Printing apparatus and printing method

A print method for forming an image on a printing medium by scanning a print head over the printing medium in a predetermined direction, the Printing head having a printing element for forming print dots, said method comprising the steps of:

• shifting a first timing in a predetermined cycle thereby generating a second timing, the first timing being a reference timing for driving the printing element during a scanning;
• and
• driving the printing element in accordance with the second timing.

A print method for forming an image on a printing medium by scanning a print head over the printing medium in a predetermined direction, the printing head having a printing element for forming print dots, said method comprising the steps of:

• shifting a first timing in a predetermined cycle thereby generating a second timing, the first timing being a reference timing corresponding to a timing when a position of the printing element in the predetermined direction coincides with a dot coordinate grid of an image to be printed and for driving the printing element during the scanning;
• and
• driving the printing element in accordance with the second timing.

A print method for forming an image on a printing medium by scanning a print head over the printing medium in a predetermined direction, the printing head having a printing element for forming print dots, said method comprising the steps of:

• shifting a first timing in a predetermined cycle thereby generating a second timing, the first timing being a reference timing for driving the printing element during a scanning, wherein the first timing is shifted by an amount less than a cycle in which a printed image variation occurs in the predetermined direction during the scanning if the first timing is not changed;
• and
• driving the printing element in accordance with the second timing.

A print method for forming an image on a printing medium by scanning a print head over the printing medium in a predetermined direction, the printing head having a printing element for forming print dots, said method comprising the steps of:

• shifting a first timing in a predetermined cycle thereby generating a second timing, the first timing being a reference timing corresponding to a timing when a position of the printing element in the predetermined direction coincides with a dot coordinate grid of an image to be printed and for driving the printing element during the scanning, the first timing being shifted by an amount smaller than a cycle in which a printed image variation occurs in the predetermined direction during the scanning if the drive timings are not changed;
• and
• driving the printing element in accordance with the second timing.