Patent ID: 6667138
Filing Date: 2003-12-23
Classification: G03C,H04N

Abstract:
An image information recording method, comprising the steps of:(a) imagewise exposing to light a silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material comprising a support having thereon a light-sensitive layer containing a silver halide and a color coupler; (b) subjecting the photographic light-sensitive material to color development so as to obtain an image in the photographic light-sensitive material; (c) converting the image in the photographic light-sensitive material to electric image information using a scanner comprising a light source part and a light receiving part while at least 80% of the developed silver and the silver halide remains in the photographic light-sensitive material; and (d) recording the electric information on a recording medium; wherein, the step (c) is carried out with the scanner that exhibits a light diffusion coefficient of at least 0.9, wherein the step (c) is carried out with the scanner by adjusting an illuminance the light receiving part to be in a range of 80,000 to 1,500,000 lux.