Patent attributes
An image processing apparatus capable of duplex recording on two faces of recording paper on a basis of input image data, includes: a background adjustment section for performing a background adjustment on a basis of a plurality of background adjustment γ curves; a setting section for setting one background adjustment γ curve from the plurality of background adjustment γ curves; an image processing section for processing the input image data with the background adjustment γ curve set by the setting section; and an image output section for performing duplex recording control to the two faces of the recording paper on a basis of output image data to which the background adjustment is performed by the image processing section.