When a turning completion signal is received from the automatic page turning apparatus 3 (YES at Step SA1), the control section 25 performs the second or subsequent photographing operation at this timing and stores the photographed image in the work area of the storage section 26 (Step SA12). Then, the control section 25 increments the photographing-completed page count n and a sequential page-turning count m (Step SA13). Note that, at this time as well, the control section 25 updates the photographing-completed page count n on the operation screen G.

Hereafter, until the photographing-completed page count n reaches the set photographing page count N (NO at Step SA14), the control section 25 keeps on judging whether a photographing interruption instruction (a touching operation on the photographing interruption button 202) has been given by the user. When judged that no photographing interruption signal has been given (NO at Step SA15), the control section 25 judges whether the sequential page-turning count m has reached the interruption page count M set by the user (Step SA16).

When judged that the sequential page-turning count m has not reached the interruption page count M (NO at Step SA16), the control section 25 returns to Step SA10 and repeats the subsequent processing. That is, the control section 25 repeatedly performs processing of causing the automatic page turning apparatus 3 to perform a next page turning operation, performing image photographing with the reception of a page-turning completion signal as a trigger, and incrementing the photographing-completed page count n and the sequential page-turning count m.