Abstract: Nanosized semiconductor particles of a core/shell structure is disclosed, wherein the particles each comprise a core and a shell and exhibit an average particle size of not more than 100 nm and a coefficient of variation in core size distribution of not more than 30%.

Abstract: A modified gelatin obtained by reacting (A) a gelatin and (B) a compound which contains a nitrogenous aromatic ring having a mercapto group to form covalent bond with a reactive group in the gelatin, an introduction amount of the compound in the gelatin being 1.0×10?6 mol to 2.0×10?3 mol per 100 g of the gelatin.

Abstract: The present invention provides a tabular internal latent image type direct positive photographic silver halide emulsion which provides a high sensitivity and a low re-reversal negative sensitivity and a color diffusion transfer photographic light-sensitive material comprising such an emulsion. The present invention also provides an internal latent image type direct positive photographic silver halide emulsion which can be prepared with a good reproducibility and a color diffusion transfer photographic light-sensitive material less susceptible to variation of sensitivity and S/N ratio comprising such an emulsion. An internal latent image type direct positive photographic silver halide emulsion comprising tabular silver halide grains having an average grain diameter of not less than 0.

Abstract: The invention relates to a packaging material comprising in order a ultraviolet radiation cured environmental protection layer, a primer layer, a hydrophilic image layer, a base and an adhesive layer.

Abstract: The present invention provides a tabular internal latent image type direct positive photographic silver halide emulsion which provides a high sensitivity and a low re-reversal negative sensitivity and a color diffusion transfer photographic light-sensitive material comprising such an emulsion. The present invention also provides an internal latent image type direct positive photographic silver halide emulsion which can be prepared with a good reproducibility and a color diffusion transfer photographic light-sensitive material less susceptible to variation of sensitivity and S/N ratio comprising such an emulsion. An internal latent image type direct positive photographic silver halide emulsion comprising tabular silver halide grains having an average grain diameter of not less than 0.

Abstract: A multilayer analytical element for determining a level of an analyte on a substrate and adapted for use with hydrogen peroxide and an affinity-enzymatic compound of formula A-C-B, wherein A is a detecting agent having affinity for the analyte, B is an enzymatic visualizing agent consisting of peroxidase and C is a binding agent linking the detecting and visualizing agents together. The multilayer analytical element of the invention comprises a solid support and a hydrophilic layer thereon, the hydrophilic layer being formed of gelatin, polyvinyl alcohol or a mixture thereof and containing a developing agent and a hydrophobic color-producing agent in a total amount of 5 to 30 weight %, the developing agent and the color-producing agent being present in a weight ratio of 1:0.3 to 1:3.0.

Abstract: An image transfer sheet include a substrate having a water permeability, an image dye layer containing a negative image overlaid on the substrate, a white dye layer overlaid on the image dye layer, a transfer layer made of a water-soluble epoxy resin and overlaid on an upper surface of the white dye layer and enclosing peripheries of the white dye layer and the image dye layer, and a protective layer overlaid on the transfer layer. Whereby the negative image in the image transfer sheet can be readily and quickly transferred to be a positive image printed on an object, the image printed on the object has a high abrasive resistance and a long durability.

Abstract: A color diffusion-transfer photographic light-sensitive material provided with at least two light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layers, each of which is combined with a non-diffusive dye image forming compound forming or releasing a diffusive dye or its precursor in relation to silver development, or with a dye image forming compound whose diffusibility changes in relation to silver development, on a support, the light-sensitive material comprises a specific hydrazine compound and a specific compound improved in storability.

Abstract: A diffusion transfer photographic product is disclosed, comprising a photosensitive element, an image receiving element and a container having a processing composition, wherein the photosensitive element comprises a support having thereon at least a silver halide emulsion layer containing a silver halide emulsion comprising silver halide grains and at least 50% of total grain projected area is accounted for by silver halide regular crystal grains containing 5 mol % or less chloride and 0.5 mol % or more iodide and exhibiting a proportion of a (100) face per grain of not less than 50%, a variation coefficient of the proportion of a (100) face among grains being not more than 20%.

Abstract: A color diffusion-transfer photographic light-sensitive material provided with at least two light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layers, each of which is combined with a non-diffusive dye image forming compound forming or releasing a diffusive dye or its precursor in relation to silver development, or with a dye image forming compound whose diffusibility changes in relation to silver development, on a support, the light-sensitive material comprises a specific hydrazine compound and a specific compound improved in storability.

