VIDEO/AUDIO RECORDER AND SYSTEM CONFIGURATION

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a video/audio recorder such as a compact video camera and its system, capable of long time photographing, which solves problems in a conventional video camera such that the photographing time, is limited by the restrictions in an outer appearance and the size because the conventional video camera uses a tape or a disk whose shape and standard are determined. SOLUTION: The video/audio recorder comprises a mobile terminal 13 comprising; an image pickup device section 4 that converts the image of an object into an image signal 3; a conversion section 6 that converts a received image signal 3 into digital data 7; a storage section 8 that temporarily stores the digital data; a setting section 9 that sets a communication destination and a password; and a communication section 10 that connects with a stationary device 18 decided through the setting by way of a communication channel 14, and the stationary device 18 comprising; a setting section 15 that sets and stores a password; a communication section 16 that connects with the mobile terminal 13 of the password decided through the setting; and a storage section 17 with a large capacity. Through the configuration above, the storage section with large capacity stores communicated data from the mobile terminal so as to downsize the mobile terminal and attain high storage capacity.