In an electronic imaging apparatus, image information of an image signal
photoelectrically converted from an image incident is stored in image
information storing means in a format dependent upon a type of the
applied storage device. Provided therein are communication means for
transmitting and/or receiving image information generated in this
apparatus or the other equivalent apparatuses while an operation mode of
the apparatus is set for communication and switch means for causing the
communication means to start a communication mode operation.