Abstract: Disclosed is an image forming apparatus includes a conveying section to convey recording media on which color images are to be formed; an image forming section to form first toner images by adhering color toners to an intermediate transfer belt and to transfer the first toner images onto the recording media, thereby forming the color images; a storing section to store image data of an image adjustment pattern image used in an image adjustment; and a control section which allows the image forming section to sequentially form second toner images for the image adjustment by dividing the image adjustment pattern image based on the image data, the second toner images are formed between the first toner images, the first toner images are to be transferred onto the recording media at a successive printing operation, and the control section controls the image adjustment utilizing the second toner images.

Abstract: Disclosed is an image forming apparatus including: a setting section to set an operation mode; a conveying section to successively convey recording media at an interval based on the set operation mode; an image forming section to form color images by forming toner images in which color toners are adhered on an intermediate transfer belt and transferring the toner images onto the conveyed recording media respectively; a memory section to store image data of an image adjustment pattern image used in an adjustment of the color image; and a control section to perform the image adjustment in a successive printing in which the images are successively formed, the image adjustment performed by forming an image adjustment toner image based on the image data in a region between the toner images of the successive printing formed on the intermediate transfer belt according to the set operation mode.