<p>An image recording apparatus wherein an image information is developed by converting the image information into an optical signal and by writing the image information on a drum-shaped image retainer (1) with the converted optical signal, and is recorded . A first writing timing is set in a first writing direction with respect to the image retainer (1) and a second writing timing is set in a second writing direction with respect to said image retainer (1) and the number of developing rotations with respect to the image retainer (1) is calculated in accordance with the settings of the writing timings. The image information is overwritten the number of times corresponding to the number of developing rotations.</p>
