An endoscope system is provided with: an endoscope apparatus capable of recording a picked-up endoscopic image a memory card attachable to and detachable from the endoscope apparatus, the memory card transmitting the picked-up endoscopic image and a PC or a mobile terminal having a function of communicating with the memory card and recording the endoscopic image transmitted from the memory card. The endoscope apparatus, and the PC or the mobile terminal are connected via wireless communication. When freeze processing is executed, the endoscope apparatus transmits an endoscopic image from the endoscope apparatus to the PC or the mobile terminal.