Patent ID: 7252356
Filing Date: 2007-08-07
Classification: G06K

Abstract:
1. A recording apparatus configured to record an image on a recording medium by repeating a recording operation and a conveying operation, the recording operation being operative to apply a recording agent to the recording medium using a recording head while scanning the recording head in a direction different from a predetermined direction, the recording head including a plurality of recording elements arranged in the predetermined direction and adapted to apply the recording agent, the conveying operation being operative to convey the recording medium in a direction transverse to the scanning direction, the recording apparatus comprising: a recording control unit configured to perform the recording operation such that a number of the recording elements which are used to record an image on at least one of a front end portion and a rear end portion of the recording medium is reduced at a rate as compared to that of the recording elements which are used to record an image on a central portion of the recording medium; and a recording mode selecting unit configured to select a recording mode from a plurality of recording modes differing from one another in at least one of recording quality and recording time, wherein the recording control unit changes the rate of reduction according to the recording mode selected by the recording mode selecting unit.