separately. By using a memory card having unique identification information recorded in a rewrite impossible area, the identification information is acquired from the above described memory card and presence or absence of an image folder having a directory name (image folder name) corresponding to the identification information is discriminated at the time of depositing image files recorded on the memory card in an image filing apparatus. The above described image files are deposited in the above described image folder when the above described image folder is present or an image folder having the image folder name corresponding to the above described identification information is created and the above described image files are deposited in the created image folder.