Abstract: There is provided a silver halide photosensitive material for color photography which can stably form an image having high quality through a process that is simple, quick and causes less environmental damage. A photosensitive material comprising a substrate carrying thereon a photographic constituent layer containing at least one photographic photosensitive layer containing a photosensitive silver halide, wherein said photosensitive material comprises a compound represented by one of the following general formulae [I], [II] and [III] and further comprises at least one silver halide emulsion in which the variation coefficient of particle size of contained silver halide particle is 20% or less and the variation coefficient of a halogen composition between particles is 25% or less. In the formulae, Z represents a carbamoyl group, an acyl group, or the like, and Q represents an atom group forming an unsaturated ring with C. R1 to R4 represent a hydrogen atom or a substituent.

Abstract: Described is a heat developable color light-sensitive material comprising a support having provided thereon at least two layers having a spectral sensitivity peak in a different wavelength range of 700 nm or more, in which the at least two layers are each combined with a compound which provides a dye having a different hue, wherein the layer having a spectral sensitivity peak in the longest wavelength and/or a light-insensitive interlayer adjusted thereto comprises (a) a high silver chloride emulsion of fine grains having a silver chloride content of 80 mol % or more and an average size of 0.15 .mu.m or less or (b) an easily soluble silver salt compound.

Abstract: A silver halide photographic material which has a layer containing a swellable inorganic stratifying compound.

Abstract: This invention relates to photographic light-sensitive silver halide emulsions wherein the silver grains are spectrally sensitized to near infrared radiation at wavelengths above 700 nm with a particular class of cyanine dyes and to photographic elements and film units employing such emulsions.

Abstract: Disclosed is a diffusion transfer color photographic material at least having a light-sensitive silver halide, a binder, a non-diffusive dye donor compound capable of releasing or forming a diffusive dye in correspondence or reverse correspondence with the reaction of reducing the silver halide to silver, and a non-diffusive filter dye, on a support, in which the filter dye is in the form of an emulsified dispersion along with the dye donor compound. The color separatability of the processed material is good and the discrimination of the formed image is also good. The raw film of the material is free from lowering of the filter effect after storage.

Abstract: A novel method and apparatus is disclosed for electronically sensing a negative and a positive in a novel integral film structure of the instant development type using light of different wavelengths so as to produce reflected light from the negative and the positive which are indicative of the luminance characteristics and the chrominance characteristics of the image. The novel integral film structure has a filter which allows the negative to be scanned. Specifically, the filter transmits incident infrared radiation to which silver halide emulsion layers are sensitive and blocks the transmission of radiation in the range of wavelengths to which the silver halide emulsion layers are sensitive.

Abstract: A color photographic material for diffusion transfer which comprises a support having thereon at least one light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer containing a combination of a reducible dye providing compound represented by the following general formula (I) and an electron donor, said reducible dye providing compound releasing a diffusing dye when reduced, wherein at least one layer of silver halide emulsion layers contains a silver halide emulsion obtained by treating a silver halide emulsion, previously chemical sensitized in the presence of a sensitizing dye, with a solid adsorbent to desorb a part or the whole of the adsorbed dye.PWR-(Time).sub.t -Dye (I)wherein PWR represents a group which releases -(Time).sub.t -Dye when reduced; Time represents a group which releases Dye through subsequent reactions after -(Time).sub.t -Dye is released from PWR; t represents an integer of 0 or 1; and Dye represents a dye or a precursor thereof.

Abstract: The invention is directed to a process for forming a chromogenic photographic heat-transferable non-aqueous dye-diffusion-transfer photographic element comprising the steps of: providing, separately, a melt comprising a spectrally dye-sensitized silver halide emulsion and a dry diffusion transfer facilitating thermal solvent; mixing said spectrally dye sensitized silver halide emulsion melt and said dry diffusion transfer facilitating thermal solvent with a mixing means to create a mixed melt; providing a coating substrate; coating said mixed melt on said substrate to form a coated photographic element, wherein said coating takes place less than about 10 minutes after mixing.The heat-transferable photographic element thus formed has improved photographic sensitivity and increased sensitometric uniformity.

