To enable the use of a single use digital camera for acquiring, selecting and storing images, thereby providing the ability to delete unwanted images, a method is disclosed in which a customer is provided a single use digital camera, which the customer uses for acquiring, selecting and storing digital images, return of the digital camera is accepted from the customer after the storing of the images and the selected images are retrieved for the customer. The single use digital camera does not provide the customer the ability to retrieve the stored images. A system that provides the ability to perform the steps of the method for use of a single use digital camera is also described.

To enable the use of a single use digital camera for acquiring, selecting and storing images, that allows a customer to submit the captured images for development from a convenient location, while also providing the ability to delete unwanted images, a method is disclosed in which a customer is provided a single use digital camera, which the customer uses for acquiring, selecting and storing data corresponding to digital images, the data corresponding to selected images is received from the customer after the storing of the data and the selecting of the images. The single use digital camera does not provide the customer the ability to retrieve the stored data in image form. A method which includes additional steps allows the removal of selected ones of the data from the digital camera thereby preparing the camera for re-use. A system that provides the ability to perform the steps of the method for use of a single use digital camera is also described.

An image storage device includes a memory for storing an image, a pagewidth print head for printing the stored image, an ink supply arrangement for supplying ink to the print head and a supply of print media onto which the stored image is printed. A casing surrounds the chassis so that the supply of print media is unable to be accessed without destruction of the casing. In the preferred embodiment, the device is a camera including an image sensor and processor.

A digital camera has a chassis housing an image sensor device for sensing an image, a processor for processing the sensed image, a print head for printing the sensed image, an ink supply arrangement for supplying ink to the print head and a supply of print media onto which the sensed image is printed. A casing surrounds the chassis so that the supply of print media is unable to be accessed without destruction of the casing.