JP2003319329A - Image communication apparatus and photo network system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an electronic still camera, an image communication apparatus in common use for a self-development film camera, and a photo network system employing the image communication apparatus. <P>SOLUTION: The image communication apparatus is characterized in including: a discrimination means provided with a cradle on which the electronic still camera and the self-development film camera can be loaded and for discriminating whether a camera loaded on the cradle is the electronic still camera or the self-development film camera; a storage device for storing a program for reading digital image data from the electronic still camera and a program for reading digital image data from the self-development film camera; and a means for transmitting the read digital image data from the loaded camera through the selection of any program on the basis of a result of discrimination to a center server. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an image communication apparatus with improved convenience connectable to an electronic still camera and a self-developing film camera, and a photo network system using the same.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material (hereinafter sometimes simply referred to as a light-sensitive material or a light-sensitive material) is
It has been used all over the world as a material that provides high-quality images while being simple and low-cost, and has made a great contribution to the development of industry and culture, becoming an indispensable element. There is.

In the case of a color negative film, for example, this light-sensitive material is usually subjected to color development processing after being exposed to light, and Y (yellow), M (magenta), and C (cyan) dye images are formed together with the formation of a silver image. Is formed. In the subsequent bleaching process, the silver image is bleached into silver halide,
Further, in the fixing process, silver halide becomes a soluble silver complex and is removed from the photosensitive material. After that, a stabilizing treatment is performed for the purpose of washing out and fixing the fixing agent in the light-sensitive material.

However, in the case of the color negative film processing which is most widely used at present (for example, Process C-41 manufactured by Eastman Kodak Co., Ltd.), many processing steps are required, resulting in a long processing time and a large apparatus. There was a problem such as doing. In addition, water is required to prepare the processing solution, the dissolution work is difficult, it is dangerous to handle the solution with high pH, the management of the processing solution fatigue after the development processing is complicated, and the waste solution is generated. It had problems such as being unfavorable and so on.

In the past, the above problems were rarely highlighted in large-scale laboratories, but in recent years, as the number of in-store processing called minilabs has increased in order to improve the convenience of color film processing, it is not a specialist. The advent of a simple, safe, environment-friendly, compact, and short-time photo processing system that allows even part-time workers to work is highly anticipated. On the other hand, for convenience of color film processing, convenience stores, etc.
There is an increasing demand for introducing a processing system into a place where there has never been a development processing device installed, and as an alternative to the conventional system, it is easier and safer to work, and there is no waste liquid. It has been desired to develop a compact photographic system capable of short-time processing.

Further, in today's so-called "digitalization era", development processing is performed after photographing, image information is optically read from a film on which an image is formed by a film scanner or the like, converted into an electric signal, and digitized. Image information can be stored as a signal after being applied, and it is also beginning to be processed by a computer or the like to obtain a dye image by soft copy or hard copy. For this image formation, not only silver halide photographic film (color negative film) but also image input (photographing) by a so-called digital camera using a solid-state image sensor has been generally performed. There are more and more diverse uses for digitized captured images, not only for printing and enjoying, but also for transferring images to remote locations and performing image processing to add additional value to images.

However, particularly in a low-priced digital camera system, since the pixel density is low and the dynamic range is narrow, a high-quality image cannot be obtained, and the price is higher than that of an ordinary lens-equipped film (disposable camera). On the other hand, although the photosensitive material system is expensive, the initial investment cost of the user is low and high image quality can be easily obtained.
As described above, each processing system has its advantages and disadvantages because it requires a development processing system with high work and environmental load. Under the present circumstances, the user has no choice but to have a plurality of input devices by appropriately selecting the above-mentioned image acquisition means according to the intended use of the image. In this sense, it has been desired to provide a means for easily satisfying these diverse user needs at low cost.

[0008] Various attempts have hitherto been made to meet these demands. Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2002-41891 discloses a print service method in which an electronic still camera, a communication device, a server, and a service center are combined. In addition, JP 2001-91999 and US Pat. No. 6,30
Japanese Patent No. 2,599 discloses a heat-developable camera having a film developing function for capturing an image. Also, US Pat. Nos. 6,174,094 and 6,244,761
Each of the specification of Japanese Patent No. 1 and WO01 / 1197 discloses an apparatus for performing a simple developing process of a photographic film. Both of these are systems in which a digital image can be obtained from an electronic still camera or a light-sensitive material, but the inconvenience that the user must have a plurality of input devices cannot be overcome.

[0009]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The object of the present invention has been made in view of such a situation, and when a user uses an electronic still camera and also when a self-developing film camera is used. Also in the above, it is an object of the present invention to provide an image communication device capable of easily enjoying a digital image and improve convenience of using digital image information.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a photo network system using such an image communication device.

[0010]

An image communication apparatus according to a first aspect of the present invention includes a cradle into which an electronic still camera and a self-developing film camera can be loaded, and can communicate with a center server via a communication network. An image communication apparatus, a determination means for determining whether the camera mounted in the cradle is an electronic still camera or a self-developing film camera, a program for reading digital image data from the electronic still camera, and a self-developing type. A storage device that stores a program for reading digital image data from the film camera, and one of the programs is selected based on the determination result, the digital image data is read from the loaded camera, and the read digital image data is transmitted to the center server. And means for doing so.

Further, it is preferable that the cradle includes a charging means for the electronic still camera and the self-developing film camera. Furthermore, it is preferable that the image communication apparatus includes an ID transmitting unit and a camera operation changing program receiving unit.

Further, the light-sensitive material loaded in the self-developing film camera preferably contains a color developing agent or a color developing agent precursor.

The self-developing film camera has 50
C. to 180.degree. C. heating means, thrust cartridge loading means and photosensitive material winding means, image storage means, image display means, magnetic information reading means, magnetic information recording It is preferable to provide a means, an optical writing means to the light-sensitive material, and the like.

The photo network system of the second aspect of the present invention is a photo network system for transmitting digital image data from an image communication device to a center server via a communication network, wherein the image communication device is an electronic still camera and a self-developing type. A cradle into which a film camera can be loaded, and a determination unit that determines whether the camera loaded in the cradle is an electronic still camera or a self-developing film camera, and digital image data is read from the electronic still camera. A storage device that stores a program and a program for reading digital image data from a self-developing film camera, and one of the programs is selected based on the determination result, the digital image data is read from the loaded camera, and the read digital image data is read. And means for transmitting to the center server, the center server includes means for receiving the digital image data transmitted from the image communication apparatus,
A storage device that stores the received digital image data in association with the image communication device that transmits the digital image data,
It is characterized by having.

Further, it is preferable that the center server can communicate with an information device installed in a photo shop that provides a print service via a communication network.

An image communication apparatus according to the third aspect of the present invention is a charging means for an electronic still camera and a self-developing film camera,
Equipped with an interface to retrieve digital image data from electronic still cameras and self-developing film cameras,
Further, it is characterized by being provided with a cradle into which an electronic still camera and a self-developing film camera can be loaded, and an interface connectable to the Internet.

[0017]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Preferred embodiments of an image communication device and a photo network system of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the image communication apparatus of the present invention. The image communication apparatus 1 can communicate with the center server through a communication network NET typified by the Internet through an interface (I / F) 102.
f) Data can be exchanged with an electronic still camera or a self-developing film camera indicated by a camera I / F through 101.

The control unit 2 of the image communication apparatus 1 is mainly a CP.
It is composed of U3 and main memory 4. Control unit 2
Is a discriminating means 41 for discriminating whether the camera loaded in the cradle is an electronic still camera or a self-developing film camera, a digital image data reading program for the electronic still camera and a digital image data reading for the self-developing film camera. A storage device 5 for storing a program, a program selection device 42 for selecting a program from the storage device 5 based on the determination result of the determination device 41, a digital image data reading device 43 for reading digital image data from a camera loaded in a cradle, a center server. It has a function of ID transmitting means 44 for transmitting the ID of the image communication device when logging on to the digital camera, a digital image data transmitting means 45 for transmitting the digital image data read from the camera to the center server when the logon with the center server is successful, and the like. There is. Further, the control unit 2 functions as a camera operation change program receiving unit that automatically takes in the upgraded program when the image communication apparatus 1 is connected to the center server when the camera program is upgraded.

FIG. 2 is a flow chart showing the operation of the embodiment of the present invention. More specifically, it is a flowchart for explaining the flow of processing from loading the camera to the cradle of the image communication apparatus, reading the digital image data from the camera by the image communication apparatus, and transmitting the digital image data to the center server.

The camera is loaded into the cradle of the image communication device, and the image communication device receives the camera information in step ST1. The camera information means information necessary for determining whether the camera mounted on the cradle is an electronic still camera or a self-developing film camera. The type of the loaded camera is determined in step ST2. If the loaded camera is an electronic still camera,
The procedure proceeds to step ST3. A digital image data reading program for an electronic still camera is selected in step ST3, and digital image data is read from the camera in step ST4. Then, in step ST5, the center server is automatically logged on. In order to log on, it is preferable from the viewpoint of security if the image communication apparatus is configured to send the password that the user inputs when registering with the manufacturer in addition to the ID assigned at the time of factory shipment. If the logon is successful, the digital image data is transmitted to the center server in step ST6. At this time, order information or the like may be transmitted.

On the other hand, if the loaded camera is not an electronic still camera in step ST2, the procedure is step ST.
Proceed to 7. If the loaded camera is the self-developing film camera in step ST7, the procedure is step ST8.
Proceed to. In step ST8, a self-developing film camera digital image data reading program capable of reading digital image data from the self-developing film camera is selected, and in step ST9 digital image data is read from the camera. Next, in step ST10, the center server is automatically logged on, and if the logon is successful, digital image data is transmitted to the center server in step ST11.

When it is determined in step ST7 that the loaded camera is not the self-developing film camera, the procedure proceeds to step ST12. Here, the user may be informed by, for example, sounding a warning buzzer or turning on a warning lamp.

When a program for defining the operation of the camera is upgraded on the center server,
When the image communication device and the center server are in a state where they can communicate with each other via a network, the version of the program, the ID and the camera information are collated between the center server and the image communication device, and it is necessary to upgrade the program. If it is determined that there is a possibility, the center server automatically sends the upgraded program to the image communication apparatus. FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing the operation of the embodiment of the present invention in such a case. More specifically, it is a flowchart when the image communication apparatus is equipped with an electronic still camera.

Step ST31 is a step in which the image communication apparatus receives the electronic still camera operation changing program from the center server. In step ST32, the type of the camera loaded in the cradle of the image communication apparatus is determined, and if it is an electronic still camera, the procedure is step ST33.
And the electronic still camera operation change program is input to the electronic still camera.

FIG. 4 is an external view of the image communication apparatus of the present invention. The image communication apparatus 1 includes a cradle 100 having a function of exchanging data by connecting to an electronic still camera or a self-developing film camera, and an interface 1 with the camera.
01, the interface 102 with the communication network,
It has a charging unit 103 for charging the camera and an external power supply unit 104 such as an AC power source. In the present invention, a method is also preferred in which, when the cradle 100 is loaded with a camera, it is determined that the image communication apparatus 1 of the present invention can process the image and the operation corresponding to the filled camera is automatically started.

By using the configuration of the present invention, the user can easily obtain image information from different types of cameras with a single image communication device.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing the construction of the self-developing film camera of the present invention. The self-developing film camera of the present invention is a camera equipped with a function of converting an analog image into digital image data after exposing the photosensitive material and developing the exposed photosensitive material in the camera. The self-developing film camera 20 includes a lens 211, a diaphragm 212, a camera photographing unit 21 including a shutter 213, and a film cartridge loading unit 2.
2, photosensitive material winding means 23, film type discrimination means 24,
Magnetic information reading means 25, magnetic information writing means 26, image reading means 27, optical information writing means 28, image calculation means 2
9, image storage means 30, heating means 31, image display means 3
2, an interface 33, and a power supply means 34 are arranged respectively. F represents a film, and FC represents a film cartridge.

A thrust cartridge is preferably used as the film cartridge FC. Examples of such cartridges are described in U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,834,306 and 4,832,275 for Advanced Photo Systems for color negative films.
tem (generally called APS).

As the heating means used in the present invention, known heating means can be used, for example, a method of contacting with a heated heat block or a surface heater, a method of contacting with a heating drum or a heat roller, infrared or far. A method using heating of an infrared lamp heater, a method of passing through an atmosphere maintained at a high temperature, a method of using a high frequency heating method, and the like can be used. In addition, it is also possible to apply a system in which Joule heat generated by applying electricity is provided by providing a heat-generating conductive substance such as a carbon black layer on the back surface of the photosensitive material or the processing material. The heat generating element of this heat generation,
Those described in JP-A-61-145544 can be used. In the present invention, the heating temperature is preferably in the range of 50 ° C to 180 ° C. If the temperature is lower than 50 ° C., the progress of development is slow and a long processing time is required, and if the temperature is higher than 180 ° C., the heat resistance of the organic member tends to cause image unevenness, which is disadvantageous.

The self-developing film camera of FIG. 5 shows an example in which a photosensitive material which can be developed only by heating which does not require a processing material is loaded as a preferable mode for simplifying the apparatus. Photosensitive materials and other development methods may be used.

FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a digital image data creating unit mounted on the self-developing film camera of the present invention. The image taken by the self-developing film camera is formed as a latent image on the negative film. This is subjected to color development processing to form a visible image, which is then optically read and converted into digital image data. After being converted as digital image data, it is read by the image communication apparatus of the present invention.

The digital image data creating unit 60 is
CCD image pickup unit 61, amplifier 62, A / D converter 6
3, an image reading means including a CCD corrector 64, a density converter 65, a frame memory 66, and an interpolation processor 6
7. An image calculation unit including a color gradation processor 68 and the like is included.

FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the photo network system of the present invention. The image communication apparatus 1 of the present invention is connected to the photo network of the present invention using the communication network NET. Code 7
Is a center server (hereinafter referred to as a center server) that manages information issued from the image communication apparatus of the present invention. The center server 7 manages the user's photographic image data, determines the password that allows data exchange with the user, and orders image output from the user (such as silver halide photographic light-sensitive materials and inkjet recording materials). A so-called print order, output to various recording media such as CD-R and DVD) function, update function of an operation program of an electronic still camera or a self-developing film camera stored in the image communication apparatus of the present invention are preferably implemented. can do. The photo network of the present invention may be connected to various devices. For example, reference numerals 8 and 9 are negative film developing machines, and reference numeral 10 is, for example, US Pat.
No. 174,094 KIOSK negative film developing machine (connected to the communication network NET through an interface 19 outside the apparatus), reference numeral 11 is a KIOSK negative film incorporating an interface connectable to the communication network NET. Developing machine, code 12-
Reference numeral 14 is an information device that acquires information from the communication network NET, and is connected to, for example, a photographic material manufacturer, a sales company, a resource recovery trader, a program creator, a sales trader, and the like. Reference numerals 15 and 16 are personal computer terminals, and information can be obtained at any place by using a mobile device or a mobile phone, and may be installed in an office or a home. Reference numeral 17 is a printer capable of outputting digital image information, and may be a simple printing device installed at a store. Reference numeral 18 is a dedicated image output machine,
It is installed in an output company specializing in image output, and prints and CD-Rs can be ordered according to the image output order of the user.
It is also possible to create an order such as, and deliver the product to the user.

The light-sensitive material used in the present invention may be a light-sensitive material such as a commercial negative film, a commercial reversal film or a commercial photographic film, which is premised on the production of a photographic print by projection exposure on photographic paper using an analog printer. The film may be a film exclusively for the developing method using a processing member, a heat developing film capable of forming an image only by heating without using the processing member, or a photographic film designed to be read only by a film scanner. As such a silver halide photographic light-sensitive material, for example, JP-A 2000-310840 is used.
In order to extract the luminance information and the color information of the digital color image, as described in (4), there is a photosensitive layer that records the luminance information, and further has a photosensitive layer that records the color information independently. Can be mentioned. Also, US Pat.
288, 5,965,340, 5,968,7
18 and 6,021,277, JP 20
The layer-structure-changed light-sensitive materials described in 01-209157 and 2000-29185, and light-sensitive materials containing substantially no colored coupler can also be used.
Also, JP-A-10-186564 and JP-A-9-14624.
A system for obtaining digital image information by performing scanner development after heat-development of the photosensitive material containing a developing agent described in No. 7 in the presence of a processing member and a small amount of water,
A photosensitive material used in a system in which the developing agent described in 312026 is used to develop a built-in photosensitive material only by heating can also be used, and it is within the scope of the present invention to perform exposure and development processing in a camera in any system.

