There is described an image recording apparatus, which includes an input device for inputting image data, a recording element to record images on an image recording medium in accordance with the image data, a memory device for storing a plurality of information groups having relationship between image data and recording energy control data, a discriminator for discriminating a sort of the image recording medium, a selector for selecting at least one information group out of the plural information groups in accordance with the sort of the image recording medium discriminated by the discriminator, and a controller for controlling the recording element on the basis of the information group selected by the selector.