Color image forming apparatus

An image forming apparatus including a photoconductor drum, a light emitting element configured to operate in at least a laser emission operating region, and a charging unit charging the photoconductor drum, the light emitting element radiating light on the charged photoconductor drum to form a latent image, wherein the latent image becomes visible when toner attaches to the photoconductor drum, the image forming apparatus comprising:

• a first light-intensity controller configured to adjust, in a state where a first driving current added with a second driving current smaller than the first driving current is supplied to the light emitting element, the first driving current such that an emission level of the light emitted from the light emitting element is a first emission level;
• a second light-intensity controller configured to adjust, in a state where the second driving current without addition of the first driving current thereto is supplied to the light emitting element, the second driving current such that the emission level of the light emitted from the light emitting element is a second emission level smaller than the first emission level;
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• wherein the second light-intensity controller controls the second driving current without addition of the first driving current thereto in a margin region period in which laser emission corresponding to a margin region of a recording sheet is performed.