In the present invention, a color developing agent which is oxidized by reducing a silver salt such as silver halide or organic silver, and the oxidized product is coupled with a coupler described below to form a dye, or a thermal developing agent. Use of a light-sensitive material containing a color developing agent precursor (generally also called a color developing agent precursor or blocked color developing agent) compound that generates the color developing agent under the influence of disturbance such as alkali or nucleophile Is preferred. By incorporating it in the photosensitive material, it is possible to provide a system excellent in environmental suitability and rapid processing suitability.

As an example of such a color developing agent or a color developing agent precursor, JP-A-4-8674, Nos. 7 to 9 are cited.
(C-1) to (C-16) and 3-
No. 246543, pages 6-10 (1)-
Examples of the highly water-soluble color developing agent such as (26) or their hydrochlorides, sulfates, and p-toluenesulfonates.

As another example, a sulfonamidephenol-based main agent described in JP-A-9-15806 and the like, JP-A-5-
No. 241282, No. 8-234388, No. 8-286
340, 9-152700, 9-152701.
No. 9-152702, No. 9-152703, No. 9-152704, and the like, hydrazine-type main drugs described in JP-A Nos. 7-202002 and 8-234390, and JP-A No. 2002-2002. The developing agents described in paragraph numbers 0103 to 0108 of −55418 can be used.

In the present invention, a color developing agent precursor is preferably used in order to improve the preservability of the color developing agent. For example, indoaniline compounds described in US Pat. No. 3,342,597, US Pat.
No. 99, Research Disclosure (hereinafter R
Abbreviated as D) No. 14, 850 and RD No. 15, 1
59 Schiff base type compound, RD13, 924 aldol compound, US Pat. No. 3,719,492.
Metal salt complexes described in JP-A-53-135628
The urethane-based compounds described in No. 1 can be mentioned. Further, in the present invention, it is preferable to use the color developing agent precursor which releases the paraphenylenediamines described in the general formulas (1) to (6) of JP-A-2002-55418. In particular, the compound represented by the general formula (2) or the general formula (5) of JP-A-2002-55418 is excellent in storage stability and color developability and can be particularly preferably used. Furthermore, WO0
1/96946, WO01 / 96954, European Patents 1,164,417, 1,164,418, 1,158,358, 1,158,359, 1,160,612. No. 1,113,316, No. 1,113,325, US Pat. No. 6,319,640.
No. 2001/12886, No. 6,306,551
Nos. 6,312,879 and Japanese Patent Publication No. 8-3
The compounds described in Nos. 614 and 8-3616 can also be used.

Examples of such a combination of a color developing agent and a coupler include p-phenylenediamine developing agents and phenol or active methylene couplers described in US Pat. No. 3,531,256, and 3,761,270. Combinations of the p-aminophenol-based developing agents and active methylene couplers of the specification may be used. U.S. Pat. No. 4,021,240, JP-A-60-12843
A combination of a sulfonamidephenol and a 4-equivalent coupler as described in No. 8 and the like is excellent in raw storage when incorporated in a light-sensitive material and is a preferable combination.

When the developing agent or developing agent precursor used in the present invention is added to the light-sensitive material, it is preferably used in an amount of 0.05 to 10 mmol / m ² per color forming layer of the light-sensitive material. More preferable amount used is 0.1-5 mmo
It is 1 / m ² , and the particularly preferable amount used is 0.2 to 2.5.
It is mmol / m ² . Further, a processing member described later may contain a color developing agent or a developing agent precursor.

The silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material that can be used in the present invention will be described in more detail.

(Silver Halide) The silver halide used in the present invention is any halogen such as silver bromide, silver iodobromide, silver chloride, silver chlorobromide, silver chloroiodobromide, or silver iodochloride. It may be of composition. Generally, silver iodobromide, silver bromide and silver chloroiodobromide are preferably used when sensitivity is important, and silver chloride and silver chlorobromide are preferably used when processing speed is important.

A silver halide emulsion containing these grains is
Shimmy E Physic Photographic by P. Grafficides (Paul Montel, 1967)
Year); Photographic Emulsion Chemistry by The F Duffin (The Focal)
Publishing Press, 1966); Making and Coating Photographic Emulsion (The Focal P), co-authored by V. L. Gerikman and others.
Res., 1964) and the like, JP-A-51-39027, JP-A-55-142329 and JP-A-58.
-113928, 54-48521, 58-4
No. 938, No. 60-138538, etc., and the method of page 88 of the Annual Meeting of the Photographic Society of Japan, 1983. That is, any method such as an acidic method, a neutral method, an ammonia method, etc. may be used, and a method of reacting a soluble silver salt with a soluble halogen salt may be a one-sided mixing method, a simultaneous mixing method, a combination thereof, or a method in which grains are mixed with silver ion excess. Any of a method of forming below (reverse mixing method), a method of supplying a soluble silver salt and a soluble halogen salt to a fine seed crystal to grow it, and the like may be used.

The silver halide grain size distribution of the silver halide photographic emulsion may be either narrow or wide, but so-called monodispersity with uniform grain size is preferred. Specifically, (standard deviation of particle size / average particle size) × 100 = 25% or less when the size of the distribution is defined by the relative standard deviation (variation coefficient) that can be expressed by the width (%) of the particle size distribution. The content is preferably 20% or less, more preferably 20% or less. The average grain size of the silver halide grains used in the present invention is not particularly limited, but one side length is 0.01 to 50 when the volume is converted to a cube.
μm, preferably 0.01 to 30 μm.

The silver halide grains contained in the silver halide emulsion of the present invention may have a regular shape such as a cube, an octahedron or a tetrahedron, or an irregular shape such as a tabular twin crystal. However, it may be a mixture of both, but it is preferable that tabular grains are contained. The tabular silver halide grains preferably used in the present invention have an average value (average aspect ratio) of the ratio of grain diameter / thickness (aspect ratio) of 2 or more, and an average aspect ratio of 3 to 20 is preferable, More preferably, it is 4-15. In these tabular silver halide grains, the outer wall of the crystal may be substantially composed of {111} planes or {100} planes. Further, it may have both the {111} plane and the {100} plane. In the present invention, the average aspect ratio is more preferably 8 or more. This is because the higher the aspect ratio, the more closely packed the silver halide can be in the film, and the color developing agent can be efficiently supplied to the place where the reduction reaction is carried out. Average aspect ratio is 2
A silver halide grain of 0 or more has a drawback that it lacks stability during production.

When silver iodobromide or silver bromide tabular grains are used, 50% or more of the grain surfaces are {111} faces, and more preferably 60% to 90% are {111} faces. Particularly preferably, grains having {111} faces in 70 to 95% are preferable. It is preferable that the planes other than the {111} plane are mainly the {100} plane. This plane ratio utilizes the difference in the adsorption dependency between the {111} plane and the {100} plane in the adsorption of the sensitizing dye. Tani, J .; Ima
ging Sci. , 29, 165 (1985).

The tabular (iodo) silver bromide grains are preferably hexagonal. Hexagonal tabular grains (hereinafter sometimes referred to as hexagonal tabular grains) are the main planes ({1
11) plane) is hexagonal, and the maximum adjacency ratio thereof is 1.0 to 2.0. Here, the maximum adjacent side ratio is the ratio of the length of the side having the maximum length to the length of the side having the minimum length forming a hexagon. The hexagonal tabular grains may have rounded corners as long as the maximum adjacent side ratio is 1.0 to 2.0.
It may be a circular tabular grain. The length of a side when the corner is rounded is represented by the distance between the straight line portion of the side and the intersection with the line obtained by extending the straight line portion of the adjacent side. It is preferable that half or more of each side forming the hexagon of the hexagonal tabular grain is substantially a straight line,
More preferably, the ratio of adjacent sides is 1.0 to 1.5.

The tabular silver (iodo) bromide grains preferably have dislocations. The rearrangement of halogenated grains is, for example,
J. F. Hamilton, Photogr. Sci.
Eng. 57 (1967) and T.W. Shiozawa
a, J. Soc. Photogr. Sci. Japan
n, 35, 213 (1972), and can be observed by a direct method using a transmission electron microscope at low temperature. The dislocation position of the silver halide grain is preferably generated in a region of 0.58 to 1.0 L from the center of the halide grain toward the outer surface, and more preferably 0.80 to 0. It has occurred in the area of 98L. The direction of the dislocation line is approximately from the center to the outer surface, but it often meanders. Regarding the number of dislocations in the silver halide grains, it is desirable that 50% (number) or more of grains containing one or more dislocations are present, and the higher the ratio (number) of tabular grains having dislocation lines, the more preferable.

In the tabular silver halide emulsion according to the present invention, dislocation lines are preferably present at least in the fringe portion of the grain, and more preferably in the fringe portion and the main plane portion. The tabular silver halide grains relating to the invention preferably have 10 or more dislocation lines in the fringe portion, and more preferably 20 or more. In the present invention, having a dislocation line in the fringe portion means that the dislocation line exists near the outer peripheral portion of the tabular grain, near the ridgeline, or near the apex. Specifically, the fringe portion is a line segment connecting the center of the principal plane of the tabular grain (center of gravity when the principal plane is regarded as a two-dimensional figure) and the apex when tabular grains are observed perpendicularly to the principal plane. Let L be the length of
It refers to the area outside the figure connecting the points whose distance from the center is 0.50 L for each vertex.

As a method of introducing dislocation lines into silver halide grains, for example, a method of adding an aqueous solution containing iodine ions such as potassium iodide and a water-soluble silver salt solution by double jet, or silver iodide fine particles are used. Method of adding, method of adding only solution containing iodide ion, JP-A-6-11781
A known method, such as a method using an iodide ion-releasing agent as described in No. 3, can be used to form dislocations that are the origin of dislocation lines at desired positions. Among these methods, a method of adding an aqueous solution containing iodide ions and a water-soluble silver salt solution by a double jet, a method of adding fine silver iodide grains, and a method of using an iodide ion-releasing agent are preferable.

The iodide ion-releasing agent in the present invention is a compound which releases iodine ion by the reaction with a base represented by the following general formula (J) or a nucleophile.

General Formula (J) RI In the general formula (J), R represents a monovalent organic group.
R is, for example, an alkyl group, an alkenyl group, an alkynyl group, an aryl group, an aralkyl group, a heterocyclic group, an acyl group,
It is preferably a carbamoyl group, an alkyloxycarbonyl group, an aryloxycarbonyl group, an alkylsulfonyl group, an arylsulfonyl group, or a sulfamoyl group. R is preferably an organic group having 30 or less carbon atoms, more preferably 20 or less, and further preferably 10 or less.

Further, R preferably has a substituent, and the substituent may be further substituted with another substituent. As the preferable substituent, a halide, an alkyl group,
Alkenyl group, alkynyl group, aryl group, aralkyl group, heterocyclic group, acyl group, acyloxy group, carbamoyl group, alkyloxycarbonyl group, aryloxycarbonyl group, alkylsulfonyl group, arylsulfonyl group, sulfamoyl group, alkoxy group, aryl Oxy group, amino group, acylamino group, ureido group, urethane group, sulfonylamino group, sulfinyl group, phosphoric acid amide group, alkylthio group, arylthio group, cyano group,
Examples thereof include a sulfo group, a carboxyl group, a hydroxy group and a nitro group.

As the iodine ion releasing agent represented by the general formula (J), iodoalkanes, iodoalcohols, iodocarboxylic acids, iodoamides and their derivatives are preferable, and iodoamides, iodoalcohols and their derivatives are more preferable. Iodoamides substituted with a heterocyclic group are more preferred, with the most preferred example being (iodoacetamido) benzenesulfonate.

In the present invention, silver chloride, silver chlorobromide, silver chloroiodide or silver chloroiodobromide tabular grains can also be used. In this case, tabular grains having the {100} plane as the main plane,
Any of tabular grains having a {111} plane as a main plane can be used. Regarding silver chloride tabular grains having {100} planes, US Pat. Nos. 5,314,798, European Patents 534395A, 617321A and 61 are available.
7317A, 617318A, 617325A
No., WO94 / 22051, European Patent No. 616255A.
No. 5,356,764, 5,320,
938, 5,275,930, JP-A-5-204073, 5-281640, 7-2.
No. 25441, No. 6-30116, and the like. Various reports have been made on the tabular grains mainly composed of {111} planes, which are described in detail, for example, in US Pat. No. 4,439,520. Also, US Pat. No. 5,250,
No. 403 describes a so-called ultrathin tabular grain having an equivalent circle equivalent diameter of 0.7 μm or more and a thickness of 0.07 μm or less. Further U.S. Pat. No. 4,435,50
No. 1 discloses a technique of epitaxially growing a silver salt on the surface of tabular grains.

In the tabular grains, the grain size is the diameter when the projected image of the grain is converted into a circular image having the same area. The projected area of a grain can be calculated from the sum of the grain areas. In any case, it can be obtained by observing a silver halide crystal sample distributed on the sample stage to the extent that grains do not overlap with each other by observing with an electron microscope. The average projected area diameter of the tabular silver halide grains is represented by the circle equivalent diameter of the projected area of the grains, and is preferably 0.30 μm or more, more preferably 0.30 to 5 μm, and further preferably 0.4.
It is 0 to 2 μm. The particle size can be obtained by enlarging and projecting the particles with an electron microscope at a magnification of 10,000 to 70,000 and measuring the area of the projected image on the print. Further, the average particle diameter (φ) can be calculated by the following equation when the number of measured particle diameters is n and the frequency of particles having a particle diameter φi is ni.

Average particle diameter (φ) = (Σniφi) / n (The number of measured particles is indiscriminately 1,000 or more.) The thickness of the particles is obtained by observing the sample obliquely with an electron microscope. Obtainable. The thickness of the tabular grains of the present invention is preferably 0.01 to 1.0 μm, more preferably 0.01 to 0.1 μm. In the present invention, it is most preferably 0.01 to 0.07 μm. The tabular silver halide grains used in the present invention preferably have a small thickness distribution. Specifically, when the width of the distribution is defined by (standard deviation of thickness / average thickness) × 100 = width of thickness distribution (%), it is preferably 25% or less, more preferably 20%. It is as follows.

Further, it is preferable that the tabularity expressed by the formula, A = ECD / b ² , is 20 or more in consideration of the factors of aspect ratio and grain thickness. Here, ECD refers to the average projected diameter (μm) of tabular grains, and b (μm) is the thickness of grains. Here, the average projected diameter represents the number average of diameters of circles having an area equal to the projected area of tabular grains.

Further, it is preferable that the distribution of the halogen content of individual grains in the tabular silver halide grain emulsion of the present invention is also small. Specifically, (standard deviation of halogen content / average halogen content) x
100 = 25% or less is preferable, and 20% or less is more preferable when the breadth of distribution is defined by the breadth (%) of halogen content.

The silver halide grains used in the present invention are
It may have a core / shell structure having at least two layer structures having substantially different halogen compositions or a uniform composition in the silver halide grain. The average silver iodide content of the silver halide emulsion according to the present invention is preferably 20 mol% or less,
It is more preferably 0.1 to 10 mol%. In the present invention, so-called halogen conversion type particles may be used. The amount of halogen conversion is preferably 0.2 to 2.0 mol% with respect to the amount of silver, and the conversion time may be physical ripening or after physical ripening. As a method for converting halogen, an aqueous solution of halogen or silver halide fine particles having a smaller solubility product with silver than the halogen composition on the surface of the grain before halogen conversion is usually added. The particle size at this time is preferably 0.2 μm or less, more preferably 0.02 to 0.1 μm.

Further, the silver halide grain contains a cadmium salt, a zinc salt, a lead salt, a thallium salt, an iridium salt (including a complex salt) and a rhodium salt (including a complex salt) during the grain forming process and / or the growing process. ) And at least one metal ion selected from iron salts (including complex salts), and these metal elements can be contained inside the particles and / or in the surface layer of the particles.

The silver halide emulsion according to the present invention comprises a low molecular weight gelatin having an average molecular weight of 5,000 to 70,000 and / or
Alternatively, it is preferable to perform the nucleation in the presence of gelatin having a methionine content of less than 30 μmol / g. The methionine content of gelatin at the time of nucleation is more preferably less than 20 μmol / g, further preferably 0.1.
10 μmol / g. The average molecular weight of the low molecular weight gelatin is more preferably 6000 to 50,000,
-30000 is more preferable.

The methionine content in gelatin was 30 μm.
To reduce the amount to less than ol / g, it is effective to oxidize the alkali-treated gelatin with an oxidizing agent. Examples of the oxidizing agent that can be used for the gelatin oxidation treatment include:
Examples thereof include hydrogen peroxide, ozone, peroxy acids, halogens, thiosulfonic acid compounds, quinones, and organic peracids, and hydrogen peroxide is preferable in the present invention.

In the silver halide photographic emulsion of the present invention, unnecessary soluble salts may be removed at the end of the growth of silver halide grains, or may be contained therein. When removing the salts, Research Disclosure (R
search Disclosure, abbreviated as RD hereinafter) No. It can be carried out based on the method described in Item 17643, Item II.

