Recognition apparatus, recognition method, mounting apparatus, and mounting method

A recognition and mounting apparatus comprising:

• an imaging magnification adjustment unit configured to change an imaging magnification;
• an imaging unit having a plurality of imaging pixels and configured to capture an image an object to be recognized through the imaging magnification adjustment unit, the object having a plurality of recognizable features to be recognized, the recognizable features provided at at least one arrangement interval;
• a storage unit configured to store a shape information of the object, the shape information including at least information indicating the arrangement interval between the recognizable features;
• and
• a signal processor configured to adjust the imaging magnification of the imaging magnification adjustment unit based on a length of the imaging pixels and the shape information stored in the storage unit, and configured to recognize positions of the recognizable features based on a plurality of pixel values in the image captured by the imaging unit.