IMAGING APPARATUS, IMAGING METHOD AND IMAGING BODY

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To realize area gradation with right circle dots by providing a thermal head having right polygonal or circular heating part and transferring an ink layer onto an intermediate transfer medium, stacking dots of different color formed of a set of different color dots by the ink layer at same position and then transferring a record image from the intermediate transfer medium onto a medium being transferred. SOLUTION: Under a state where an intermediate transfer medium 6 and a thermal transfer ribbon 7 are laid on a platen roller 10, the thermal transfer ribbon 7 is heated selectively by means of a thermal head 38 thus transferring an ink layer on the thermal transfer ribbon 7 selectively onto the intermediate transfer medium 6. The thermal head 38 is heat concentrating type and has a substantially right polygonal or circular shape. Size of a dot to be formed is varied by regulating thermal energy being generated from the heating section of the thermal head 38 according to an image data being applied thereto. In other words, gradation can be imparted because the dot size is varied according to image information.