Image forming apparatus and image quality adjustment method capable of suppressing user's perception of change in image quality caused by adjustment of image quality of output image

Abstract

An image forming apparatus includes an image forming portion, an adjustment processing portion, and a limitation processing portion. The image forming portion forms an image using toner. During execution of an image forming process using the image forming portion, the adjustment processing portion uses the toner to adjust image quality of an output image output by the image forming process. When an amount of adjustment of the image quality of the output image by the adjustment processing portion exceeds a predetermined limit value, the limitation processing portion limits the amount of adjustment of the image quality of the output image by the adjustment processing portion to the limit value.

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