In the present invention, two or more kinds of silver halide emulsions, which are separately formed, can be arbitrarily mixed and used. In the present invention, JP-A-2002-55410 is used.
The method shown in paragraph numbers 0054 to 0065 of the publication, paragraph numbers 0060 to 0078 of JP-A-6-118593.
The silver halide prepared by the method shown in can be used.

(Sensitizing Method) The light-sensitive silver halide emulsion is usually a chemically sensitized silver halide emulsion. The chemical sensitization of the photosensitive silver halide emulsion of the present invention includes chalcogen sensitizing methods such as sulfur sensitizing method, selenium sensitizing method, tellurium sensitizing method, gold, platinum, etc. A noble metal sensitization method using palladium or the like and a reduction sensitization method can be used alone or in combination (for example, JP-A 3-1).
No. 10555, Japanese Patent Application No. 4-75798, etc.).

As the chalcogen sensitizer applied to the silver halide emulsion, a sulfur sensitizer and a selenium sensitizer are preferably used. As the sulfur sensitizer, thiosulfate, allylthiocarbamidothiourea, allylisothiocyanate,
Examples include cystine, p-toluenethiosulfonate, rhodanine, and inorganic sulfur. The amount of the sulfur sensitizer added is preferably changed depending on the type of silver halide emulsion to be applied and the magnitude of the expected effect, but 5 × 10 ^{−10 to} 5 × 10 ⁻ per mol of silver halide. A range of ⁵ mol, preferably a range of 5 × 10 ^{−8 to} 3 × 10 ⁻⁵ mol is preferable.

Examples of gold sensitizers include chloroauric acid and gold sulfide.
Other various gold complexes can be added. Used
Examples of ligand compounds include
Anoic acid, mercaptotetrazole, mercaptotriazo
And the like. The amount of gold compound used is
Type of silver halide emulsion, type of compound used, ripening strip
It is not uniform depending on the situation, but usually silver halide 1
1 x 10 per mole^-Four~ 1 x 10^-8Preferably in moles
Good More preferably 1 × 10^-Five~ 1 x 10 ^-8In moles
is there.

These chemical sensitizations can be carried out in the presence of a nitrogen-containing heterocyclic compound (JP-A-62-253159).
issue). Further, an antifoggant can be added after the completion of chemical sensitization. Specifically, JP-A-5-45833,
The method described in JP-A-62-40446 can be used. The pH at the time of chemical sensitization is preferably 5.3 to 10.
5, more preferably 5.5 to 8.5, pAg is preferably 6.0 to 10.5, more preferably 6.8 to.
It is 9.0. The coating amount of the photosensitive silver halide used in the present invention is in the range of 1 mg / m ^{2 to} 10 g / m ^{2 in} terms of silver.

In preparing the silver halide of the present invention,
Reduction sensitization can also be used together. By placing the silver halide emulsion in a suitable reducing atmosphere, reduction sensitizing nuclei can be imparted to the inside and / or the surface of the silver halide grains. The reduction sensitization is preferably performed during the growth of silver halide grains described below. As the method of applying during the growth, not only the method of performing reduction sensitization while the silver halide grains are growing, but also the method of performing reduction sensitization with the growth of the silver halide grains being interrupted and then performing the reduction sensitization It also includes a method of growing the perceived silver halide grains, specifically by adding a reducing agent and / or a water-soluble silver salt to the silver halide emulsion.

Preferred examples of the reducing agent include thiourea dioxide and ascorbic acid and their derivatives. Another preferred reducing agent is hydrazine,
Examples thereof include polyamines such as diethylenetriamine, dimethylamineboranes, sulfites and the like. The amount of reducing agent added depends on the type of reduction sensitizer, the grain size of silver halide grains,
The composition and crystal habit, the temperature of the reaction system, pH, and environmental conditions such as pAg are preferably changed.
A range of ˜2 mg is preferred. In the case of ascorbic acid, the amount is preferably 0.2 to 50 g per mol of silver halide. As conditions for reduction sensitization, temperature is 40 to 80 ° C., time is 10 to 200 minutes, pH is 5 to 11, pAg is 1 to 1.
A range of 0 is preferred.

Silver nitrate is preferably used as the water-soluble silver salt. By adding a water-soluble silver salt, so-called silver ripening, which is a kind of reduction sensitization technique, is performed. PAg during silver aging is 1
-6 is suitable, and more preferably 2-4. The conditions such as temperature, time and pH are preferably within the above range.

Further, the action of the reducing agent added at a desired time of particle formation is controlled by adding hydrogen peroxide (water) and its adduct, an oxidizing agent such as peroxo acid salt, ozone, I ₂ , thiosulfonic acid and the like at a desired time. It is preferable to inactivate the reducing agent by adding it in step 1 to suppress or stop the reducing agent. The oxidizing agent may be added at any time from when the silver halide grains are formed to before the addition of the gold sensitizer in the chemical sensitization step (or when the gold sensitizer is not used, the chemical sensitizer).

In order to provide the photosensitive silver halide used in the present invention with color sensitivity such as green sensitivity and red sensitivity, the photosensitive silver halide emulsion is spectrally sensitized with a methine dye or the like. Further, if necessary, the blue-sensitive emulsion may be spectrally sensitized in the blue region. The dyes used include cyanine dyes, merocyanine dyes, complex cyanine dyes, complex merocyanine dyes, holopolar cyanine dyes, hemicyanine dyes, styryl dyes and hemioxonol dyes. Specifically, US Pat. No. 4,617,257
JP-A-59-180550 and 64-13546.
And sensitizing dyes described in JP-A Nos. 5-45828 and 5-45834. These sensitizing dyes may be used alone, or a combination thereof may be used, and the combination of sensitizing dyes is often used particularly for the purpose of wavelength adjustment of supersensitization or spectral sensitization. .

Along with the sensitizing dye, a dye having no spectral sensitizing effect itself or a compound which does not substantially absorb visible light and exhibits supersensitization may be contained in the emulsion (for example, US (Patent Nos. 3,615,641 and JP-A-63-23145). These sensitizing dyes may be added to the emulsion at the time of chemical ripening or before or after the chemical ripening, and are described in US Pat. No. 4,183,75.
It may be before or after nucleation of silver halide grains in accordance with the specifications of No. 6 and No. 4,225,666. Further, these sensitizing dyes and supersensitizers may be added as a solution of an organic solvent such as methanol, a dispersion of gelatin or the like, or one liquid of a surfactant. The addition amount is generally about 1 × 10 ⁻⁸ to 1 × 10 ⁻² mol per mol of silver halide.

(Additive) The hydrophilic protective colloid used for preparing the light-sensitive material of the present invention includes a product.
Licensing Index, Volume 92, P108, "V
In addition to gelatin used in ordinary silver halide emulsions as described in the section "Electrics", gelatin derivatives such as acetylated gelatin and phthalated gelatin, water-soluble cellulose derivatives and other synthetic or natural hydrophilic polymers are available. included.

Various techniques and additives known in the art can be used in the silver halide photographic light-sensitive material of the present invention, if necessary. For example, auxiliary layers such as a protective layer, a filter layer, an antihalation layer, a crossover light cut layer, and a backing layer can be provided in addition to the light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer. Sensitizers, noble metal sensitizers, photosensitive dyes, supersensitizers, couplers, high boiling solvents, antifoggants, stabilizers, development inhibitors, bleaching accelerators,
Fixing accelerator, color mixing inhibitor, formalin scavenger,
Color tones, hardeners, surfactants, thickeners, plasticizers, slip agents, UV absorbers, irradiation prevention dyes, filter light absorption dyes, antibacterial agents, polymer latex, heavy metals, antistatic agents, matting agents. Etc. can be contained by various methods.

These additives described above are described in more detail in RD Vol. 176 Item / 17643 (December 1978), RD Vol. 184 Item / 18431 (1979).
, 187, Item / 18716 (1979)
November) and Vol. 308, Item / 308119 (1)
(December 989).

The types of compounds and the places of description shown in these three Research Disclosures are listed below. Additive RD-17643 RD-18716 RD-308119 Page classification Page classification Page classification Chemical sensitizer 23 III 648 Upper right 996 III Sensitizing dye 23 IV 648-649 996-8 IVA Desensitizing dye 23 IV 998 IVB Dye 25-26 VIII 649 to 650 1003 VIII Development accelerator 29 XXI 648 Upper right fog inhibitor / stabilizer 24 IV 649 Upper right 1006 to 7 VI Whitening agent 24 V 998 V Hardener 26 X 651 Left 1004 to 5 X Surfactant 26 to 7 XI 650 right 1005-6 XI antistatic agent 27 XII 650 right 1006-7 XIII plasticizer 27 XII 650 right 1006 XII slip agent 27 XII matting agent 28 XVI 650 right 1008-9 XVI binder 26 XXII 1003-4 IX support 28 XVII 1009 XVII (Color tone agent) In the invention, the light-sensitive material contains a color tone agent. You can In particular, silver ions can be efficiently transported by coexisting a toning agent with an organic silver salt or a reducing agent. Examples of suitable toning agents for use in the present invention are RD
No. 17029, which is as follows.

Imides (eg, phthalimide); Cyclic imides, pyrazolin-5-ones, and quinazolinones (eg, succinimide, 3-phenyl-2-pyrazolin-5-one, 1-phenylurazole, quinazoline and 2). , 4-thiazolidinedione); naphthalimides (for example, N-hydroxy-1,8-naphthalimide); cobalt complexes (for example, hexaminetrifluoroacetate of cobalt), mercaptans (for example, 3
-Mercapto-1,2,4-triazole); N- (aminomethyl) aryldicarboximides (e.g.,
N- (dimethylaminomethyl) phthalimide); blocked pyrazoles, isothiuronium (isoth
iuronium) derivative and certain photobleaching agents (eg, N, N'-hexamethylene (1-carbamoyl-3,5-dimethylpyrazole), 1,8-
(Combination of (3,6-dioxaoctane) bis (isothiuronium trifluoroacetate) and 2- (tribromomethylsulfonyl) benzothiazole); merocyanine dye (for example, 3-ethyl-5-((3-ethyl 2-Benzothiazolinylidene (benzothiazolinylidene))-1-methylethylidene) -2-thio-2,4
-Oxazolidinedione); phthalazinone, a phthalazinone derivative or a metal salt of these derivatives (for example, 4-
(1-naphthyl) phthalazinone, 6-chlorophthalazinone, 5,7-dimethyloxyphthalazinone, and 2,3
-Dihydro-1,4-phthalazinedione); a combination of phthalazinone and a sulfinic acid derivative (for example, 6-chlorophthalazinone + sodium benzenesulfinate or 8-methylphthalazinone + sodium p-trisulfonate); phthalazine + phthal A combination of acids; phthalazine (including an adduct of phthalazine) and maleic anhydride, and phthalic acid, 2,3-naphthalenedicarboxylic acid or o-phenylene acid derivative and its anhydride (for example,
Phthalic acid, 4-methylphthalic acid, 4-nitrophthalic acid and tetrachlorophthalic anhydride) in combination with at least one compound; quinazolinediones, benzoxazine, naltoxazine derivatives; benzoxazine-2,4-dione (Eg 1,3-benzoxazine-2,4-dione); pyrimidines and asymmetric-triazines (eg 2,4-dihydroxypyrimidine), and tetraazapentalene derivatives (eg
3,6-dimercapto-1,4-diphenyl-1H, 4
H-2,3a, 5,6a-tetraazapentalene). A preferable toning agent is phthalazone or phthalazine, and it is more preferable to coexist with phthalic acids. The content is 0.05 g / m ^{2 to} 0.
Preferably 5 g / m ^2, more preferably 0.1 g / m ² ~
It is 0.3 g / m ² .

(Coupler) Next, the coupler will be described. The coupler in the present invention is a compound that forms a dye by a coupling reaction with the oxidant of the color developing agent. Examples of couplers preferably used in the present invention include JP-A-2001-154325, paragraph number 0183.
General formulas (Cp-1) to (Cp-1) described in
There is a compound having a structure as described in 2). These are compounds generally called active methylene, pyrazolone, pyrazoloazole, phenol and naphthol, respectively.

The general formulas (Cp-1) to (Cp-4) represent couplers called active methylene couplers.
R24 is an optionally substituted acyl group, cyano group, nitro group, aryl group, heterocyclic group, alkoxycarbonyl group, aryloxycarbonyl group, carbamoyl group,
A sulfamoyl group, an alkylsulfonyl group, and an arylsulfonyl group.

In the general formulas (Cp-1) to (Cp-4), R ²⁵ is an alkyl group, an aryl group or a heterocyclic group which may have a substituent. In the general formula (Cp-4), R ²⁶ is an aryl group or a heterocyclic group which may have a substituent. Examples of the substituent which R ²⁴ , R ²⁵ and R ²⁶ may have include an alkyl group, a cycloalkyl group, an alkenyl group, an alkynyl group, an aryl group, a heterocyclic group, an alkoxy group, an aryloxy group, a cyano group, Examples of the substituent include halogen atom, acylamino group, sulfonamide group, carbamoyl group, sulfamoyl group, alkoxycarbonyl group, aryloxycarbonyl group, alkylamino group, arylamino group, hydroxyl group, sulfo group and the like. Preferred examples of R ²⁴ include an acyl group, a cyano group, a carbamoyl group and an alkoxycarbonyl group.

In formulas (Cp-1) to (Cp-4), Y is a hydrogen atom or a group capable of leaving by a coupling reaction with an oxidized product of a developing agent. Examples of Y include a group which acts as an anionic leaving group of a 2-equivalent coupler, a halogen atom (eg, chloro group, bromine group), an alkoxy group (eg, methoxy group, ethoxy group), an aryloxy group (eg, phenoxy group, 4-cyanophenoxy group, 4-alkoxycarbonylphenyl group), alkylthio group (eg methylthio group, ethylthio group, butylthio group), arylthio group (eg phenylthio group, tolylthio group), alkylcarbamoyl group (eg methylcarbamoyl group, dimethylcarbamoyl group) Group, ethylcarbamoyl group, diethylcarbamoyl group, dibutylcarbamoyl group, piperidylcarbamoyl group, morpholylcarbamoyl group), arylcarbamoyl group (for example, phenylcarbamoyl group, methylphenylcarbamoyl group, Ruphenylcarbamoyl group, benzylphenylcarbamoyl group), carbamoyl group, alkylsulfamoyl group (eg methylsulfamoyl group, dimethylsulfamoyl group, ethylsulfamoyl group, diethylsulfamoyl group, dibutylsulfamoyl group) , A piperidylsulfamoyl group, a morpholylsulfamoyl group), an arylsulfamoyl group (for example, a phenylsulfamoyl group,
Methylphenylsulfamoyl group, ethylphenylsulfamoyl group, benzylphenylsulfamoyl group),
Sulfamoyl group, cyano group, alkylsulfonyl group (for example, methanesulfonyl group, ethanesulfonyl group),
Arylsulfonyl group (for example, phenylsulfonyl group,
4-chlorophenylsulfonyl group, p-toluenesulfonyl group), alkylcarbonyloxy group (eg acetyloxy group, propionyloxy group, butyroyloxy group), arylcarbonyloxy group (eg benzoyloxy group, toluyloxy group, anisyloxy group), Examples thereof include nitrogen heterocyclic groups (eg, imidazolyl group, benzotriazolyl group) and the like.

The group acting as the cationic leaving group of the 4-equivalent coupler includes a hydrogen atom, a formyl group, a carbamoyl group, and a methylene group having a substituent (the substituent includes an aryl group, a sulfamoyl group, a carbamoyl group, and Alkoxy group, amino group, hydroxyl group, etc.), acyl group,
Examples thereof include a sulfonyl group.

In the general formulas (Cp-1) to (Cp-4), R ²⁴ and R ²⁵ , and R ²⁴ and R ²⁶ may combine with each other to form a ring.

The general formula (Cp-5) represents a coupler called a 5-pyrazolone type magenta coupler, in which R ²⁷
Represents an alkyl group, an aryl group, an acyl group or a carbamoyl group. R ²⁸ represents a phenyl group or a phenyl group substituted with one or more halogen atoms, an alkyl group, a cyano group, an alkoxy group, an alkoxycarbonyl group or an acylamino group. For Y, general formulas (Cp-1) to (Cp
The same as p-4).

Among the 5-pyrazolone magenta couplers represented by the general formula (Cp-5), those in which R ²⁷ is an aryl group or an acyl group and R ²⁸ is a phenyl group substituted with one or more halogen atoms are preferable. .

