Photographing device having game function, and method of executing game

A photographing device having a game function which determines win/loss of photographing devices based on information regarding image files, comprising:

• a parameter transmitting unit configured to transmit a first parameter regarding a first image file which was generated by the photographing device;
• an image file receiving unit configured to receive a second image file which is stored in an other device;
• a win/loss information receiving unit configured to receive win/loss information representing win/loss of the photographing device with respect to a second photographing device that generated the second image file, the win/loss information being determined by and transmitted from the other device;
• a recording unit configured to store the win/loss information, in accumulated manner, as intrinsic information which is intrinsic to the photographing device;
• and
• a notifying unit configured to output the accumulated win/loss information.

A method of executing a game to determine win/loss of a plurality of photographing devices based on image files generated by the photographing devices, comprising the steps of:

• collecting parameters of image files respectively designated by the plurality of photographing device;
• exchanging the image data of the image files designated by the plurality of photographing devices among the plurality of photographing devices;
• determining win/loss of the image files based on the collected parameters;
• and
• increasing a number of wins for the photographing device that generated the image file determined to win, while increasing a number of losses for the photographing device that generated the image file determined to lose,
• wherein each of the photographing devices records the numbers of win/loss in an accumulated manner.