Digital camera capable of directly accessing images recorded on another digital camera

A digital camera, comprising:

• an image capturing section for capturing an image of an object;
• an image data generation section for generating image data which represents the captured image of the object and index data associated with the image data;
• a display section for displaying the image data and the index data;
• a recording/reproducing section for recording the image data and the index data in a memory section and reproducing the image data and the index data recorded in the memory section;
• a data communication section for sending the image data and the index data, which are recorded in the memory section, to an external device, and receiving image data and index data from the external device;
• and
• a control section for controlling the image data generation section, the recording/reproducing section, and the data communication section,
• wherein the control section controls establishment of a communication between the digital camera and the external device, and controls the data communication section to receive the index data from the external device,
• the control section controls the recording/reproducing section to record the received index data in the memory section, and controls the image data generation section to display at least one index which is represented by the received index data on the display section, and
• the control section controls the data communication section to receive, from the external device, image data associated with an index selected by a user from among the at least one index displayed on the display section, and controls the recording/reproducing section to record the received image data in the memory section,
• wherein:
• the digital camera has a unique identification number;
• the control section compares the unique identification number of the digital camera with an identification number unique to the external device;
• and
• if the control section determines as a result of the comparison that the external device is an authenticatable device, a communication between the digital camera and the external device is established.