Describing in detail about these preferable groups, R ²⁷ is phenyl, 2-chlorophenyl, 2-methoxyphenyl, 2-chloro-5-tetradecanamidophenyl, 2-chloro-5- (3-octadecenyl-1-succinimide). Phenyl, 2-chloro-5-octadecylsulfonamidophenyl or 2-chloro-5- [2
Aryl group such as-(4-hydroxy-3-t-butylphenoxy) tetradecanamido] phenyl or acetyl, pivaloyl, tetradecanoyl, 2- (2,4-di-t-pentylphenoxy) acetyl, 2- (2 , 4-
An acyl group such as di-t-pentylphenoxy) butanoyl, benzoyl, 3- (2,4-di-t-amylphenoxyacetamido) benzoyl, and these groups may further have a substituent. An organic substituent or halogen atom linked by a carbon atom, an oxygen atom, a nitrogen atom or a sulfur atom.

R ²⁸ is 2,4,6-trichlorophenyl,
Substituted phenyl groups such as 2,5-dichlorophenyl and 2-chlorophenyl groups are preferred.

The general formula (Cp-6) represents a coupler called a pyrazoloazole coupler, and in the formula, R ²⁹ represents a hydrogen atom or a substituent. Z represents a group of non-metal atoms necessary to form a 5-membered azole ring containing 2 to 4 nitrogen atoms, and the azole ring may have a substituent (including a condensed ring). For Y, general formulas (Cp-1) to (Cp-
It is similar to 4).

Among the pyrazoloazole couplers represented by the general formula (Cp-6), the imidazo [1,2] described in US Pat. -B] pyrazoles, US Pat.
Pyrazolo [1,5-b] described in 40,654
[1,2,4] triazoles, US Pat. No. 3,72
Pyrazolo [5,1-c] described in 5,067
[1,2,4] triazoles are preferable, and in view of light fastness, pyrazolo [1,5-b] [1,2,
4] Triazoles are preferable.

The details of the substituents of the azole ring represented by the substituents R ²⁹ , Y and Z are described in, for example, US Pat.
540,654, column 2, line 41 to column 8, line 27. Preferably, JP-A-61
-65245, a pyrazoloazole coupler having a branched alkyl group directly bonded to the 2, 3 or 6-position of a pyrazolotriazole group, JP-A-61-65245.
Pyrazoloazole coupler containing sulfonamide group in the molecule described in JP-A-61-147254.
Pyrazoloazole couplers having an alkoxyphenyl sulfonamide ballast group described in JP-A-62-
209457 or 63-307453, pyrazolotriazole couplers having an alkoxy group or an aryloxy group at the 6-position, and JP-A-2-2
No. 01443, a pyrazolotriazole coupler having a carbonamide group in the molecule.

The general formulas (Cp-7) and (Cp-8) are couplers called phenol couplers and naphthol couplers, respectively, wherein R30 is a hydrogen atom or --NHCOR32, --SO2 NR32R33, --NH.
SO2 R32, -NHCOR32, -NHCONR3
Represents a group selected from 2R33 and -NHSO2 NR32R33. R32 and R33 represent a hydrogen atom or a substituent. In the general formulas (Cp-7) and (Cp-8), R3
1 represents a substituent, 1 represents an integer selected from 0 to 2, and m represents an integer selected from 0 to 4. Y is the same as in general formulas (Cp-1) to (Cp-4). R31-R
Examples of 33 include those mentioned as the substituents of R24 to R26.

Preferred examples of the phenolic coupler represented by the general formula (Cp-7) include US Pat. No. 2,36.
9,929, 2,801,171, 2,7
72, 162, 2, 895, 826, 3,
2-Alkylamino-5-alkylphenols described in US Pat. No. 2,772,002 and the like.
No. 2,162, No. 3,758,308, No. 4,1
No. 26,396, No. 4,334,011, No. 4,
327,173, West German Patent Publication No. 3,329,729
2, 5-diacylaminophenol compounds described in JP-A-59-166956 and the like, U.S. Pat. Nos. 3,446,622, 4,333,999, and 4, Examples thereof include 2-phenylureido-5-acylaminophenol-based compounds described in each specification such as Nos. 451 and 559 and 4,427,767.

Preferred examples of the naphthol coupler represented by the general formula (Cp-8) include US Pat. No. 2,47.
No. 4,293, No. 4,052,212, No. 4,1
No. 46,396, No. 4,228,233, No. 4,
2-carbamoyl-1-naphthol system and U.S. Pat. No. 4,690,88 described in each specification such as 296,200.
2-carbamoyl-5-amide-1 described in No. 9
-A naphthol type etc. can be mentioned.

The general formulas (Cp-9) to (Cp-12) are couplers called pyrrolotriazole, and R ⁴² and R
⁴³ and R ⁴⁴ represent a hydrogen atom or a substituent. Y is the same as in general formulas (Cp-1) to (Cp-4).
^Examples of the substituents of R ⁴² , R ⁴³ , and R ⁴⁴ include those mentioned as the substituents of R ^{24 to} R ²⁶ . General formula (Cp-
Preferred examples of the pyrrolotriazole-based couplers represented by 9) to (Cp-12) include European Patent 488,2.
No. 48A1, No. 491, 197A1, No. 545,
The couplers described in each specification of No. 300 in which at least one of R ⁴² and R ⁴³ is an electron-withdrawing group can be mentioned.

In addition, condensed ring phenol, imidazole,
Pyrrole, 3-hydroxypyridine, active methine, 5,
A coupler having a structure such as a 5-condensed heterocycle or a 5,6-condensed heterocycle can be used.

Examples of the condensed ring phenol-based couplers include US Pat. Nos. 4,327,173 and 4,564,586.
Nos. 4,904,575 and the like can be used.

As the imidazole-based coupler, the couplers described in US Pat. Nos. 4,818,672 and 5,051,347 can be used.

Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 4-1 discloses a pyrrole coupler.
The couplers described in 88137, 4-190347 and the like can be used.

As the 3-hydroxypyridine type couplers, the couplers described in JP-A-1-315736 can be used.

As the active methine-based coupler, couplers described in the specifications of US Pat. Nos. 5,104,783 and 5,162,196 can be used.

As the 5,5-fused heterocyclic couplers,
Pyrrolopyrazole couplers described in U.S. Pat. No. 5,164,289, pyrroloimidazole couplers described in JP-A-4-17429 and the like can be used.
Examples of 5,6-condensed heterocyclic couplers include pyrazolopyrimidine couplers described in U.S. Pat. No. 4,950,585, pyrrolotriazine couplers described in JP-A-4-204730, and European Patent No. The couplers described in the specification of No. 556,700 can be used.

In the present invention, in addition to the above-mentioned coupler, West German Patent Nos. 3,819,051A and 3,823,049 are also used.
U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,840,883 and 5,02.
4,930, 5,051,347, 4,4
81, 268, European Patent Nos. 304,856A2, 329,036, 354,549A2, 374,781A2, 379,110A2, 386,930A1 and the like. Description, JP-A-63-1
41055, 64-32260, 32261.
JP-A-2-297547, JP-A-2-44340,
2-11555, 3-7938, 3-16
No. 0440, No. 3-172839, No. 4-17244
No. 7, No. 4-179949, No. 4-182645,
4-184437, 4-188138, 4-
188139, 4-194847, 4-204
No. 532, No. 4-204731, No. 4-204732
The couplers described in the respective publications such as No. can also be used.

These couplers are used in general color photography, and when they are developed with a paraphenylenediamine type color developing agent, they are each in a blue region (wavelength of 350 to 500 n).
m), a green region (wavelength 500 to 600 nm), and a red region (wavelength 600 to 750 nm) having a spectral absorption maximum wavelength. Depending on the developing agent such as a hydrazine-based or sulfonamidephenol-based developing agent, the dye formed by coupling may have a spectral absorption maximum in a wavelength range different from these wavelengths, so depending on the type of developing agent used. It is necessary to properly select the type of coupler. Further, the light-sensitive material of the present invention does not necessarily have to be designed so that the coloring dye has a spectral absorption maximum wavelength in the above blue region, green region and red region. The coloring dye may have spectral absorption in the ultraviolet region or infrared region, and these may be used in combination with absorption in the visible light region.

The coupler which can be used in the present invention may have a diffusion-resistant group as a polymer chain. Further, either a 4-equivalent coupler or a 2-equivalent coupler can be used, but it is preferable to use properly depending on the kind of the color developing agent. First, it is preferable to use a 4-equivalent coupler for the developing agents of the general formulas (1) to (3) of JP 2001-5155 A, and the general formula (4) and the formula (5) of JP 2001-5155 A are used. It is preferable to use a 2-equivalent coupler for the developing agent (1).

Specific examples of the coupler include 4-equivalent and 2-equivalent both in Theory of the Photographic Process (edited by 4th Ed. TH James, Mac.
Millan, 1977) pages 291 to 334, and pages 354 to 361, JP-A-58-12353, 5
8-149046, 58-149047, 59
-11114, 59-124399, 59-1
74835, 59-231539, 59-23
No. 1540, No. 60-2951, No. 60-14242
No. 60, No. 60-23474, No. 60-66249, JP-A No. 8-110608, No. 8-146552, and No. 8-1.
46578, 9-204031, and the like.

The light-sensitive material of the present invention may contain the following functional couplers. As a coupler for correcting unnecessary absorption of a color forming dye, European Patent No. 456,25
No. 7A1 yellow colored cyan coupler, EP no. Yellow colored magenta coupler, US Pat. No. 4,833,069 magenta colored cyan coupler, US Pat. No. 4,8.
(2) of 37,136 specification, WO92 / 11575
A colorless masking coupler represented by the formula (A) of Claim 1 (in particular, the exemplified compounds on pages 36 to 45). Examples of the compound (including a coupler) which reacts with an oxidized product of a developing agent to release a photographically useful compound residue include the following. European Patent No. 3 as a development inhibitor releasing compound
No. 78,236A1, the formula (I) described on page 11
Compounds of formula (IV), EP 436,938
Compounds represented by formula (I) described on page 7 of A2 specification, compounds represented by formula (1) of Japanese Patent Application No. 4-134523, European Patent No. 440,195, 5, 6 of A2 specification.
Compounds represented by formulas (I), (II) and (III) described on page, compound represented by formula (I) in claim 1 of Japanese Patent Application No. 4-325564-ligand releasing compound, US Pat. , 555,478, and the compound represented by LIG-X described in claim 1.

The couplers used in the present invention may be used either individually or in combination of two or more, and may be used in combination with other types of couplers. The coupler is preferably added to the same layer as the developing agent of the present invention and the silver halide, and the preferable amount thereof is 0.05 to 20 moles, more preferably 0.1 to 20 moles relative to the developing agent. The amount is 10 mol, particularly preferably 0.2 to 5 mol. In the present invention, the coupler is preferably used in an amount of 0.01 to 1 mol per mol of silver halide,
0.02-0.6 mol is more preferable. Within this range, a sufficient color density can be obtained, which is preferable.

Hydrophobic additives such as couplers and color developing agents can be incorporated into the layer of the photographic material by known methods such as the method described in US Pat. No. 2,322,027. In this case, U.S. Pat. No. 4,555,47
No. 0, 4,536,466, 4,536,467
Issue No. 4,587,206 Issue No. 4,555,476
Nos. 4,599,296, Japanese Patent Publication No. 3-6
A high-boiling point organic solvent as described in No. 2,256 can be used in combination with a low-boiling point organic solvent having a boiling point of 50 ° C to 160 ° C, if necessary. Further, two or more kinds of these couplers, high boiling point organic solvents and the like can be used in combination. The amount of the high boiling point organic solvent is 10 g or less, preferably 5 g or less, and more preferably 1 g per 1 g of the hydrophobic additive used.
It is g-0.1g. Also, 1 g per 1 g of binder
It is suitable to be less than or equal to ml, more preferably less than or equal to 0.5 ml, and particularly less than or equal to 0.3 ml. Further, a dispersion method using a polymer described in JP-B-51-39,853 and JP-A-51-59,943 can be used.

In the present invention, the silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material may contain a Fisher dispersion coupler. To disperse an aqueous alkaline solution of a Fischer dispersion coupler, for example, JP-A-59-60437,
The method described in Japanese Examined Patent Publication No. 6-64319 may be adopted. In this case, since the coupler has an acid group such as carboxylic acid or sulfonic acid, it is introduced into the hydrophilic colloid as an alkaline aqueous solution. In addition, JP-A-62-3
The method of adding it as a fine particle dispersion described in No. 0242 can also be used.

When the coupler is a compound which is substantially insoluble in water, it can be dispersed and contained in the binder in the form of fine particles in addition to the above method. When dispersing the hydrophobic compound in the hydrophilic colloid, various surfactants can be used. For example, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 59-157636, No. 3
The surfactants listed on pages 7) to (38) above as RD can be used. Also, Japanese Patent Application No. 5-20
The phosphate ester type surfactants described in Nos. 4325, 6-19247 and West German Laid-Open Patent No. 1,932,299A can also be used.

(Hydrazine Derivative) The light-sensitive material of the present invention may contain a hydrazine derivative. The hydrazine derivative preferably used is disclosed in JP-A-2002-554.
A compound represented by the general formula (H) described in 10th paragraph, 0038.

The light-sensitive material of the present invention may contain a high contrast agent. As the contrast-increasing agent, a hydrazine derivative is preferable, and a compound represented by the general formula (H) is preferable.

In the formula, A₀May each have a substituent
Aliphatic group, aromatic group, heterocyclic group or -G₀-D₀Basis
To B₀Represents a blocking group, A₁, A₂Together with water
Elementary atom or one is hydrogen atom and the other is acyl group, sulfo
It represents a nyl group or an oxalyl group. Where G₀Is -C
O-group, -COCO- group, -CS- group, -C (= NG₁
D ₁) -Group, -SO- group, -SO₂-Group or -P (O)
(G₁D₁) -Represents a group, G ₁Is a mere bond, -O-
Group, -S- group or -N (D₁) -Represents a group, D₁Is fat
Group, aromatic group, heterocyclic group or hydrogen atom,
Multiple D in₁Are present, they are the same and
May also be different. D₀Is hydrogen atom, aliphatic group, aromatic
Group, heterocyclic group, amino group, alkoxy group, aryloxy group
Represents a Si group, an alkylthio group, or an arylthio group.

In the general formula [H], the aliphatic group represented by A ₀ is preferably one having 1 to 30 carbon atoms, and particularly preferably a linear, branched or cyclic alkyl group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms. , For example, methyl group, ethyl group, t-butyl group,
Octyl group, cyclohexyl group, benzyl group, these are further suitable substituents (for example, aryl group, alkoxy group, aryloxy group, alkylthio group, arylthio group, sulfoxy group, sulfonamide group, sulfamoyl group, acylamino group, Ureido group, etc.).

In the general formula [H], the aromatic group represented by A ₀ is preferably a monocyclic or condensed ring aryl group,
Examples thereof include a benzene ring and a naphthalene ring, and A0
The heterocyclic group represented by is preferably a heterocycle containing at least one heteroatom selected from nitrogen, sulfur and oxygen atoms in a monocycle or a condensed ring, for example, a pyrrolidine ring,
Examples thereof include an imidazole ring, a tetrahydrofuran ring, a morpholine ring, a pyridine ring, a pyrimidine ring, a quinoline ring, a thiazole ring, a benzothiazole ring, a thiophene ring and a furan ring, and in the -G ₀ -D ₀ group represented by A ₀ , G ₀ is -CO- group, -COCO- group, -CS- group, -C (= N
G ₁ D ₁₎ - group, -SO- group, -SO ₂ - group or -P
_{(O) (G 1 D 1} ) - represents a group. G ₁ is just a bond, −
Represents an O-group, an -S- group or a -N (D ₁ )-group, D ₁ represents an aliphatic group, an aromatic group, a heterocyclic group or a hydrogen atom,
When plural D ₁ are present in the molecule, they may be the same or different.

D ₀ is a hydrogen atom, an aliphatic group, an aromatic group, a heterocyclic group, an amino group, an alkoxy group, an aryloxy group,
It represents an alkylthio group or an arylthio group, and is preferable D ₀
Examples thereof include a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an alkoxy group, an amino group and the like. A ₀ aromatic group, heterocyclic group and -G ₀
The -D ₀ group may have a substituent.

Particularly preferred as A ₀ are an aryl group and a -G ₀ -D ₀ group. Further, in the general formula [H], A ₀ preferably contains at least one diffusion resistant group or silver halide adsorption group. The diffusion resistant group is preferably a ballast group commonly used in immobilizing photographic additives such as couplers, and the ballast group is a photographically inactive alkyl group, alkenyl group, alkynyl group, alkoxy group, phenyl group, Examples thereof include a phenoxy group and an alkylphenoxy group, and the total carbon number of the substituents is preferably 8 or more.

In the general formula [H], the silver halide adsorption promoting group is a thiourea, a thiourethane group, a mercapto group, a thioether group, a thione group, a heterocyclic group, a thioamide heterocyclic group, a mercapto heterocyclic group, or a special group. Kaisho 64-9
Examples thereof include the adsorption group described in No. 0439.

