Image processing apparatus with variable magnification

An image forming apparatus comprising:

• process means for reproducing a document image on a document onto a recording medium, said process means including reproduction means for reproducing a latent image corresponding to the document image onto the recording medium and eraser means for removing charges on the recording medium;
• detection means for detecting the status of the document, said detection means being capable of detecting an edge of the document;
• and
• control means for controlling said eraser means in accordance with a detection output from said detection means representing detection of an edge of the doucment in order to modify an edge of a reproduced image corresponding to the document image.

An apparatus comprising:

• process means for reproducing a document image on a document onto a recording medium, said process means including reproduction means for reproducing a latent image corresponding to the document image on the recording medium and eraser means for removing charges on the recording medium;
• detection means for automatically detecting the disposition of the document, said detection means including determination means for determining whether the document is disposed at a reference position;
• control means for controlling said eraser means in accordance with distance between the position of the document and the reference position when said determination means determines that the document is not disposed at the reference position;
• and
• transfer means for transferring an image reproduced on said recording medium onto a recording sheet, wherein said control means controls a timing for transfer of the recording sheet in association with the distance between the position of the document and the reference position when said determination means determines that the document is not disposed at the reference position.