Abstract: A color diffusion transfer light-sensitive material is described including a support having thereon at least one light-sensitive emulsion layer associated with a dye image-forming material and an electron donor, wherein the dye image-forming material comprises at least one reducible dye-providing compound represented by formula (I) which releases a diffusible dye upon being reduced and tabular silver halide grains having a mean grain diameter of at least about 0.3 .mu.m, a mean grain thickness of less than about 0.5 .mu.m, and a mean aspect ratio of at least about 2 account for at least about 50% of the total projected area of the silver halide grains contained in at least one light-sensitive emulsion layer;PWR - (Time).sub.t - Dye (I)wherein PWR represents a group capable of releasing -(Time).sub.t -Dye upon being reduced; Time represents a group capable of releasing Dye through a subsequent reaction after being released as -(Time).sub.

Abstract: There are disclosed an internal latent image type direct positive light-sensitive emulsions having improved spectral sensitization performance, and chemical sensitization performance, and color diffusion transfer photographic film units in which said emulsions are used. The emulsions are prepared by subjecting a silver halide grain, which forms an internal nucleus, to chemical sensitization, in the presence of an organic silver halide solvent, and adding a solid adsorbing agent, before finishing the formation of an outer shell silver halide phase, to remove a part or all of the silver halide solvent, wherein the emulsions may further contain a tabular silver halide grain having an average grain diameter of at least 0.3 .mu.m and a ratio of an average grain diameter to an average grain thickness of 2 or more, based on 50% or more of the total silver halide grains.

Abstract: An internal latent image type positive silver halide emulsion has improved sensitivity reduction in low illuminance exposures. A color diffusion transfer light-sensitive material incorporates the emulsion and has reduced sensitivity reduction. The internal latent image type positive silver halide emulsion is prepared using a polymer having a repetitive unit derived from an ethylenically unsaturated monomer having at least one thioether structure on a side chain as a deflocculating agent to form silver halide grains and subjecting the grain surfaces to a chemical sensitization in the presence of a polymer having a repetitive unit represented by the following Formula (I): ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 represents a hydrogen atom or a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group and Q represents a group selected from the group consisting of groups represented by the following Formula (1) to Formula (4): ##STR2## wherein q represents an integer of 2 to 4; ##STR3## wherein R.sup.2 and R.sup.

Abstract: A photographic emulsion containing: a photosensitive silver halide; a light-insensitive, reducible silver source; a reducing agent for the light-insensitive, reducible silver source; and a binder consisting essentially of poly(vinyl butyral) having a poly(vinyl alcohol) content of about 17.5 to 21.0 wt. % and at least one solvent selected from the group consisting of: toluene, methyl ethyl ketone, acetone, tetrahydrofuran, and 1,4-dioxane. Additionally, a process for coating a substrate involving applying at least one layer of a molten thermoreversible organogel layer; causing it to gel; and removing residual solvent.

Abstract: Disclosed is a diffusion transfer color photographic material at least having a light-sensitive silver halide, a binder, a non-diffusive dye donor compound capable of releasing or forming a diffusive dye in correspondence or reverse correspondence with the reaction of reducing the silver halide to silver, and a non-diffusive filter dye, on a support, in which the filter dye is in the form of an emulsified dispersion along with the dye donor compound. The color separatability of the processed material is good and the discrimination of the formed image is also good. The raw film of the material is free from lowering of the filter effect after storage.

Abstract: A dye diffusion transfer type heat developable color light-sensitive material is described including a support having thereon at least three light-sensitive layers containing, in combination, silver halide emulsions which are sensitive in different spectral regions from one another and dye providing compounds capable of releasing or forming diffusible dyes having different hues from one another, wherein the material has an exposure side which is subjected to incident light from a light source, wherein at least two layers of the at least three light-sensitive layers include a first light-sensitive layer containing an emulsion spectrally sensitized to a part of infrared rays and a second light-sensitive layer which is positioned on the exposure side nearer to the light source than is the first light-sensitive layer and contains an emulsion spectrally sensitized to a part of infrared rays having a wavelength shorter than that of the infrared rays applied to the emulsion of the first light-sensitive layer, and th

Abstract: A heat-developable photosensitive material is disclosed which has a support and provided thereon a photosensitive layer. The photosensitive layer contains at least an organic silver salt, a silver halide and a reducing agent represented by the formula (I). Also, an image forming method using the heat-developable photosensitive material is disclosed.

Abstract: A dry process silver salt photosensitive member is disclosed. The photosensitive member has a heat-developable photosensitive element containing at least (1) and organic silver salt, (2) a reducing agent, and (3) at least one of a photosensitive silver halide and a photosensitive silver halide-forming component on a support. The heat-developable photosensitive element further contains a compound represented by the general formula (I) and a compound represented by the general formula (II).

