Patent ID: 8537414

Claim:
An image forming apparatus capable of adjusting a print density with a plurality of set values including a first set value and a second set value, comprising: a first unit arranged to operate according to the first set value; a second unit arranged to operate according to the second set value; a storage unit for storing a first density as a target value of the print density; a density detection unit for detecting a second density as a print density of an image printed on a transfer medium; and a control unit for adjusting the print density, wherein said control unit is arranged to compare the first density and the second density, said control unit is arranged to correct the first set value and the second set value according to a comparison result, and said control unit is arranged to determine an order of an operation of the first unit according to the first set value thus corrected and an operation of the second unit according to the second set value thus corrected according to the comparison result and a predetermined condition.