A data transmitting apparatus for transmitting data to a communication recipient by one-way communication includes a data transmitting unit transmitting data to the communication recipient by the one-way communication of a predetermined communication format; a data selecting unit allowing a user to select the data to be transmitted by the one-way communication; an instruction inputting unit allowing the user to input an instruction to transmit the data selected by the data selecting unit to the communication recipient by the one-way communication; a control unit controlling the data transmitting unit to transmit the data selected by the data selecting unit to the communication recipient by the one-way communication on the basis of the instruction input through the instruction inputting unit.