Patent ID: 7369149
Filing Date: 2008-05-06
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
1. An image recording method of recording an image onto an image recording surface by dot patterns by scanning, along the image recording surface, a recording head which is structured such that a plurality of recording element units are arranged in a direction intersecting a scanning direction, the recording element units having a light source and an optical system which receives light from the light source, forms light beams which are arranged two-dimensionally, and focuses the light beams on the image recording surface, the method comprising: measuring displacement amounts of positions of light beam spots on the image recording surface generated due to a change in optical magnification of the optical system; changing a light-emitting timing at a time of start of scanning in the scanning direction, on the basis of a displacement amount in the scanning direction; and changing a resolution in the direction intersecting the scanning direction, on the basis of a displacement amount in the direction intersecting the scanning direction.