Image forming apparatus with surface potential detector

摘要

An image forming apparatus includes an image bearing member and an image formation unit for forming an image on the image bearing member. The image formation unit is provided with a charger for charging the image bearing member. A potential detector detects a surface potential on the image bearing member charged by the charger. A controller controls an image formation condition of the image formation unit on the basis of a potential detected by the potential detector. The controller controls the image formation condition on the basis of a plurality of detected potentials corresponding to respectively different non-image areas between sequentially formed images.