Digital image recording system with preset control for selecting output formats based on the selected amount of pixel color and density data

摘要

A digital image recording system having an image read section for reading an image on an original, data storage means for storing image data as read by the image read section, and an image output section for outputting the image data read out of the storage means in the form of a hard copy of the document. The digital image recording system comprises transmission data amount select means for switching, for every page, the color and density of each pixel of the image data as read by the image read means and transferred to the storage means. Format select means switch the output format of the data image output section with every page according to the switched transmission data amount. Job entering sets a copy job, such as the type of documents, page order and the number of copies. Control means control the preset processing unit, the amount of transmission data in the data amount select means, and the output format in the output format select means according to input data in the job entering means.