PURPOSE: To perform a developing and a printing process at an actual spot and to offer speedily a user a finished photograph by developing a film and performing the printing process automatically on the basis of customer's specifications such as development, printing, etc., and then passing the photograph to the customer.

CONSTITUTION: An order for development and printing, development, or printing is inputted on a keyboard KB provided to the main frame of the automatic developing and printing machine 1. A developed film is thrown in an inlet 2 and an undeveloped film is thrown in an inlet 3. When the film is not developed, the case is detached by a case detaching mechanism and the film is developed by a developing mechanism. Then, an ordered number of prints are finished by a printing mechanism, cut by a cutter, and packaged. A CPU displays the charge on an unshown display device and the article after said specified operation completion is discharged 4 after the money as much as the displayed charge is thrown in. Consequently, the developing and printing service is automated.