1. A portable hand held camera comprising: at least one area image sensor for imaging a scene; a camera processor adapted to process said imaged scene in accordance with a programmable scene transformation requirement; and a printer for printing out said processed imaged scene on print media, utilizing print media and printing ink stored in a detachable print roll inside said camera system, the print roll being adapted to store the print media and the printing ink for utilization by said printer, said print roll being detachable from said camera; said camera comprising a unit for the imaging of scenes by said area image sensor and printing said scenes directly out of said camera via said printer; the camera further comprising a card reader for reading a scene transformation requirement from a card inserted into said card reader.