Patent ID: 8162432

Claim:
A recording apparatus comprising: a recording head configured to include a recording element array having a plurality of groups, wherein each group comprises a predetermined number of consecutive recording elements; a carriage configured to be mounted with the recording head and to move; a time-division driving unit configured to perform time-division driving of the recording head for each block comprising the recording elements selected from each group; an obtaining unit configured to obtain information on inclination of the recording element array with respect to a moving direction of the carriage; a storage unit configured to store recording data items; a first changing unit configured to change, in units of the plurality of groups and based on the information obtained by the obtaining unit, storage positions of the recording data items in the moving direction of the carriage; and a second changing unit configured to change, in units of the recording elements and based on the information obtained by the obtaining unit, the storage positions of the recording data items in the moving direction of the carriage.