Abstract: The present invention relates to an image recording method utilizing photosensitive microcapsules. These photosensitive microcapsules have characteristics of being rendered hardenable upon exposure. Further, only the hardenable photosensitive microcapsules can be hardened. In this image recording method, an optional image pattern is initially exposed to a photosensitive recording medium having thereon the photosensitive microcapsules for rendering only the exposed photosensitive microcapsules hardenable corresponding to the image pattern. Subsequently, the exposed photosensitive recording medium is heated to harden only the hardenable photosensitive microcapsules. Further, the photosensitive recording medium is entirely exposed again with light to render the unhardened photosensitive microcapsules hardenable.

Abstract: Color photographic bleaching agent containing, in the form of a granulate having an average particle diameter of from 150 to 3000 .mu.m, an iron (III) complex or an iron (III) complex salt and a rehalogenating agent is dust free and freely pourable, will keep indefinetely and dissolves in water at 25.degree. C. within 45 seconds to form a solution ready for use.

Abstract: There is disclosed a direct positive silver halide light-sensitive material which can be processed in ultra-rapid processing and have a higher sensitivity, a lower Dmin, an excellent antistatic property and less flactuation of the properties in storing. The light-sensitive material contains an electron-accepting compound in a silver halide emulsion layer, and a fluorinated surfactant and/or at least one of the compounds represented by Formulas I-a to II-b in a photographic component layer: ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 to R.sub.4 represent independently a hydrogen atom, a lower alkyl group, an alkoxy group, a carboxy group, an alkoxycarbonyl group, a sulfo group, a halogen atom, and a nitro group, provided that at least one of R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 is a carboxy group, an alkoxycarbonyl group or a sulfo group.

Abstract: A process for preparation of a light-sensitive material is disclosed. The light-sensitive material comprises a support and a light-sensitive layer which contains light-sensitive silver halide, a reducing agent, a base precursor and an ethylenic unsasturated polymerizable compound. The process comprises emulsifying an aqueous dispersion of a base precursor in an oily medium containing the polymerizable compound in the range of 0.1 to 100 weight %.

Abstract: A light-sensitive material which comprises a light-sensitive layer and a support is disclosed. The light-sensitive layer contains silver halid grains, at least two hydrazine derivatives and a polymerizable compounds. One hydrazine derivative has the following formula [I]: ##STR1## in which one of R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 is hydrogen, and the other is hydrogen, an alkylsulfonyl group, an arylsulfonyl group or an acyl group; R.sup.3 is an aliphatic group, an aromatic group or a heterocyclic group; R.sup.4 is hydrogen, an alkyl group, an aralkyl group, an aryl group, an alkoxy group, an aryloxy group, amino or carbamoyl; at least one hydrogen atom contained in R.sup.3 or R.sup.4 is replaced with a group capable of being adsorbed on silver halide grains; G is carbonyl, sulfonyl, sulfinyl, ##STR2## (R.sup.5 has the same meanings as for R.sup.4); and each of R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.3, R.sup.4, R.sup.5 and G may have one or more substituent groups.