Patent ID: 6133984
Filing Date: 2000-10-17
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
An image recording apparatus comprising:input means for inputting image data;a recording element to record images on an image recording medium in accordance with said image data inputted by said input means;memory means for storing a plurality of information groups, each information group including relationship between image data and recording energy control data, each of said recording energy control data being a combination of plural luminous times different from one another, and each of said plural luminous times being defined by the following equation;luminous time=a.times.2.sup.n .alpha..sub.n (nanosecond)where,n=number of luminous time,a=time conversion coefficient,.alpha..sub.n =factor of adjustment;discriminator means for discriminating a sort of said image recording medium;selector means for selecting at least one information group out of said plural information groups in accordance with the sort of said image recording medium discriminated by said discriminator means; andcontrol means for controlling said recording element on the basis of said information group selected by said selector means.