A recording head comprising: multiple recording elements configured to form dots that make up an image; and a drive controller configured to input an operation signal to each recording element of the multiple recording elements, wherein the operation signal includes a standby signal input to the each recording element during a non-driving state-in which a potential of the operation signal is held at a standby potential, a driving signal input to the each recording element during a driving state in which the potential of the operation signal transitions from the standby potential to one or more displacement potentials, and the standby potential of the standby signal input to at least one of the multiple recording elements is different from the standby potential of the standby signal input to at least another one of the multiple recording elements, characterised in that the drive controller is configured to select the standby potential corresponding to the each recording element of the multiple recording elements from among multiple candidate standby potentials having different potentials from each other, and to select the driving signal input to be input to the each recording element of the multiple recording elements from among multiple candidate driving signals in which at least one out of a magnitude and a temporal arrangement of the one or more displacement potentials differ from each other, the drive controller configured to make the selection based on a control signal corresponding to image data, wherein each of the multiple candidate driving signals includes the one or more displacement potentials selected from among multiple candidate displacement potentials whose potentials differ from each other, and a potential difference between two candidate standby potentials that are next to each other in order of magnitude of potential among the multiple candidate standby potentials is smaller than a potential difference between two candidate displacement potentials that are next to each other in order of magnitude of potential among the multiple candidate displacement potentials. multiple recording elements configured to form dots that make up an image; and a drive controller configured to input an operation signal to each recording element of the multiple recording elements, wherein the operation signal includes a standby signal input to the each recording element during a non-driving state-in which a potential of the operation signal is held at a standby potential, a driving signal input to the each recording element during a driving state in which the potential of the operation signal transitions from the standby potential to one or more displacement potentials, and the standby potential of the standby signal input to at least one of the multiple recording elements is different from the standby potential of the standby signal input to at least another one of the multiple recording elements, characterised in that the drive controller the operation signal includes a standby signal input to the each recording element during a non-driving state-in which a potential of the operation signal is held at a standby potential, a driving signal input to the each recording element during a driving state in which the potential of the operation signal transitions from the standby potential to one or more displacement potentials, and the standby potential of the standby signal input to at least one of the multiple recording elements is different from the standby potential of the standby signal input to at least another one of the multiple recording elements, characterised in that the drive controller is configured to select the standby potential corresponding to the each recording element of the multiple recording elements from among multiple candidate standby potentials having different potentials from each other, and to select the driving signal input to be input to the each recording element of the multiple recording elements from among multiple candidate driving signals in which at least one out of a magnitude and a temporal arrangement of the one or more displacement potentials differ from each other, the drive controller configured to make the selection based on a control signal corresponding to image data, wherein each of the multiple candidate driving signals includes the one or more displacement potentials selected from among multiple candidate displacement potentials whose potentials differ from each other, and a potential difference between two candidate standby potentials that are next to each other in order of magnitude of potential among the multiple candidate standby potentials is smaller than a potential difference between two candidate displacement potentials that are next to each other in order of magnitude of potential among the multiple candidate displacement potentials.