In the general formula [H], B ₀ represents a blocking group, preferably -G ₀ -D ₀ group, and G ₀ represents-.
CO- group, -COCO- group, -CS- group, -C (= NG
₁ D ₁ ) -group, -SO- group, -SO ₂ -group or -P
_{(O) (G 1 D 1} ) - represents a group. Preferred G ₀ is −
CO- group, -COCO- group, and the like, G ₁ is a single bond, -O- group, -S- group, or -N (D ₁₎ - represents a group, D ₁ is an aliphatic group, an aromatic group , A heterocyclic group or a hydrogen atom, and when a plurality of D _1's are present in the molecule, they may be the same or different. D ₀ represents a hydrogen atom, an aliphatic group, an aromatic group, a heterocyclic group, an amino group, an alkoxy group, an aryloxy group, an alkylthio group or an arylthio group, and preferable D ₀ is a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an alkoxy group, An amino group etc. are mentioned. A ₁ , A ₂
Are both hydrogen atoms or one is a hydrogen atom and the other is an acyl group (acetyl group, trifluoroacetyl group, benzoyl group, etc.), sulfonyl group (methanesulfonyl group, toluenesulfonyl group, etc.) or oxalyl group (ethoxalyl group, etc.) .

Next, specific examples of the compound represented by the general formula [H] are described in JP-A No. 2002-55410, compound H-1 to compound No. 0051, compound H-30. The invention is not limited to these.

Other preferred hydrazine derivatives are compounds H-1 to H-29 described in US Pat. No. 5,545,505, column 11 to column 20,
Compounds 1 to 12 described in US Pat. No. 5,464,738, column 9 to column 11.

These hydrazine derivatives can be synthesized by a known method. The addition layer of the hydrazine derivative is
It is a light-sensitive layer containing a silver halide emulsion and / or a layer adjacent to the light-sensitive layer. The addition amount the particle size of the silver halide grains, the halogen composition, the degree of chemical sensitization, although the optimum amount is not uniform such as type of inhibitor per mole of silver halide 1 × 10 ^-6 mol to 1 X10 ^-1 mol, especially 1x10
A range of ^-5 mol to 1 x 10 ^-2 mol is preferred.

(Organic Silver Salt) In the light-sensitive material of the present invention, a known organic silver salt can be used, if desired, for the purpose of increasing sensitivity and improving developability. Organic silver salts that can be used in the present invention are described in, for example, JP-A-53-492.
No. 1, No. 49-52626, No. 52-141222
No. 53-36224, No. 53-37626, No. 53-36224, No. 53-37610, etc. and U.S. Pat. Nos. 3,330,633 and 3,794.
Nos. 496 and 4,105,451 and the like, silver salts of long-chain aliphatic carboxylic acids and silver salts of carboxylic acids having a heterocycle (for example, silver behenate, α- (1-
(Phenyltetrazolethio) silver acetate, etc.) or JP-B-44-25682, 45-12700, 45
No. 18416, No. 45-22815, JP-A No. 52-
137321, 58-118638, 58-1
There are silver salts of compounds having an imino group described in U.S. Pat. No. 18639 and U.S. Pat. No. 4,123,274.
Further, acetylene silver described in JP-A-61-249044 can be used. Also, WO01 / 9694
A silver salt which is a complex of a compound having a mercapto group described in each specification of No. 9 and WO01 / 96950 and silver can also be used.

Among them, silver salts of benzotriazole and its derivatives (eg silver benzotriazole, silver 5-methylbenzotriazole etc.), silver behenate and 1-phenyl-5.
A silver complex of -mercapto-tetrazole is preferred.

The above organic silver salts may be used alone or in combination of two or more kinds. These are prepared in an aqueous solution of hydrophilic colloid such as gelatin, and the soluble salts are removed before use as they are. It is also possible to use the organic silver salt by isolating it and mechanically pulverizing and dispersing it into solid fine particles. Two or more kinds of organic silver salts may be used in combination. The above organic silver salt is 0.0 per mol of photosensitive silver halide.
1 to 10 mol, preferably 0.05 to 3 mol can be used in combination. Total coating amount of the photosensitive silver halide and organic silver salts 0.05~30g / m ² in terms of silver, and preferably from 0.1 to 15 g / m ^2.

The silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material used in the present invention preferably contains organic silver having a monodispersity of 0.1% or more and less than 25%. The grain size is the length of the ridge of silver halide when the silver halide grains are cubic or octahedral so-called normal crystals, and is considered to be a sphere equivalent to the volume of silver halide grains when not normal crystals. The monodispersity is defined by the following formula, where the diameter is defined as

Monodispersity (%) = (standard deviation of particle size) /
(Average particle size) × 100 Organic silver having a monodispersity of 0.1% or less is unrealistic because it takes time for separation and purification, and organic silver having a monodispersity of 25% or more causes large image unevenness after development. Become.

(Antifoggant) Examples of the antifoggant which can be used in the present invention include higher fatty acids described in US Pat. No. 3,645,739, and Japanese Patent Publication No. 47-11113. Secondary mercury salt, N-halides described in JP-A-51-47419, US Pat. No. 3,700,457, and JP-A-51-
No. 50725, Japanese Patent Application Nos. 1-69994 and 1-104.
No. 271 mercapto compound-releasing compound, arylsulfonic acid described in JP-A-49-125016, lithium carboxylic acid salt described in JP-A-51-47419, British Patent 1,455,277 and JP-A- 50-
No. 101019, oxidants, Nos. 53-19825, sulfinic acids and thiosulfonic acids, No. 51-3.
No. 223, thiouracils, No. 51-26019, sulfur, No. 51-42529, No. 51-81124.
And disulfides and polysulfides described in JP-A-55-93149, rosins or diterpenes described in JP-A-51-57435, polymer acids having a carboxyl group or a sulfonic acid group described in JP-A-51-104338, US Pat. Thiazolythion described in Japanese Patent No. 138,265, JP-A-54-51821 and JP-A-55-142.
331, triazoles described in U.S. Pat. No. 4,137,079, thiosulfinic acid esters described in JP-A-55-140833, JP-A-59-4664.
1, di- or tri-halides described in JP-A-59-57233 and JP-A-59-57234, JP-A-59-111.
No. 636, thiol compound, 60-198540
And the hydroquinone derivatives described in JP-A No. 60-227255 and the like. Further preferable examples of the antifoggant include an antifoggant having a hydrophilic group described in JP-A-62-78554, a polymer anti-foggant described in JP-A-62-121452, and JP-A-62-12345.
The antifoggants having a ballast group described in No. 6 are mentioned. Further, color-free couplers described in JP-A-1-161239 are also preferably used. Other antifoggants include the organic silver salts described in JP-A-4-171443 and JP-A-4-171443.
The compounds described in No. 73649 and No. 5-809182 are also preferably used.

Various antifoggants or photographic stabilizers and their precursors can be used in the present invention. Specific examples thereof include RD, U.S. Patent Nos. 5,089,378 and 4,500,627,
No. 4,614,702, JP-A-64-13
564 (7)-(9), (57)-(71) and (81)-(97), U.S. Pat. No. 4,775,61.
No. 0, No. 4,626,500, No. 4,983,494
Each specification, JP-A-62-174747, JP-A-62-174747
239148, JP-A-1-150135 and 2-1.
No. 10557, No. 2-178650, RD17, 64
No. 3 (1978), pages (24) to (25), European Patent Nos. 1,164,419 and 1164421, JP-A-2002-23326, and JP-A-2002-31878.

These compounds are used in an amount of 5 × 1 per mol of silver.
0 ^-6 to 10 mol is preferable, and 1 x 10 ^{-5 to} 5 mol is more preferably used.

(Layer Structure) In the silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material used in the present invention, a protective layer, an undercoat layer, an intermediate layer and a yellow filter layer are provided between the silver halide emulsion layers and as the uppermost layer and the lowermost layer. Various non-photosensitive layers such as an antihalation layer may be provided, and various auxiliary layers such as a back layer may be provided on the opposite side of the support. Specifically, an undercoat layer as described in US Pat. No. 5,051,335, an intermediate layer having a solid pigment as described in JP-A-1-167838 and JP-A-61-20943, 1-120553, 5-34884,
An intermediate layer having a reducing agent or a DIR compound as described in JP-A-2-64634, US Pat. Nos. 5,017,454 and 5,139,919, and JP-A-2-2350.
An intermediate layer having an electron transfer agent as described in No. 44, a protective layer having a reducing agent as described in JP-A-4-249245, or a layer combining these may be provided.

The light-sensitive material is described in item XI of RD38957 and JP-A-2.
000-29185, U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,744,288 and 5,968,718, JP-A-11-17463.
No. 7, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2001-209157, various layer configurations such as a forward layer, an inverse layer, and a unit configuration can be adopted.

(Dye) In the silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material used in the present invention, dyes having absorption in various wavelength regions can be used for the purpose of preventing irradiation and halation. Although colloidal silver fine particles have often been used in the yellow filter layer and antihalation layer of conventional color light-sensitive materials, it is necessary to provide a bleaching step to remove the colloidal silver after developing the light-sensitive material. For the purpose of the present invention, which requires simple processing, a light-sensitive material that does not require a bleaching step is preferable. Therefore, in the present invention, it is preferable to use a dye in place of colloidal silver, particularly a dye that is decolored during the development processing or is eluted and transferred and has a small contribution to the density after the processing. Decolorization or removal of a dye during development means that the amount of the dye remaining after the treatment is 1/3 or less, preferably 1/10 or less, immediately before coating, and the dye component is a photosensitive material during development. May be eluted or transferred into the processing material, or may react with the compound during development to change to a colorless compound.

These dyes may be added to the silver halide emulsion layer or the non-photosensitive layer. From the viewpoint of achieving both sensitivity and sharpness, a dye that absorbs light in the same wavelength range is added to the opposite side of the exposure source to the layer where the silver halide emulsion that is sensitive to a certain wavelength range exists. preferable.

As the dye used in the silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material used in the present invention, known dyes can be used. For example, a dye that is soluble in the alkali of the developer, a component in the developer, a sulfite ion or a main agent, and a type of dye that is decolorized by reacting with an alkali can be used.
Specific examples thereof include the dyes described in European Patent No. 549,489A and the dyes ExF2 to 6 described in JP-A-7-152129. These dyes can be used when developing a light-sensitive material with a processing solution, but are particularly preferable when the light-sensitive material is thermally developed using a processing sheet described later.

In the case of treating with a treatment liquid, a dye having absorption in the visible region is disclosed in JP-A-3-251840.
Dyes of AI-1 to 11 described on page and JP-A-6-3
The dye described in No. 770 is preferably used. As the infrared absorbing dye, compounds represented by the general formulas (I), (II), and (III) described in JP-A 1-280750, page 2, lower left column have preferable spectral characteristics, and silver halide photography It is preferable because there is no influence on the photographic characteristics of the emulsion and there is no stain due to residual color. As specific examples of preferred compounds, the same publication 3
Exemplified compounds (1) to (45) listed in the lower left column on page 5 to the lower left column on page 5 can be mentioned.

It is also possible to mordant the dye with a mordant and a binder. In this case, mordants and dyes known in the photographic field can be used, and US Pat.
0,626, columns 58 to 59 and JP-A-61-18.
8256, pages 32 to 41, JP-A-62-244043.
And mordants described in JP-A-64-244036 and the like. It is also possible to use a compound that reacts with a reducing agent to release a diffusible dye and a reducing agent, and to release the mobile dye with an alkali during development so that the mobile dye is eluted into the processing liquid or transferred and removed to the processing sheet. Specifically, U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,559,290 and 4,783,369.
No. 6, European Patent No. 220,746A2, etc., and Japanese Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 87-6119, and Japanese Patent Application No.
Paragraph No. 0080-0081 of the specification of No. 259805.
It is described in.

It is also possible to use a leuco dye or the like which is decolorized. Specifically, JP-A-1-150132 discloses a silver halide light-sensitive material containing a leuco dye which has been colored in advance with a developer of an organic acid metal salt. Since the leuco dye and the developer complex react with heat or an alkaline agent to erase the color, a combination of the leuco dye and the developer is preferable when heat development is carried out in the present invention.
Known leuco dyes can be used, and Moriga and Yoshida “Dyes and Chemicals”, page 9, 84 (Chemicals Industries Association), “New Edition Dye Handbook”, page 242 (Maruzen, 1970), R.I. Garner
"Reports on the Progress o
f Appl. Chem "56, 199 (197).
1), "Dyes and Chemicals", p.
9), "Dye Industry" 32, 208, etc. As the developer, an acidic clay-based developer, a phenol formaldehyde resin, and a metal salt of an organic acid are preferably used.

(Binder) A hydrophilic binder is preferably used as the binder of the constituent layers of the silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material or the processing material used in the present invention. Examples thereof include the above-mentioned Research Disclosure and those described on pages (71) to (75) of JP-A 64-13546. Also, binders suitable for the present invention are transparent or translucent, generally colorless, and include natural polymers such as synthetic resins, polymers and copolymers, and other film forming media such as: gelatin, gum arabic, poly (vinyl alcohol), hydroxy. Ethyl cellulose, cellulose acetate, cellulose acetate butyrate, poly (vinylpyrrolidone), casein, starch, poly (acrylic acid), poly (methylmethacrylic acid), poly (vinyl chloride), poly (methacrylic acid), copoly (styrene-anhydrous) Maleic acid), copoly (styrene-acrylonitrile), copoly (styrene-butadiene), poly (vinyl acetal) s (eg poly (vinyl formal) and poly (vinyl butyral)), poly (ester) s, poly (urethane) Kind, pheno Shi resins, poly (vinylidene chloride), poly (epoxides),
Poly (carbonate) s, poly (vinyl acetate),
There are cellulose esters and poly (amides).

Although it may be hydrophilic or hydrophobic, a hydrophobic transparent binder may be used in the present invention in order to reduce fog after heat development. As the binder, polyvinyl butyral, cellulose acetate, cellulose acetate butyrate, polyester,
Examples include polycarbonate, polyacrylic acid, polyurethane and the like. Among the hydrophobic binders, polyvinyl butyral, cellulose acetate, cellulose acetate butyrate, and polyester are particularly preferably used.
These binders may be used in combination of two or more kinds, and the coating amount of the binder is preferably 100 g or less per 1 m ² , and suitably 20 g or less.

(Hardening Agent) The silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material or processing material used in the present invention is preferably hardened with a hardening agent. When hydrophilic such as gelatin is used as the binder, examples of preferred hardeners include US Pat. No. 4,678,739, column 41, and 4,79.
No. 1,042, JP-A-59-116655, JP-A-62-245261, JP-A-61-18942, and JP-A-61-18942.
No. 249054, No. 61-245153, JP-A-4
The hardeners described in No. -218044 and the like can be mentioned.

More specifically, aldehyde hardeners (formaldehyde etc.), aziridine hardeners, epoxy hardeners, vinyl sulfone hardeners (N, N'-ethylene-bis (vinylsulfonyl acetate). (Cetamide) ethane, etc.), N-methylol type hardeners (dimethylolurea etc.), boric acid, metaboric acid or polymer hardeners (compounds described in JP-A-62-234157). Among these hardeners, it is preferable to use vinyl sulfone type hardeners and chlorotriazine type hardeners alone or in combination. These hardeners are used in an amount of 0.001 to 1 g, preferably 0.005, per 1 g of the hydrophilic binder.
~ 0.5g is used.

(Support) Suitable supports usable for the silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material used in the present invention include polyolefins such as polyethylene and polypropylene, polycarbonates, cellulose acetate, polyethylene terephthalate, polyethylene naphthalate, poly. A synthetic plastic film such as vinyl chloride can also be preferably used. Moreover, syndiotactic structure polystyrenes are also preferable. These can be obtained by polymerization according to the methods described in JP-A Nos. 62-117708, 1-46912 and 178505.

Further, the support that can be used in the light-sensitive material of the present invention is a paper support such as photographic base paper, printing paper, baryta paper, and resin coated paper, and a support having the above-mentioned plastic film provided with a reflective layer. The thing described as a support body in 62-253195 (pages 29-31) is mentioned. The RD. No. 17643, page 28, R
D. No. 18716, page 647, right column to page 648, left column, and RD. No. Those described on page 879 of 307105 can also be preferably used. Moreover, syndiotactic structure polystyrenes are also preferable. These are JP-A-6
2-117708, JP-A-1-46912, 1-
It can be obtained by polymerizing by the method described in 178505. These supports have a glass transition point (T) as described in U.S. Pat. No. 4,141,735.
g) By applying heat treatment at a temperature of the following, it is possible to use a material that has less curl.