Abstract: A diffusion transfer photographic material is disclosed, which comprises a support having thereon at least a photosensitive element comprising a photosensitive silver halide emulsion and a diffusible dye donating compound, and a dye fixing element which is placed upon the said photosensitive element at the time of image transfer, wherein a natural macromolecular polysaccharide originating from red algae is included in said photosensitive element and/or in said dye fixing element, and a process of producing a diffusion transfer photographic material is disclosed, which comprises the step of using a coating liquid which contains a water soluble polymer solution comprising a natural macromolecular polysaccharide, a hydrophilic organic solvent in which the said water soluble polymer is essentially insoluble and water.

Abstract: A diffusion transfer color photosensitive material is disclosed, comprising a support having thereon at least light-sensitive silver halides, binders and nondiffusible dye-providing compounds capable of releasing or forming a diffusible dye, corresponding to or counter-corresponding to the progress of conversion of the siliver halide into silver through reductive reaction, which contains as a trapping agent at least one compound represented by the following formula (I) to prevent the generation and/or the transfer of dyes in the white area without causing the lowering of image density:--(A).sub.p --(B).sub.q-- (I)[wherein A represents at least one vinyl monomer unit containing a quaternary ammonium ion associated therewith a counter ion at least 50 mol % of which is constituted by an anion represented by the following formula (II):R--X.sup.- (II)(wherein X.sup.- represents SO.sub.3.sup.- and/or COO.sup.

Abstract: A color diffusion transfer light-sensitive material comprising a support having thereon light-sensitive silver halide emulsions and an electron donor in combination with reducible dye providing compounds each of which releases a diffusible dye when reduced and further a silver halide emulsion having substantially no light sensitivity in addition to the light-sensitive silver halide emulsions.

Abstract: A color diffusion transfer photographic light-sensitive material is disclosed, said light-sensitive material comprising at least one selected from the group consisting of polymers obtained by the condensation of at least one of compounds represented by the general formula (I) and at least one of compounds represented by the general formula (II) in the presence of an acid or alkaline catalyst; polymers obtained by the condensation of at least one of compounds represented by the general formula (I) and at least one of compounds represented by the general formula (III) in the presence of an acid catalyst; novolak resins obtained by the condensation of at least one of compounds represented by the general formula (I) and at least one of compounds represented by the general formula (IV) in the presence of an acid catalyst in a uniform organic solvent system while eliminating off water produced upon azeotropy; and polymers obtained by the condensation of at least one of compounds represented by the general formula (

Abstract: A light-sensitive microcapsule comprising a core material containing a polymerizable compound and a shell material characterized in that the shell material contains therin silver halide in the form of grains. A light-sensitive material comprising a light-sensitive layer containing a great number of said microcapsules and a reducing agent provided on a support is also disclosed.

Abstract: A light-sensitive material comprising a light-sensitive layer containing silver halide, a reducing agent and a polymerizable compound provided on a support, characterized in that the light-sensitive layer contains a salt of a quaternary ammonium ion with such an anion as a halogen ion, acetate ion, perchlorate ion, a sulfonate ion, oxalate ion, carbonate ion, sulfite ion and phosphoric hydrogen ion.

Abstract: A heat developable color photographic recording material is improved in its D.sub.min /D.sub.max ratio and sensitivity if it contains a silver halide emulsion in which the grains have at least three zones differing in their silver halide composition.

Abstract: In a heat-developable color light-sensitive material comprising a support having thereon at least two light-sensitive layers each comprising a light-sensitive silver halide, organic silver salt, dye-donating material capable of releasing or forming a diffusible dye by heat development, reducing agent, and hydrophilic binder, said at least two light-sensitive layers differing from each other in the color sensitivity of said light-sensitive silver halide and in the hue of said diffusible dye, said heat-developable color light-sensitive material, wherein at least one of said light-sensitive layer(s) containing said dye-donating materials are hardened with a hardening agent for said hydrophilic binder. The foregoing heat-developable color light-sensitive material prevents diffusion of the dye-donating material and reduces or prevents the color-crossover phenomenon. Transferability of the dye is also improved as is scratch resistance of the photographic component layers.

