Abstract: To provide a reasonable and economical recording apparatus wherein an inevitable fluctuation of an intermediate transfer drum or the like does not adversely influence other elements. A recording apparatus wherein a toner image on a photosensitive drum (11) is primarily transferred to an intermediate transfer drum (21) and the toner image on the intermediate transfer drum (21) is secondarily transferred to a recording medium (100), characterized in that the apparatus comprises an intermediate transfer drum shifting device (40, 70) for shifting the intermediate transfer drum (21), during the primary transfer, into a first state wherein the intermediate transfer drum (21) is brought into press-contact with the photosensitive drum (11), and, during the secondary transfer, into a second state wherein the intermediate transfer drum (21) is brought into press-contact with the recording medium (100) but not brought into press-contact with the photosensitive drum (11).