In a print system which has a digital still camera, computer, and printer,
it is difficult for a user who is not accustomed to the computer to
operate the computer. A direct printer is expensive since the printer
itself requires a controller, a digital signal processor for image
processes, a module for communicating with the image inputting apparatus,
and the like. To combat this problem, an image inputting apparatus
transmits a print execution instruction and an image to be printed to an
information processing apparatus upon inputting a print request of a
sensed image or an image stored in a memory. Upon receiving the print
execution instruction and the image to be printed, the information
processing apparatus issues a print request of the received image to a
connected printer apparatus, and transmits the received image.