The surface of these supports may be surface-treated for the purpose of improving the adhesion between the support and the emulsion undercoat layer. Glow discharge treatment, ultraviolet irradiation treatment, corona treatment, and flame treatment can be used as the surface treatment. The support described on pages 44 to 149 of Known Technology No. 5 (published by Aztec Co., Ltd. on March 22, 1991) can also be used. A transparent support such as polyethylene dinaphthalene dicarboxylate or a support having a transparent magnetic material coated thereon can be used. Examples of the support that can be used in the light-sensitive material of the present invention include the above-mentioned RD-17643, page 28 and RD-308119, 1.
009 pages, product licensing index,
Examples thereof include those described in the item "Supports" of Vol. 92, P108. When the light-sensitive material of the present invention is used in heat development processing, it is necessary to use a support that can withstand the processing temperature.

(Magnetic Recording Layer) As the support, for example, JP-A-4-124645, JP-A-5-40321, and JP-A-6-3 can be used.
No. 5092, Japanese Patent Application Nos. 5-58221 and 5-1069.
Photographing information and the like can be recorded by using a support having a magnetic recording layer described in No. 79.

The magnetic recording layer means magnetic particles as a binder.
Aqueous or organic solvent-based coating liquid dispersed in a support
It was painted on. Magnetic particles are γFe₂O₃Such
Ferromagnetic iron oxide, Co-deposited γFe₂O₃, Co Coated Magne
Tight, Co-containing magnetite, ferromagnetic chromium dioxide,
Ferromagnetic metals, ferromagnetic alloys, hexagonal Ba ferrite,
Sr ferrite, Pb ferrite, Ca ferrite, etc.
Can be used. Co deposition Strength of Co deposition such as γFe2O3
Magnetic iron oxide is preferred. The shapes are needle-like, rice grain, sphere
It may be in the shape of a cube, a cube or a plate. S in specific surface area
20m with BET ²/ G or more is preferable, 30m²/ G or more
Is particularly preferable.

The saturation magnetization (σs) of the ferromagnetic material is preferably 3.0 × 10 ^{4 to} 3.0 × 10 ⁵ A / m, and particularly preferably 4.0 × 10 ^{4 to} 2.5 × 10. ^{It is 5} A / m.
The ferromagnetic particles may be surface-treated with silica and / or alumina or an organic material. Further, the magnetic particles may be surface-treated with a silane coupling agent or a titanium coupling agent as described in JP-A-6-161032. In addition, JP-A-4-259911
No. 5,815,652, magnetic particles having a surface coated with an inorganic or organic substance can also be used.

The binder used for the magnetic particles is a thermoplastic resin, a thermosetting resin, a radiation curable resin, a reactive resin, an acid, an alkali or a biodegradable polymer described in JP-A-4-219569, a natural product. Polymers (cellulose derivatives, sugar derivatives, etc.) and mixtures thereof can be used. Tg of the above resin is -40 ° C to 300
C., the weight average molecular weight is 20,000 to 1,000,000. Examples thereof include vinyl copolymers, cellulose diacetate, cellulose triacetate, cellulose acetate propionate, cellulose acetate butyrate, cellulose tripropionate and other cellulose derivatives, acrylic resins, polyvinyl acetal resins, and gelatin is also preferable. Cellulose di (tri) acetate is particularly preferable.

The binder may be hardened by adding an epoxy, aziridine or isocyanate crosslinking agent. Examples of the isocyanate cross-linking agent include tolylene diisocyanate, 4,4′-diphenylmethane diisocyanate, hexamethylene diisocyanate,
Isocyanates such as xylylene diisocyanate, and reaction products of these isocyanates with polyalcohols (for example, tolylene diisocyanate 3 mol
And a trimethylolpropane 1 mol reaction product), and a polyisocyanate produced by condensation of these isocyanates, and the like, for example, JP-A-6-59.
No. 357.

As a method for dispersing the above-mentioned magnetic material in the binder, a kneader, a pin type mill, an annular type mill or the like is preferable and a combination thereof is also preferable, as in the method described in JP-A-6-35092. JP-A-5-08828
The dispersant described in No. 3 and other known dispersants can be used. The thickness of the magnetic recording layer is 0.1 μm to 10 μm, preferably 0.2 μm to 5 μm, more preferably 0.3 μm to
It is 3 μm. The mass ratio of the magnetic particles to the binder is preferably 0.5: 100 to 60: 100, more preferably 1: 100 to 30: 100. The coating amount of the magnetic particles is 0.005 to 3 g / m ² , preferably 0.0
1-2 g / m ² , more preferably 0.02-0.5 g
/ M ² .

The transmission yellow density of the magnetic recording layer is 0.0
1 to 0.50 is preferable, 0.03 to 0.20 is more preferable, and 0.04 to 0.15 is particularly preferable. The magnetic recording layer can be provided on the entire back surface of the photographic support by coating or printing, or in the form of a stripe. As a method of applying the magnetic recording layer, an air doctor, a blade,
Air knife, squeeze, impregnation, reverse roll, transfer roll, gravure, kiss, cast, spray,
You can use dips, bars, extrusions, etc.
The coating solutions described in JP-A-5-341436 and the like are preferable.

In the magnetic recording layer, improvement of lubricity, curl adjustment,
It may have functions such as antistatic, adhesion prevention, and head polishing, or may be provided with another functional layer to impart these functions, and at least one kind of particles has a Mohs hardness of 5 or more. The above-mentioned non-spherical inorganic particle abrasives are preferable. As the composition of the non-spherical inorganic particles, oxides such as aluminum oxide, chromium oxide, silicon dioxide, titanium dioxide and silicon carbide, carbides such as silicon carbide and titanium carbide, and fine powders such as diamond are preferable. The surface of these abrasives may be treated with a silane coupling agent or a titanium coupling agent. These particles may be added to the magnetic recording layer or may be overcoated (eg, protective layer, lubricant layer, etc.) on the magnetic recording layer. As the binder used at this time, the above-mentioned binders can be used, and preferably the same binder as that of the magnetic recording layer is used. For a photosensitive material having a magnetic recording layer, see US Pat. No. 5,336,589.
No. 5,250,404, No. 5,229,259
No. 5,215,874, European Patent No. 466,13.
It is described in each specification of No. 0.

The polyester support preferably used for the above-mentioned photosensitive material having the magnetic recording layer will be further described. For details including the photosensitive material, the treatment, the cartridge and the examples, the publicly disclosed technique, Japanese Patent No. 94-6023 ( Inventive Society; 1994. 3.15). Polyester is formed by using diol and aromatic dicarboxylic acid as essential components, and the aromatic dicarboxylic acid is 2,6-, 1,5.
-, 1,4-, and 2,7-naphthalenedicarboxylic acid,
Examples of terephthalic acid, isophthalic acid, phthalic acid and diol include diethylene glycol, triethylene glycol, cyclohexanedimethanol, bisphenol A and bisphenol. Examples of the polymerized polymer include homopolymers such as polyethylene terephthalate, polyethylene naphthalate, and polycyclohexanedimethanol terephthalate. Particularly preferred is 50 mol% to 10 of 2,6-naphthalenedicarboxylic acid.
It is a polyester containing 0 mol%. Among them, polyethylene-2,6-naphthalate is particularly preferable. The average molecular weight range is about 5,000 to 200,000. Tg of polyester is 50 ℃ or more,
It is preferably 0 ° C or higher.

Next, the polyester support is subjected to a heat treatment at a heat treatment temperature of 40 ° C. or higher and lower than Tg, and more preferably Tg−20 ° C. or higher and lower than Tg in order to prevent the curling tendency. The heat treatment may be performed at a constant temperature within this temperature range, or the heat treatment may be performed while cooling. This heat treatment time is 0.1 hours or more and 1500 hours or less, and more preferably 0.5 hours or more and 200 hours or less. The heat treatment of the support may be carried out in a roll form or while being carried in a web form.

Unevenness is imparted to the surface (for example, SnO ₂ or S
(Applying conductive inorganic fine particles such as b ₂ O ₅ ) The surface condition may be improved. Further, it is desirable to take measures such as giving a knurl to the end and slightly raising only the end so as to prevent the cut end of the winding core from appearing. These heat treatments may be carried out at any stage after the film formation on the support, after the surface treatment, after the coating of the back layer (antistatic agent, lubricant, etc.), and after the coating of the undercoat.
Preferred is after the antistatic agent is applied. An ultraviolet absorber may be kneaded into this polyester. Also, to prevent light pumping, Mitsubishi Kasei's Diaresin,
Dyes or pigments commercially available for polyester such as Kayaset manufactured by Nippon Kayaku can be applied.

(Auxiliary Developer) When the light-sensitive material of the present invention is subjected to activator processing, an auxiliary developer is preferably used. Here, the auxiliary developer is a substance having a function of promoting the transfer of electrons from the color developing agent to silver halide in the development process of silver halide development. The auxiliary developer may be added to the activator processing solution, but it may be incorporated in the light-sensitive material in advance. The method of developing with an alkaline aqueous solution containing an auxiliary developer is described in RD. No. 1764
3, pages 28-29, RD No. 18716, 651 left column to right column, and RD No. 307105 880-88
It is described on page 1.

The auxiliary developing agent in the present invention is preferably the paragraph Nos. 0118 to 01 of JP-A-2002-23296.
The general formula (ETA-I) or the general formula (ET
A-II) is an electron-emitting compound according to the Kendall-Pertz rule. Among them, the one represented by (ETA-I) is particularly preferable.

When the auxiliary developing agent is incorporated in the photosensitive material, the auxiliary developing agent may be incorporated in the form of a precursor in order to enhance the storage stability of the photosensitive material. Examples of the auxiliary developer precursor used here include JP-A-2000-89.
425. Compounds (ETP-1) to (ETP-9)
7) etc. can be mentioned. These compounds are dissolved in a suitable solvent such as water, alcohols, acetone, dimethylformamide, glycols or the like, or are dispersed in a fine particle solid form or are dissolved in a high boiling point organic solvent such as tricresyl phosphate and then hydrophilic. The particles can be added and applied by, for example, dispersing fine particles in a powder. These auxiliary developer precursors may be used in combination of two or more, or may be used in combination with an auxiliary developer.

The silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material used in the present invention preferably contains the auxiliary developer as an electron transfer agent. The electron transfer agent which is preferably used is represented by the general formula (ETA- in JP-A-2002-23296).
I) or a compound represented by the general formula (ETA-II). Specific examples of these compounds include JP-A-200
The compound of 0-19698 paragraph number 0157-0159 can be mentioned.

(Developing Agent Oxidant Trap Agent) The light-sensitive material used in the present invention may contain a compound which reacts with a color developing agent or an oxidized color developing agent to form a substantially colorless compound. As examples of such compounds, JP-A-1-193855, 1-283559 and 1-2 are disclosed.
No. 83558, Japanese Patent Publication No. 4-73722, Patent No. 26
The compounds described in No. 99005 can be used. The compound may be used in the emulsion layer of the light-sensitive material or may be used in the intermediate layer containing no emulsion.

(Heat Solvent) A heat solvent may be added to the light-sensitive material of the present invention for the purpose of promoting heat development. The hot solvent is a compound that has a function of liquefying upon heating and promoting image formation. It is preferably white and solid at room temperature, and is desired to have low volatility during heating. The preferred melting point is 70 to 170 ° C. Examples thereof include US Pat. Nos. 3,347,675 and 3,667,95.
Organic compounds having a polarity as described in each specification of No. 9 are mentioned.

Specifically, amide derivatives (benzamide, etc.), urea derivatives (methylurea, ethyleneurea, etc.), sulfonamide derivatives (compounds described in Japanese Patent Publication No. 1-40974 and Japanese Patent Publication No. 4-13701), and the like. ), Polyol compounds (sorbitols), and polyethylene glycols. In addition, as a heat solvent that can be used in the present invention, for example, US Pat.
7,675, 3,438,766, 3,66
6,477, 3,667,959, each specification, R
D17643, JP-A Nos. 51-19525 and 53-
No. 24829, No. 53-60223, No. 58-118.
No. 640, No. 58-198038, No. 59-6873.
0, 59-84236, 59-229556.
No. 60-14241, No. 60-191251,
No. 60-232547, No. 61-52643, No. 6
2-42153, 62-44737, 62-7.
No. 8554, No. 62-136645, No. 62-139.
545, 63-53548, 63-16144.
No. 6, JP-A-1-224751 and 1-227150.
No. 2, No. 2-863, No. 2-120739, No. 2-1
The compounds described in each publication such as No. 23354 can be mentioned. Further, specific examples of the preferable thermal solvent used in the present invention include TS-1 to TS-21 described in JP-A-2-297548, page 8, upper left to page 9, upper left. The hot solvent of the present invention may be used in combination of two or more kinds.

(Base Precursor) A base or a base precursor can be used in the light-sensitive material or processing material of the present invention for the purpose of promoting silver development and dye forming reaction.
Base precursors include salts of organic acids and bases that are decarboxylated by heat, compounds that release amines by intramolecular nucleophilic substitution reaction, Rossen transfer or Beckmann transfer.
Specific examples thereof are described in US Pat. Nos. 4,514,493 and 4,657,848 and known technology No. 5 (March 22, 1991, issued by Aztec Co., Ltd.), pages 55 to 86. It is described in the page etc.

A method in which a base is generated by a combination of a slightly soluble basic metal compound and a compound capable of a complex forming reaction with water as a medium and a metal ion constituting the basic metal compound (referred to as a complex forming compound) is also preferable. Used. Such a method for generating a base is disclosed in European Patent Publication 210,660.
And U.S. Pat. No. 4,740,445. When such a base generating method is used, in the present invention, a basic metal compound which is poorly soluble in water is added to the light-sensitive material, and a metal ion forming the basic metal compound and water are used as a medium in the processing material to form a complex. It is preferable to include a compound capable of forming a reaction (referred to as a complex forming compound).
With such a structure, the storage stability of the light-sensitive material can be improved.

The base may be either an organic base or an inorganic base. As an inorganic base, JP-A-62-2094
Alkali metal or alkaline earth metal hydroxides described in No. 48 (for example, potassium hydroxide, sodium hydroxide, lithium hydroxide, calcium hydroxide, magnesium hydroxide, etc.), phosphates (for example, dipotassium hydrogen phosphate, Di- or tri-phosphates such as disodium hydrogen phosphate, ammonium hydrogen phosphate, sodium hydrogen phosphate, calcium hydrogen phosphate, etc.), carbonates (eg potassium carbonate, sodium carbonate,
Sodium hydrogen carbonate, magnesium carbonate etc.), borate (eg potassium borate, sodium borate, sodium metaborate etc.), organic acid salt (eg potassium acetate, sodium acetate, potassium oxalate, sodium oxalate, potassium tartrate, Sodium tartrate, sodium malate, sodium palmitate, sodium stearate and the like), alkali metal or alkaline earth metal acetylides and ammonia described in JP-A-63-25208.

As the organic base, aliphatic or aromatic amines (for example, primary amines (for example, methylamine, ethylamine, butylamine, n-hexylamine, cyclohexylamine, 2-ethylhexylamine, allylamine, ethylenediamine, 1 , 4-diaminobutane, hexamethylenediamine, aniline, anisidine, p-toluidine, α-naphthylamine, m-phenylenediamine, 1,8-diaminonaphthalene, benzylamine, phenethylamine, ethanolamine, thallium, etc., secondary amine ( For example, dimethylamine, diethylamine, dibutylamine, diallylamine, N-methylaniline, N-methylbenzylamine, N-methylethanolamine, diethanolamine, etc., and tertiary amines (for example, JP-A-62-62). N- methylmorpholine described in JP one hundred seventy thousand nine hundred fifty-four, N- hydroxyethyl morpholine, N- methylpiperidin Bae lysine, N- hydroxyethyl piperidine,
N, N'-dimethylpiperazine, N, N'-dihydroxyethylpiperazine, diazabicyclo [2,2,2] octane, N, N-dimethylethanolamine, N, N-
Dimethylpropanolamine, N-methyldiethanolamine, N-methyldipropanolamine, triethanolamine, N, N, N ', N'-tetramethylethylenediamine, N, N, N', N'-tetrahydroxyethylethylenediamine, N , N, N ′, N′-tetramethyltrimethylenediamine, N-methylpyrrolidine, etc.), polyamine (diethylenetriamine, triethylenetetramine, polyethyleneimine, polyallylamine, polyvinylbenzylamine, poly- (N, N-diethylaminoethylmethacrylate) ), Poly- (N, N-
Dimethylvinylbenzylamine, etc.), hydroxylamines (eg, hydroxylamine, N-hydroxy-)
N-methylaniline etc.), heterocyclic amines (eg pyridine, lutidine, imidazole, aminopyridine,
N, N-dimethylaminopyridine, indole, quinoline, isoquinoline, poly-4-vinylpyridine, poly-
2-vinylpyridine etc., amidines (eg monoamidine, (eg acetamidine, imidazotane, 2-methylimidazole, 1,4,5,6-tetrahydropyrimidine, 2-methyl-1,4,5,6-tetrahydropyrimidine) , 2-phenyl-1,4,5,6-tetrahydropyrimidine, iminopiperidine, diazabicyclononene, diazabicycloundecene (DBU), etc., bis or tris or tetraamidine, guanidines (for example, water-soluble monoguanidine). (For example, guanidine,
Dimethylguanidine, tetramethylguanidine, 2-aminoimidazoline, 2-amino-1,4,5-tetrahydropyrimidine, etc.), water-insoluble mono- or bis-guanidine, bis or tris or tetra-guanidine described in JP-A-63-70845. ) Quaternary ammonium hydroxide (for example, tetramethylammonium hydroxide, tetraethylammonium hydroxide, tetrabutylammonium hydroxide,
Trimethylbenzyl ammonium hydroxide,
Trioctylmethylammonium hydroxide,
Methylpyridinium hydroxide, etc.)) and the like.

