Electronic still camera

An electronic camera comprising:

• a photographing device configured to photograph a photographed object and output image data;
• a first coding device configured to code the image data;
• a first recording device configured to record the coded image data to a memory card;
• a converter configured to convert a sound to an electric signal;
• a second coding device configured to code sound data converted to the electric signal;
• a second recording device configured to record the coded sound data to the memory card;
• a controller configured to store file header information of the image data or the sound data to a memory in advance;
• and
• a direct memory transfer controller;
• said file header information being recorded to the memory card by a direct memory transfer operation executed by said direct memory transfer controller which does not access a central processing means.

A method for operating a camera comprising the steps of:

• photographing a photographed object and outputting image data;
• coding the image data;
• recording the coded image data to a recording medium;
• converting a sound to an electric signal;
• coding sound data converted to the electric signal;
• recording the coded sound data to the recording medium;
• storing file header information of the image data or the sound data to a memory in advance;
• and
• wherein in said step of storing the file header information the file header information is recorded to the recording medium by a direct memory transfer operation which does not access a central processing means.