To provide an image recording method and apparatus for facilitating arranging/retrieving of image files after being recorded by effectively using a plurality of recording media.

Two of a medium for photographed image preservation and a management data preservation medium are inserted and photographing is performed. In the management data preservation medium, the image of the small absolute minimum or the image of a higher compression rate capable of display and index printing, photographing information, a camera ID and information arbitrarily specified by a user are preserved for a photographed image. Thus, even in photographing using a plurality of camera and the plurality of media, the display or array display/retrieval/printing/image deletion instructions of the photographed image are made possible just with the management data preservation medium without removing or inserting the medium for the photographed image preservation.