The data processing device of the present invention depicted in the drawings is an example applied for implementing a camera-integrated video tape recorder equipped with a printer (hereinafter referred to as a camera-integrated VTR). [0040]FIGS. 1 and 2 show an external view of a camera-integrated VTR 1. [0041] The camera-integrated VTR 1 has a taking lens 3 a, a camera unit 3 including an image p