Patent ID: 7764389

Claim:
A recording apparatus for forming images using a recording head scanning over a predetermined area on a sheet N times, the recording apparatus comprising: a feeding roller configured to convey the sheet disposed on a stacking unit; a conveying roller configured to further convey the sheet fed by the feeding roller; a conveyance control unit configured to control drive of the conveying roller each time scanning is performed by the recording head; and a recording control unit configured to control a first recording in which the scanning is performed N times by selecting recording elements of the recording head until a trailing end of the sheet reaches a predetermined position defined between the feeding roller and the conveying roller, and configured to control a second recording in which the scanning is performed N times using a part of the recording elements of the recording head after the trailing end of the sheet reaches the predetermined position, wherein the conveyance control unit performs a conveying operation a number of times based on the value of N after the trailing end of the sheet reaches the predetermined position such that the trailing end of the sheet is disposed in a first range remote from and upstream of the conveying roller in a direction in which the sheet is conveyed after the conveying operations, and wherein at least one of the conveying operations performed a number of times based on the value of N is performed based on a distance from a position of the trailing end of the sheet to the position of the conveying roller.