Inkjet recording apparatus

An inkjet recording apparatus of a serial recording type, comprising:

• a recording head capable of selectively ejecting ink toward a recording medium;
• a carriage with the recording head mounted thereon, the carriage reciprocatingly moving in specified directions;
• a conveying device that intermittently conveys the recording medium in a direction perpendicular to the specified directions when the recording head does not eject ink;
• an image recording control device that controls recording of an image on the recording medium by repeatedly performing, in turn, movement of the carriage and ejection of ink by the recording head, and intermittent conveyance of the recording medium by the conveying device;
• and
• a vibration applying device that vibrates at least one of the recording medium and the recording head, thereby causing a relative vibration displacement between the recording medium and the recording head, when the recording head ejects ink toward the recording medium while the carriage is being moved.