A recording apparatus includes a cutting execution unit that cuts a recording medium in a width direction by operating a cutter at a cutting position corresponding to the position of a image to be recorded on the recording medium with a hold down device being actuated (corresponding to S230), a cutter error detection unit that detects an operation error of the cutter which may occur during cutting by the cutting execution unit (corresponding to S240) and a cutting re-execution unit that restarts the cutter with the hold down device applying the increased pressing force to the recording medium, when an operation error of the cutter is detected by the cutter error detection unit. (corresponding to S270).