Alternatively, various kinds of information such as the type of the lens used in shooting and the code identifying the type of that lens may be acquired from the IC memory fitted in the film cartridge FC. [0127] Indicated by numeral 44 in FIG. 2A is a sensor (or bar code reader) for reading bar codes such as a DX code, an expanded DX code and an FNS code that are optically recorded on the film, as