Apparatus and method of forming an image

An image forming apparatus, which generates digital image information by conveying a document and scanning an image recorded on the document during the conveying of the document, the apparatus comprising:

• a scan unit scanning the image recorded on the document;
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• a conveying unit conveying the document at a default speed during an initial stage of conveying the document, and conveying the document at a speed slower than the default speed while scanning the image of the image recorded on the document in a high resolution scanning operation that has a higher resolution than a default resolution.

An image forming method for an image forming apparatus comprising a conveying unit conveying a document, by which digital image information is generated by conveying a document and scanning an image recorded on the document while conveying the document, the method comprising:

• conveying a document with the conveying unit at a first speed at an initial stage of a conveying operation, and conveying the document with the conveying unit at a second speed while performing an image scanning operation,
• wherein the second speed is varied in accordance with a scanning resolution for the document to be scanned.