hy of the subject by the digital camera, and image data, which is obtained through reading of the original image by a color scanner, are fed via the input interface 118 in FIG. 3 to the personal computer 100 and are stored in the hard disk unit 115. [0073] An operator uses the keyboard 130 and the mouse 140 to edit characters and pages including images stored in the hard disk unit 115. [0074]FIG.