Patent ID: 6525840
Filing Date: 2003-02-25
Classification: G03B,H04N

Abstract:
An apparatus for forming an image on a plurality of light sensitive materials, comprising;an exposing device having an exposing region on which each of the plurality of light sensitive materials in a conveying direction to the exposing region, the plurality of conveyors arranged side by side so that the plurality of light sensitive materials are placed side by side and conveyed in parallel to each other, wherein the exposing region is arranged to be perpendicular to the conveying direction so that the exposing region crosses the plurality of light sensitive materials and is divided into plural exposing sub-regions corresponding in position to the plurality of light sensitive materials: a memory to memorize a plurality of correction data each determined based on a characteristic of each of the plurality of light sensitive materials, wherein the plurality of correction data are set separately for each of the plural exposing sub-regions in accordance with the characteristic of a corresponding one of the plurality of light sensitive materials; and a correcting section to correct an amount of light at each of the plurality of exposing sub-regions based on a corresponding one of the plurality of correction data.