When a complex-forming compound for a metal ion of a basic compound which is poorly soluble in water is used as the base precursor, for example, an aminocarboxylic acid such as ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid, nitrilotriacetic acid, diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid or a salt thereof can be used. , Aminophosphonic acid or a salt thereof,
2-picolinic acid, pyridine-2,6-dicarboxylic acid, 5
Pyridylcarboxylic acid or a salt thereof such as -ethyl-2-picolinic acid, or iminodiacetic acid such as benzyliminodiacetic acid or α-picolinuilinodiacetic acid or a salt thereof can be used. As the complex-forming compound, it is preferable to use a salt neutralized with an organic base such as guanidine or an alkali metal such as potassium.

(Heat Development) The preferred processing mode of the light-sensitive material of the present invention is heat development processing. In the heat development, a processing method in which the photosensitive material is heated as it is and developed can be preferably used. It is also possible to perform heat development by superimposing it on a processing material other than the photosensitive material. Examples of the treatment material include a sheet having a treatment layer containing a base and / or a base precursor on a support.
The treatment layer is preferably composed of a hydrophilic binder. After the imagewise exposure of the photosensitive material, the photosensitive material and the processing material are bonded to each other on the photosensitive layer surface of the photosensitive material and the processing layer surface of the processing material and heated to form an image. A method of performing color development by supplying water corresponding to 1/10 to 30 times the water required for maximum swelling of all coating films constituting the light-sensitive material and the processing material to the light-sensitive material or the processing material, and then bonding and heating the same. Is preferably used.
Further, a method of incorporating the auxiliary developer in a light-sensitive material or a processing material as needed, or applying it together with water can also be used.

The heat treatment of a light-sensitive material is known in the art, and the heat-developable light-sensitive material and its process are described below.
For example, the basics of photographic engineering (issued by Corona Publishing Co. in 1970)
553 to 555, issued April 1978 Video Information 4
Page 0, Nabletts Handbook of P
photography and Reprograph
y 7th Ed. (Vna Nostrand an
32-33 of d Reinhold Company)
Page, U.S. Pat. Nos. 3,152,904 and 3,30.
No. 1,678, No. 3,392,020, No. 3,4
57,075, British Patent Nos. 1,131,108 and 1,167,777, and RD magazine 19
June 1978, pages 9 to 15 (RD-17029). The heating temperature in the heat development step is about 50 ° C to 25 ° C.
It is 0 ° C., but 50 ° C. to 180 ° C. is particularly useful.

(Treatment Material) The treatment material used in the heat development step of the present invention contains the above-mentioned base and / or base precursor, and blocks air during heat development, and is used as a material for the photosensitive material. Materials in photosensitive materials (YF dyes, AH dyes, etc.) that prevent volatilization, supply processing materials other than bases to photosensitive materials, and become unnecessary after development
Alternatively, it can also have a function of removing unnecessary components generated during development. In addition, JP-A-2002-55
As described in JP 418, the processing material may contain a color developing agent and / or a color developing agent precursor.
Further, the processing material may have a desilvering function. For example, when a part or all of silver halide and / or developed silver is soluble when superimposing a light-sensitive material with an imagewise post-exposure processing material, the processing material may contain a fixing agent as a silver halide solvent. You can leave it.

As the support and binder of the processing material, the same materials as those for the light-sensitive material can be used. A mordant may be added to the treatment material for the purpose of removing the above-mentioned dye and other purposes. As the mordant, one known in the photographic field can be used, and US Pat. No. 4,50,626, 58 to 5 can be used.
Examples of the mordant include column 9, and JP-A-61-88256, pages 32 to 41, JP-A-62-244043, and JP-A-62-244036. Further, a dye-receptive polymer compound described in US Pat. No. 4,463,079 may be used. Further, the above-mentioned hot solvent may be contained.

In the case of thermal development using a processing material, a small amount of water (also referred to as an aqueous medium) can be used for the purpose of promoting development, transfer of the processing material and diffusion of unwanted substances. When a method of generating a base by a combination of a basic metal compound that is poorly soluble in water and a metal ion and a complex-forming compound that compose the basic metal compound as described above is used, it is essential to use water. is there. For water, inorganic alkali metal salts and organic bases, low boiling point solvents, surfactants, antifoggants, complex-forming compounds with poorly soluble metal salts, antifungal agents,
A bacteriostatic agent may be included.

Any water may be used as long as it is generally used. Specifically, distilled water, tap water, well water,
Mineral water or the like can be used. Further, in the heat developing apparatus using the light-sensitive material and the processing material of the present invention, water may be used up, or may be circulated for repeated use. In the latter case, water containing the components eluted from the material will be used. In addition, JP-A-63-144
No. 354, No. 63-144355, No. 62-3846.
No. 0, JP-A-3-210555, etc., and water may be used. Water can be applied to the light-sensitive material, the processing material, or both of them. The amount used is an amount corresponding to 1/10 to 30 times the amount required for maximum swelling of the entire coating film (excluding the back layer) of the light-sensitive material and the processing material, and preferably 1/10 to 1 time. As a method of applying this water, for example, JP-A-62-253159
No. 5, page 5, JP-A-63-85544 and the like are preferably used. Further, the solvent can be enclosed in microcapsules, or it can be used by preliminarily incorporating it in the form of a hydrate in the light-sensitive material or the processing material or both. The temperature of the applied water may be 30 ° C to 60 ° C as described in JP-A-63-85544.

(Liquid Development Processing) The light-sensitive material usable in the present invention can be subjected to color development processing-bleaching processing-fixing processing-stabilization processing according to the C41 standard processing process (manufactured by Eastman Kodak Company). It is also possible to perform an activator process. In this case, the light-sensitive material preferably has a structure capable of being processed in a plurality of processing processes. The activator processing means a processing method in which a color developing agent and / or a color developing agent precursor is incorporated in a light-sensitive material and / or a processing material, and development processing is performed with a processing solution containing no color developing agent. There is. The processing liquid in this case is characterized in that it does not contain the color developing agent contained in the usual developing processing liquid components, and may contain other components (for example, alkali, auxiliary developing agent, etc.). Regarding the activator treatment, European Patent No. 545,491A
No. 1 and No. 565,165A1. The pH of the activator treatment liquid used in the present invention is preferably 9 or higher, more preferably 10 or higher.

(Heat Development Method) The heat development method, especially bleaching and fixing will be described. In the present invention, a development stopper may be contained in the liquid applied to the processing member or the photosensitive material so that the development stopper acts at the same time as the development. The term "development terminating agent" as used herein refers to a compound that immediately neutralizes or reacts with a base to reduce the concentration of the base in the film to stop the development after proper development, or inhibits development by interacting with silver and a silver salt. Compound. Specific examples thereof include an acid precursor that releases an acid when heated, an electrophilic compound or a nitrogen-containing heterocyclic compound that causes a substitution reaction with a coexisting base when heated, a mercapto compound and a precursor thereof. For more details, see JP-A-6
No. 2-253159, pages (31) to (32). Further, the photosensitive member contains the zinc salt of mercaptocarboxylic acid described in Japanese Patent Application No. 6-190529,
Combinations of the above-mentioned complex-forming compounds in the treatment element are advantageous.

Similarly, a silver halide print-out preventing agent may be included in the processing member so that its function is exhibited simultaneously with development. Examples of the printout preventing agent include a monohalogen compound described in JP-B-54-164, a trihalogen compound described in JP-A-53-46020, and a halogen described in JP-A-48-45228 bound to an aliphatic carbon atom. And a polyhalogen compound represented by tetrabromoxylene described in JP-B-57-8454. Also, British Patent No. 1,005,1
Development inhibitors such as 1-phenyl-5-mercaptotetrazole described in No. 44 are also effective.
In addition, the viologen compounds described in Japanese Patent Application No. 6-337351 are also effective. The amount of the print-out inhibitor used is preferably 1 × 10 ⁻⁴ to 1 mol / Ag 1.
Mol, particularly preferably 1 × 10 ⁻³ to 1 × 10 ⁻¹ mol / A
It is g1 mol.

In the heat development treatment of the present invention, in order to remove developed silver produced in the light-sensitive material by heat development,
It is possible to cause a silver oxidant acting as a bleaching agent to be contained in the processing material to cause these reactions during the heat development. Further, the developed silver can be removed by bonding a second material containing a silver oxidizer to the photosensitive material after the development of image formation is completed. However, it is preferable that the developed silver is not bleached during processing because the processing is simple.

As the bleaching agent that can be used in the processing material of the present invention, any of the commonly used silver bleaching agents can be used. Such bleaching agents are described in US Pat. No. 1,315,464.
And 1,946,640, and Pho
tographic Chemistry Vol2,
chapter30, Foundation Pres
s London England.
These bleaches effectively oxidize and solubilize photographic silver images. Examples of useful silver bleaches are alkali metal dichromates, alkali metal ferricyanides. Preferred bleaches are those soluble in water, and ninhydrin,
Indandione, hexaketocyclohexane, 2,4-
Includes dinitrobenzoic acid, benzoquinone, benzenesulfonic acid, 2,5-dinitrobenzoic acid. Also, metal-organic complexes such as cyclohexyldialkylamino 4
There are ferric salts of acetic acid, ferric salts of ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid, and ferric salts of citric acid. Regarding the binder, support, and other additives that can be used in the second processing material,
Processing material for developing the photosensitive material (first processing material)
The same thing as can be used. The coating amount of the bleaching agent should be changed according to the amount of silver contained in the light-sensitive material to be laminated, but 0.01 mol to 10 mol of the amount of coated silver per unit area of the light-sensitive material / mol of silver coated in the light-sensitive material. Used in the range of. It is preferably 0.1 to 3 mol / silver coated silver of the light-sensitive material, and more preferably 0.1 to 2 mol / silver coated silver of the light-sensitive material.

Further, a compound having a fixing function may be contained in the processing material in order to remove the silver halide which has become unnecessary after the image formation. One of the specific examples of such a system is a system in which the processing material contains physical development nuclei and a silver halide solvent, and the silver halide of the light-sensitive material is solubilized during heating and fixed in the processing layer. Is mentioned. The physical development nuclei are for reducing the soluble silver salt diffused from the light-sensitive material to convert it into physical development silver and fixing it on the processing layer.

Physical development nuclei include zinc, mercury, lead, cadmium, iron, chromium, nickel, tin, cobalt, copper,
Heavy metals such as ruthenium, or palladium, platinum,
Any known physical development nuclei such as noble metals such as silver and gold or colloidal particles of chalcogen compounds such as sulfur, selenium and tellurium can be used. These physical development nuclei have the corresponding metal ions ascorbic acid,
Reduce with a reducing agent such as sodium borohydride or hydroquinone to form a metal colloidal dispersion, or
It is obtained by mixing soluble sulfide, selenide or telluride solutions to form a water-insoluble colloidal dispersion of metal sulfide, metal selenide or metal telluride. These dispersions are preferably formed in a hydrophilic binder such as gelatin.

Methods for preparing colloidal silver particles are described in US Pat. No. 2,688,601. If necessary, a desalting method for removing excess salt, which is known in the silver halide emulsion preparation method, may be carried out. The size of these physical development nuclei is preferably 2 to 200 nm. These physical development nuclei are in the processing layer,
Usually, 1 × 10 ^{−3 to} 100 mg / m ² , preferably 1
× 10 ^{-2 to} 10 mg / m ^{2 is} contained. Physical development nuclei are
Although it can be prepared separately and added to the coating solution, it may be prepared by reacting silver nitrate with sodium sulfide or gold chloride with a reducing agent in a coating solution containing a hydrophilic binder. As the physical development nuclei, silver, silver sulfide, palladium sulfide and the like are preferably used.

When fixing silver halide by such a system, it is necessary that a reducing agent capable of causing physical development be present in the layer containing physical development nuclei. When a non-diffusible reducing agent is used, it needs to be added to the layer, but when a diffusible reducing agent is used, the reducing agent may be added to any layer of the photosensitive material and the processing material. I do not care. As the reducing agent having such a function, the above-mentioned auxiliary developer is preferably used.

The silver halide may be fixed without using physical development nuclei or a reducing agent. In this case, it is desired that the so-called silver halide solvent undergoes salt substitution for silver ions to form a non-photosensitive silver salt. In any case, known silver halide solvents can be used. For such applications, compounds generally known as silver halide solvents and fixing agents can be optionally used, but are preferably used.

The silver halide solvent used in the present invention includes thiosulfates, sulfites, thiocyanates, thioether compounds, mercapto compounds, thiouracils,
And JP-A-4-365037, pages 11 to 21 and 5-
Nos. 66540, pp. 1088 to 1092, nitrogen-containing heterocyclic compounds having a sulfide group, mesoionic compounds, and tetraazaindenes, uracils, benzotriazoles and other nitrogen-containing heterocyclic compounds, hydantoins, etc. Can be mentioned.

In any case, known silver halide solvents can be used. For example, thiosulfate,
Sulfite, thiocyanate, 1,8-di-3,6-dithiaoctane, 2,2 'described in JP-B-47-11386.
-Thioether compounds such as thiodiethanol and 6,9-dioxa-3,12-dithiatetradecane-1,14-diol, 5- or 6-membered rings such as uracil and hydantoin described in Japanese Patent Application No. 6-325350 Imide ring-containing compounds, mercapto compounds, thiouracils, JP-A-4-365037, pp. 11 to 21 and pp.
No. 66540, pages 1088 to 1092, nitrogen-containing heterocyclic compounds having a sulfide group, JP-A-53-
The compound of the general formula (I) described in No. 144319 can be used. Analytica Chemika Actor (Anal
ytica ChemicaActa) 248 volumes, 60
Mesoionic thiolate compounds are also preferable for the trimethyltriazolium thiolate described on pages 4 to 614 (1991). The compound capable of fixing and stabilizing silver halide described in Japanese Patent Application No. 6-206331 can also be used as a silver halide solvent. Also, US Patent 2002/9678
It is possible to use a fixing agent which dissolves at a temperature different from that at the time of development described in No. These silver halide solvents may be used in combination. Among the above compounds, compounds having a 5- or 6-membered imide ring such as sulfite, uracil and hydantoin are particularly preferable. In particular, uracil and hydantoin are preferably added as a potassium salt in terms of improving the decrease in gloss during storage of the treated material.

The total silver halide solvent content in the processed layer is 0.01 to 100 mmol / m ² , preferably 0.1 to 50 mmol / m ² . More preferably, it is 1 to 30 mmol / m ² . The molar ratio is 1/20 to 20 times, preferably 1/10 to 10 times, and more preferably 1/3 to 3 times the molar amount of silver coated on the light-sensitive material. The silver halide solvent may be added to a solvent such as water, methanol, ethanol, acetone, dimethylformamide, methylpropyl glycol or the like, or an alkaline or acidic aqueous solution, or may be dispersed in solid fine particles and added to the coating solution.

The processing material can have at least one timing layer. This timing layer is intended to delay the bleaching reaction and fixing reaction until the desired reaction of the silver halide with the developing agent and the coupler is substantially completed. The timing layer can be composed of gelatin, polyvinyl alcohol, or polyvinyl alcohol-polyvinyl acetate. This layer can also be used, for example, in U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,056,394, 4,061,496 and 4,229,51.
It may be a barrier timing layer as described in each specification of No. 6.

In the heat development processing of the present invention, there are two separate functions such as a processing material for color development, a processing material for bleaching and / or fixing (hereinafter referred to as a second processing material). It is also possible to superimpose the above processing materials and the photosensitive material in sequence and perform the heat treatment. In this case, it is preferable that the processing material for development does not contain a compound having a bleaching or fixing function as described above. The photosensitive material is superposed on the development processing material and heat-treated, and then bleached again using the second processing material. The photosensitive material and the second processing material are superposed with the photosensitive layer and the processing layer facing each other. To be done. At this time, the photosensitive material or the second processing material is previously provided with water corresponding to 0.1 to 30 times the amount required for maximum swelling of all coating films except both back layers. In this state, 40 ℃ to 100 ℃
The bleaching treatment and the fixing treatment are performed by heating at the temperature of 5 seconds to 60 seconds. Regarding the amount of water, the type of water, the method of applying water, and the method of superimposing the photosensitive material and the processing material, the same processing materials as those for development can be used.