Abstract: A radiation-sensitive element suitable for the preparation of half-tone color proofs comprising a substrate bearing at least four separate positive acting imaging media coated thereon, said imaging media including:(1) an imaging medium capable of forming a yellow image upon imagewise exposure and processing,(2) an imaging medium capable fo forming a magenta image upon imagewise exposure and processing,(3) an imaging medium capable of forming a cyan image upon imagewise exposure and processing, and(4) an imaging medium capable of forming a black image or a balancing black image upon imagewise exposure and processing,each imaging medium (1), (2) and (3) having a maximum spectral sensitivity at a wavelength different from that of the maxiumu sensitivity of the other imaging medium of (1) to (3), the imaging medium (4) having spectral sensitivity at each of the wavelengths of the maximum sensitivity of the other imaging media.

Abstract: A heat developable color photographic material is disclosed. The color photographic material is comprised of a support having thereon a light-sensitive mixed crystal silver haloiodide having a silver iodide content of 4 to 40 mole %, a binder and a dye-providing substance capable of providing a mobile dye, when the silver haloiodide is reduced to silver by heating, in chemical relation to the reaction. The color photographic material is capable of producing an image by quick development in a substantially water free state. Even when the color photographic material is used in combination with an organic silver salt it is capable of providing excellent color sensitivity.

Abstract: A novel silver halide photographic material is provided comprising a support and at least one silver halide photographic emulsion layer formed thereon and containing in said photographic emulsion layer or at least one hydrophilic colloid layer a compound represented by formula (I): ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 may be the same or different and each represents a hydrogen atom, an aliphatic residual group, an aromatic residual group, or a heterocyclic residual group; R.sup.3 represents a hydrogen atom or an aliphatic residual group; L.sub.1 represents a divalent aliphatic group, a divalent aromatic group, or a divalent heterocyclic group; L.sub.2 represents --O--, --CONR--, --NRCO--, --SO.sub.2 NR--, --NRSO.sub.2 --, --OCO--, --COO--, --S--, --NR--, --CO--, --SO--, --SO.sub.2 --, --OCOO--, --NRCONR'--, --NRCOO--, --OCONR--, or --NRSO.sub.

Abstract: A radiation-sensitive composition including silver halide grains capable of forming an internal latent image and a nucleating agent is useful as a coating on a support to form a photographic element.

Abstract: A silver halide photographic light-sensitive material containing, in at least one layer thereof, a compound capable of releasing a fogging agent upon an oxidation-reduction reaction with an oxidation product of a developing agent under an alkaline condition. The material has an increased sensitivity, an increased contrast and an accelerated development rate.

Abstract: A process for forming an image is provided, comprising imagewise exposing a photosensitive material comprising on a support a photosensitive silver halide, a sensitizing dye having general formula (I) and/or (II), and a compound which forms or releases a mobile dye in proportion or counter-proportion to the reduction of the photosensitive silver halide into silver by heating, and transferring the resulting mobile dye to a dye-fixing element in the presence of a hydrophilic solvent,wherein formulas (I) and (II) are: ##STR1## wherein Z.sup.1 and Z.sup.2 represent a group of non-metallic atoms necessary to form a 5- or 6-membered heterocyclic ring; R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 represent a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group; L.sup.1, L.sup.2, and L.sup.3 represent a substituted or unsubstituted methine group; p and q are equal to 0 or 1; m is equal to 0, 1, 2, or 3; X1.sup..crclbar. represents an anion; k is equal to 0 or 1, with the proviso that the number of organic acid groups contained in the molecule except X1.

Abstract: A silver halide photographic material comprising a support having thereon at least one light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer having associated therewith at least one blocked photographic reagent represented by formula (I) or (II); ##STR1## wherein, A represents a moiety of a photographic reagent or a moiety of a precursor of a photographic reagent bonded to the ring containing Z through a hetero atom; Y.sup.1, and Y.sup.2 and Y.sup.3 each represents a hydrogen atom or a substituent, or Y.sup.1 and Y.sup.3 in formula (I) together form a ring; Z represents an atomic group necessary for forming a carbon ring or a heterocyclic ring; and n represents 1 or 2.The silver halide photographic material is stable under storage conditions.

Abstract: A direct positive silver halide photographic emulsion which is able to provide a high maximum density and a low minimum density, and having a high developing progress. The emulsion contains at least one of the sensitizing dyes represented by following general formulate I, II, III, and IV and at least one of the compounds represented by general formulae V and VI; ##STR1## The substituents are defined in the specification.

