IMAGE RECORDING METHOD AND APPARATUS

This invention relates to image recording method and apparatus. The apparatus has an image recording unit which records an image in a one-dimensional direction, a transfer unit which transfers the image recording unit with relative to a recording medium, which are moved in mutually perpendicular directions, and a recording control unit which controls and records a single pixel using a plurality of pulses upon recording of the image, the recording control unit performing control so that thermal patterns at neighboring pixels are shifted to perform the image recording.