Image recording system accommodating various output devices
 An image recording apparatus for recording image data from an external apparatus is provided, which receives the image data as an image signal from the external apparatus, records the received image signal, and outputs a characteristic signal regarding a recording characteristic of the recording apparatus to the external apparatus. 
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Masaki Hiroshi Hiromichi Kaoru Atsushi Michio Takashi Hiroshi Masaharu
Ojima Mano Yamada Seto Kashihara Ito Kawana Sasame Ohkubo