摘要 |
PURPOSE: To provide an image reader capable of reducing deterioration of the read image by reducing the impact of lighting/unlighting a light source on the read data, and to provide an image formation device.CONSTITUTION: An image reader includes reading means for reading a document image by lighting the light sources of a plurality of colors at different timing, acquisition means for making the reading means read a reference member by lighting the light sources of a plurality of colors at different timing, and acquiring the reading results from the reading means for the light sources of the plurality of colors, respectively, correction means for correcting the output from the reading means, that has read the document image based on the reading results of the reference member acquired by the acquisition means, and control means for lighting the light sources of a plurality of colors in the same lighting order as that when the reading means reads the document image, when the reading means reads the reference member.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 5 |