DEVICE AND METHOD FOR IMAGE PICKUP

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To change a number of consecutively picked-up sheets in accordance with an image size to be handled by switching image data to a designated image size, deciding the upper limit of the number of the consecutively picked-up sheets in accordance with the designated image size and storing plural pieces of image data adjusted to the designated image size which is picked up consecutively. SOLUTION: A third switch 33 is connected to the output of a first memory 21. The third switch 33 outputs image data stored in the first memory 21 to a second switch 32 by the selection of a first terminal to be selected 33a and outputs it to a JPEG conversion part 36 by the selection of the second terminal to be selected. In recording, a signal processing part 30 reads image data from the first memory 21, and switches the second and third switches 32, 33 so that this image data may be outputted to the part 36. Then, the part 36 JPEG- concerts the inputted image data to record to a second memory 22.