In order to use the photographic material of the present invention for the purpose of storing or appreciating for a long period after processing, silver halide removing treatment and non-photosensitive silver compound removing treatment such as the above-mentioned bleaching treatment and fixing treatment. It is preferable to perform at least one treatment selected from In the present invention, the non-photosensitive silver compound means developed silver, colloidal silver, organic silver and the like. When the light-sensitive material of the present invention is used for the purpose of reading it with a scanner or the like immediately after processing and converting it into an electronic image, bleaching processing and fixing processing are not always necessary. However, it is usually preferable to perform the fixing process.

When returning a color negative film to a customer as a recording medium, US Pat. No. 2002/189 is used.
44, WO01 / 96943, 01/96945
No. 01/96947, the image can be read by a scanner after heat development, and then bleaching and fixing processes can be performed, and the image can be read again by the scanner. This is because the remaining silver halide has an absorption in the visible wavelength range, which causes a noise source at the time of reading with a scanner and adversely affects an electronic image obtained. It is preferable to use the above-mentioned thin tabular silver halide grains or silver chloride grains in order to realize a simple process of development without performing a fixing process. It is also preferable to use a low silver content sensitizer having a silver addition amount of 0.1 g to 4.5 g per square meter described in US Pat. No. 2002/12887. It is also preferable to use the light-sensitive material described in JP-A No. 11-174637, which does not substantially contain a colored coupler.

(Other Materials) In the light-sensitive material or the processing material of the present invention, various surfactants can be used for the purpose of coating aid, improvement of peeling property, improvement of sliding property, prevention of electrification, acceleration of development and the like. . Specific examples of the surfactant are known technology No. 5 (March 22, 1991, issued by Aztec Co., Ltd.), pp. 136-138, JP-A-62-173463, JP-A-62-173463.
2-183457 and the like. The photosensitive material may contain an organic fluoro compound for the purpose of preventing slipperiness, preventing electrification, improving peelability and the like. As typical examples of organic fluoro compounds, JP-B-57-9053, Nos. 8 and 1 can be used.
Column 7, JP-A-61-2944, JP-A-62-13522.
No. 6, etc., and fluorine-based surfactants, oily fluorine-based compounds such as fluorine oil, and hydrophobic fluorine compounds such as solid fluorine compound resins such as tetrafluoroethylene resin.

The light-sensitive material or the processing material preferably has a slip property. The content of the slip agent is preferably used on both the photosensitive layer surface and the back surface. A preferable sliding property is a dynamic friction coefficient of 0.25 or less and 0.01 or more. The measurement at this time represents a value when the stainless steel ball having a diameter of 5 mm was conveyed at 60 cm / min (25 ° C., 60% RH). In this evaluation, even if the surface of the photosensitive layer is replaced as the mating material, the values are almost the same. Usable slip agents include polyorganosiloxane, higher fatty acid amides, higher fatty acid metal salts, esters of higher fatty acids and higher alcohols,
As the polyorganosiloxane, polydimethylsiloxane, polydiethylsiloxane, polystyrylmethylsiloxane, polymethylphenylsiloxane and the like can be used. The addition layer is preferably the outermost layer of the emulsion layer or the back layer. Particularly, polydimethylsiloxane and ester having a long chain alkyl group are preferable.

An antistatic agent is preferably used in the light-sensitive material and the processing material of the present invention. Examples of these antistatic agents include carboxylic acids and carboxylates, polymers containing sulfonates, cationic polymers, and ionic surfactant compounds. The most preferable antistatic agents are ZnO, TiO ₂ , SnO ₂ and A.
l ₂ O ₃ , In ₂ O ₃ , SiO ₂ , MgO, BaO, Mo
The volume resistivity of at least one selected from O ₃ and V ₂ O ₅ is 10 ⁷ Ω · cm or less, more preferably 10 ⁵ Ω · cm.
A crystalline metal oxide having a particle size of 0.001 to 1.0 μm or a composite oxide thereof (Sb, P,
B, InS, Si, C, and the like), and further particles of a sol, a metal oxide, or a composite oxide thereof. Preferably 5 to 500 mg / m ² as the content of the sensitive material, particularly preferably from 10 to 350 mg / m ^2. The ratio of the amount of conductive crystalline oxide or its composite oxide to the binder is preferably 1/300 to 100/1,
More preferably, it is 1/100 to 100/5.

The composition of the light-sensitive material and the processing material (including the back layer) may be various for the purpose of improving physical properties of the film such as dimensional stabilization, curl prevention, adhesion prevention, film cracking prevention, and pressure increase / decrease prevention. A polymer latex can be included. Specifically, JP-A Nos. 62-245258 and 62-62
Any of the polymer latices described in JP-A-136648 and JP-A-62-10066 can be used. Especially Tg
If a low polymer latex (40 ° C. or less) is used for the mordant layer, cracking of the mordant layer can be prevented.
When a polymer latex having a high g is used for the back layer, an anti-curl effect can be obtained.

A matting agent is preferably contained in the light-sensitive material and the processing material of the present invention. The matting agent may be either on the emulsion side or the back side, but it is particularly preferable to add it to the outermost layer on the emulsion side. The matting agent may be soluble in the treatment liquid or insoluble in the treatment liquid, and preferably both are used in combination. For example, polymethylmethacrylate, poly (methylmethacrylate / methacrylic acid = 9/1 or 5/5 (molar ratio)), polystyrene particles and the like are preferable. The particle size is preferably 0.8 to 10 μm, the particle size distribution is preferably narrow, and 90% or more of all particles are preferably contained within 0.9 to 1.1 times the average particle size. . Also,
It is also preferable to add fine particles of 0.8 μm or less at the same time in order to enhance the matt property. For example, polymethyl methacrylate particles (0.2 μm), poly (methyl methacrylate / methacrylic acid = 9/1 (molar ratio)) particles (0 .3μ
m), polystyrene particles (0.25 μm), and colloidal silica (0.03 μm). Specifically, it is described in JP-A-61-88256, page 29. In addition, benzoguanamine resin beads, polycarbonate resin beads, AS resin beads and the like are disclosed in JP-A-63-2749.
44, and 63-274952.
In addition, the compounds described in the above Research Disclosure can be used.

(Film Form) Next, a film cartridge in which a light-sensitive material can be loaded will be described. The main material of the cartridge used in the present invention may be metal or synthetic plastic. Preferred plastic materials are polystyrene, polyethylene, polypropylene, polyphenyl ether and the like. Further, the cartridge may contain various antistatic agents, and carbon black, metal oxide particles, nonions, anions, cations and betaine-based surfactants or polymers can be preferably used. These antistatic patrones are disclosed in JP-A 1-3
12537 and 1-312538. Particularly, the resistance at 25 ° C. and 25% RH is preferably 10 ¹² Ω or less. Usually, a plastic patrone is manufactured by using a plastic in which carbon black, a pigment and the like are kneaded in order to impart a light shielding property. The size of the cartridge may be the same size as the current 135 size, and it is also effective to reduce the size of the current 135 size 25 mm cartridge to 22 mm or less in order to miniaturize the camera. The volume of the cartridge case is 30 cm ³ or less, preferably 25
It is preferably not more than cm ³ . The weight of the plastic used for the cartridge and cartridge case is 5g.
~ 15g is preferred.

Further, a patrone which rotates the spool to feed the film may be used. Further, the film tip may be housed in the cartridge body, and the film tip may be sent to the outside from the port section of the cartridge by rotating the spool shaft in the film feeding direction. These are US Pat. Nos. 4,834,306 and 5,226,613.
Are disclosed in each of the specifications.

The light-sensitive material used in the present invention can also be used by loading it into a film unit with a lens which is generally commercially available. The light-sensitive material used in the present invention is disclosed in Japanese Patent Application No.
0-158427, 10-170624, 10-1
The film unit with a lens described in each specification of 88984 can be loaded and used.

In the case of the film cartridge or the film unit with a lens, the applied treatment process may be clearly indicated in advance on the exterior part, for example, "for heat development", or a fee indicating that the processing fee has been previously deposited. The display may be specified.

In the present invention, waste materials and waste liquids generated in the process of processing can be recovered as resources. In particular, when a scanner is read after development to produce digital image information, the photosensitive material can be recovered as a resource. In this case, the entire silver compound added to the light-sensitive material can be recovered, which is the best for reuse as an environmentally friendly and expensive raw material.

(Exposure Method) When the light-sensitive material of the present invention is used as a photographic light-sensitive material, it is common to directly photograph a landscape or a person using a camera or the like. The same applies to the case where the film unit with a lens as described above is loaded and used. In addition, the light-sensitive material of the present invention, a method of exposing through a reversal film or a negative film using a printer or a stretcher, a method of scanning and exposing an original image through a slit or the like using an exposure device of a copying machine, image information and the like. A method in which an effect diode, various lasers (laser diode, gas laser, etc.) are caused to emit light via an electric signal to perform scanning exposure (JP-A-2-129625)
No. 3, Japanese Patent Application No. 3-338182, No. 4-93888, No. 4-281442, etc.), and image information such as CRT, liquid crystal display, electroluminescence display, and plasma display. It is possible to use an optical writing method by outputting to a device and directly or through an optical system.

As a light source for optically recording information on a light-sensitive material, natural light, a tungsten lamp, a light emitting diode, a laser light source, a CRT light source and the like as described above, US Pat. No. 4,500,626, column 56, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2-5
The light sources and exposure methods described in Nos. 3378 and 2-54672 can be used. Image exposure can also be performed using a wavelength conversion element in which a non-linear optical material and a coherent light source such as laser light are combined. Here, the non-linear optical material is a material capable of exhibiting the non-linearity between the electric field and the electric field that appears when a strong optical electric field such as laser light is applied, such as lithium niobate and potassium dihydrogen phosphate (KD
P), lithium iodate, inorganic compounds represented by BaB ₂ O _4, etc., urea derivatives, nitroaniline derivatives, for example, nitropyridine such as 3-methyl-4-nitropyridine-N-oxide (POM). N-oxide derivatives, JP-A-61-53462 and JP-A-62-210432
The compounds described in No. 10 can be preferably used. As a form of the wavelength conversion element, a single crystal optical waveguide type, a fiber type and the like are known, and any of them is useful.

The image information is obtained by dividing an image signal obtained from a video camera, an electronic still camera or the like, a television signal represented by the Japanese Television Signal Standard (NTSC), or an original image into many pixels such as a scanner. Image signal,
An image created by using a computer represented by CG or CAD can be used.

(Scanner reading) After the development processing, the image formed on the photosensitive material or the processing material can be read using a scanner or the like and converted into electronic image information. In the present invention, a scanner is a device that optically scans a light-sensitive material and converts the optical density of reflection or transmission into image information. When scanning, it is common and recommended to move the optical part of the scanner in a direction different from the moving direction of the photosensitive material to scan the required area of the photosensitive material. Then, only the optical part of the scanner may be moved, or only the photosensitive material may be moved to fix the optical part of the scanner. Alternatively, a combination of these may be used.

When reading the image information of the photosensitive member,
It is preferable to measure the amount of reflected light or transmitted light by irradiating the entire surface with light in a wavelength region capable of absorbing at least three dyes or by slit scanning. In this case, it is preferable to use diffused light because it is possible to remove information such as the matting agent and scratches on the film, rather than using parallel light. Further, it is preferable to use a semiconductor image sensor (for example, an area CCD or a CCD line sensor) for the light receiving section. Further, the presence or absence of the processing material at the time of reading the image does not matter. Also, US Pat. No. 5,465,155
No. 5,519,510, No. 5,988,896, the infrared light described in the specification is used to detect the developed silver or infrared coloring dye image formed imagewise in the light-sensitive material. It is also possible to create an image by using. Further, US Patent 2001
/ 31144, 2001/532932, 200
As described in each specification of 1/43812, it is also possible to produce an image by combining a scanner reading image with visible light and infrared light.

The image data thus obtained can be viewed using various image display devices. As the image display device, any device such as a color or monochrome CRT, a liquid crystal display, a plasma emission display, an EL display, etc. is used.

In the present invention, the image signal thus read can be output to form an image on another recording material. Output materials are silver halide photosensitive materials,
Various hard copy devices are used. For example, various methods such as an inkjet method, a sublimation type thermal transfer method, an electrophotographic method, a cycolor method, a thermo-autochrome method, a method of exposing a silver halide color paper, a silver halide heat development method and the like are used. The effect of the present invention is sufficiently exhibited by either method.

In the present invention, the main purpose is to take in image information obtained by development as digital data, but the photographed information, which is a conventional method, is optically transferred to a print material such as color paper in an analog manner. It can also be exposed and used.

[0214]

[Effects of the Invention] An image communication apparatus which allows a user to easily enjoy a digital image even when a user uses an electronic still camera or a self-developing film camera, and such image communication. It was possible to provide a photo network system using the device.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an image communication apparatus of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing the operation of the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing another operation of the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is an external view of the image communication apparatus of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a self-developing film camera of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a digital image data creation unit mounted on the self-developing film camera of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of a photo network system of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 Image communication device 2 control unit 3 CPU 4 main memory 5 storage devices NET communication network 7 Center server 8, 9 Negative film developing machine 10, 11 KIOSK negative film developing machine 12-14 Information equipment 15, 16 Personal computer 17 Printer 18 Image output dedicated machine 19 Interface 100 cradle 101, 102 interface 103 charging means 104 External power supply unit 20 Self-developing film camera 21 Camera shooting unit 211 lens 212 aperture 213 shutter 22 Film cartridge loading means 23 Photosensitive material winding means 24 Film type discriminating means 25 Magnetic information reading means 26 Magnetic Information Writing Means 27 Image reading means 28 Optical information writing means 29 Image calculation means 30 image storage means 31 heating means 32 image display means 33 Interface 34 Power supply means F film FC film cartridge 60 Digital image data creation unit

Claims (15)

[Claims] 1. An image communication device comprising a cradle into which an electronic still camera and a self-developing film camera can be loaded, and which is capable of communicating with a center server via a communication network, wherein the camera loaded in the cradle is electronic. Discriminating means for discriminating whether the camera is a still camera or a self-developing film camera, and a storage device for storing a program for reading digital image data from the electronic still camera and a program for reading digital image data from the self-developing film camera. An image communication device comprising: a program for selecting one of the programs based on a determination result, reading digital image data from a loaded camera, and transmitting the read digital image data to a center server. 2. The image communication apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the cradle includes a charging means for charging an electronic still camera and a self-developing film camera. 3. The image communication apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the image communication apparatus includes an ID transmission unit. 4. The image communication apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the image communication apparatus includes a camera operation changing program receiving unit. 5. The image communication device according to claim 1, wherein the photosensitive material loaded in the self-developing film camera contains a color developing agent or a color developing agent precursor. 6. The self-developing film camera has a temperature of 50.degree.
A heating means for heating at 180 ° C. is provided.
6. The image communication device according to any one of 5 to 5. 7. The image communication apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the self-developing film camera comprises a thrust cartridge loading means and a photosensitive material winding means. 8. The image communication apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the self-developing film camera includes an image storage unit. 9. The image communication apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the self-developing film camera includes an image display unit. 10. The image communication apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the self-developing film camera includes magnetic information reading means. 11. The image communication apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the self-developing film camera includes magnetic information recording means. 12. The image communication apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the self-developing film camera includes an optical writing unit for writing on a photosensitive material. 13. A photo network system for transmitting digital image data from an image communication device to a center server via a communication network, wherein the image communication device comprises a cradle into which an electronic still camera and a self-developing film camera can be loaded. ,And,
Discriminating means for discriminating whether the camera loaded in the cradle is an electronic still camera or a self-developing film camera, a program for reading digital image data from the electronic still camera, and digital image data from the self-developing film camera. A storage device for storing a program to be read out; and a means for reading out digital image data from a camera in which any one of the programs is selected based on a determination result and loading the read out digital image data to a center server, The center server includes means for receiving digital image data transmitted from the image communication device, and a storage device for storing the received digital image data in association with the image communication device transmitting the digital image data. Photo network characterized by System. 14. The photo network system according to claim 13, wherein the center server is capable of communicating with an information device installed in a photo shop that provides a print service via a communication network. 15. An electronic still camera and a self-developing film camera, comprising an electronic still camera and a charging means for the self-developing film camera, an interface for taking out digital image data from the electronic still camera and the self-developing film camera, and an electronic still camera and a self-developing film camera. An image communication device comprising a loadable cradle and an interface connectable to the Internet.