Abstract: An internal latent image-type direct positive silver halide light-sensitive material is described, comprising a support having at least one photographic emulsion layer thereon, wherein said layer contains internal latent image-type direct positive silver halide grains, the surfaces of which are chemically sensitized, wherein a compound of the general formula (I) is added as a finish additive to the photographic emulsion layer or at least one hydrophilic colloid layer adjacent to the photographic emulsion layer.General Formula (I): ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1, R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 are defined as herein. The light-sensitive material exhibits a very satisfactory reversal performance and is greatly improved in stability over the course of time.

Abstract: A heat developable color photographic material is disclosed. The color photographic material is comprised of a support having thereon a light-sensitive mixed crystal silver haloiodide having a silver iodide content of 4 to 40 mole %, a binder and a dye-providing substance capable of providing a mobile dye, when the silver haloiodide is reduced to silver by heating, in chemical relation to the reaction. The color photographic material is capable of producing an image by quick development in a substantially water free state. Even when the color photographic material is used in combination with an organic silver salt it is capable of providing excellent color sensitivity.

Abstract: A novel color diffusion transfer photographic material comprising (A) a light-sensitive element comprising a first support having thereon at least a silver halide photographic emulsion layer and a dye providing compound, (B) an image receiving element comprising a second support having thereon at least an image receiving layer and (C) means for providing an alkaline treating solution between element (A) and (B), wherein(i) the swollen film thickness of said light-sensitive element (A) is from about 10 .mu.m after being contacted with water at 25.degree. C. for 5 minutes;(ii) the swollen film thickness of said image receiving element (B) is from about 10 .mu.m to 40 .mu.m after being contacted with 0.1N KOH aqueous solution at 25.degree.C for 3 minutes; and(iii) said means for providing an alkaline treating solution provides an average thickness of said treating solution between element (A) and (B) during development of from about 40 .mu.m to 80 .mu.m.

Abstract: Photographic elements and assemblages are described which employ nondiffusible N',N'-diaromatic carbocyclic--or diaromatic heterocyclic--sulfonohydrazide compounds which are capable of releasing photographically useful groups in an imagewise manner as a function of silver halide development.

Abstract: A photosensitive material having a widened temperature lattitude. The photosensitive material is described, comprising a support having thereon at least one silver halide emulsion layer associated with a dye-providing compound capable of forming an imagewise mobile dye as the result of exposure and development, wherein a hydroquinone derivative and a water-insoluble but organic solvent-soluble homopolymer or copolymer having a recurring unit containing a ##STR1## bond in the main chain or side chain are integrated and dispersed as individual particles in a hydrophilic colloid of the silver halide emulsion layer or layers or the dye providing compound containing layer or layers.

Abstract: Full color photographic images are produced by exposure of a radiation-sensitive element comprising at least three silver halide emulsion layers. At least two silver halide emulsion layers are sensitized to infrared radiation. Selectively absorptive filter layers and/or differential sensitivities between emulsion layers are used to prevent exposure of other layers to radiation used to expose a single layer.

Abstract: A silver halide photographic light-sensitive material comprising a support having provided thereon at least one internal latent image type direct positive silver halide emulsion layer is disclosed, wherein(1) said internal latent image type direct positive silver halide emulsion layer comprises at least two layers having substantially the same color sensitivity, or(2) at least said internal latent image type direct positive silver halide emulsion and a solid pigment-containing layer contiguous thereto, which is positioned on the side opposite to the side of the silver halide emulsion layer to be exposed, are provided,and wherein at least one internal latent image type direct positive silver halide emulsion in (1) or (2) has a binder/silver halide (calculated as silver) ratio by weight of more than 1.25.

Abstract: A direct positive silver halide photographic material is described, comprising a support having thereon at least an internal latent image-type direct positive silver halide emulsion layer containing a hydrazine series nucleating agent, wherein said silver halide emulsion layer or a layer adjacent to the silver halide emulsion layer contains a non-dye image-forming compound represented by following general formula (I) in an amount sufficient for accelerating nucleation; ##STR1## wherein Z.sub.1 and Z.sub.2, which may be the same or different, each represents an atomic group necessary for forming a benzene ring or a naphthalene ring; G.sub.1 and G.sub.2, which may be the same or different, each represents hydrogen or a substituent which does not adversely influence the image; A.sub.1, A.sub.2 and A.sub.3, which may be the same or different, each represents hydrogen or a substituent which does not adversely influence the image; B.sub.1, B.sub.2 and B.sub.