KODAK HAWKEYE Traffic
Surveillance Color Film
TECHNICAL DATA / COLOR NEGATIVE FILM
KODAK HAWKEYE Traffic Surveillance Color Film is a 400
speed color negative film for traffic surveillance
applications. KODAK T-GRAIN emulsion technology
provides extremely fine grain and high sharpness, and wide
exposure latitude allows a range of exposures from 2 stops
under to 3 stops over normal. Other features include:
• Improved color saturation; accurate colors
• Push performance to EI 800
• Optimized for use with film scanners; durable
emulsion overcoat prevents scratches
• Panchromatic sensitivity to 660 nm
• Balanced for daylight or electronic flash, and may also
be used under mixed lighting
• Prints compatibly with KODAK GOLD and MAX
Versatility Films
• Process using KODAK FLEXICOLOR Chemicals,
Process C-41
• Coated on a 0.0048-inch (0.12 mm) acetate base
DARKROOM RECOMMENDATIONS
Handle unprocessed film in total darkness—do not use a
safelight.
Process this film in total darkness through the bleach
step in Process C-41.
©Eastman Kodak Company, 2010
STORAGE AND HANDLING
Load and unload film in subdued light.
Store unexposed film at 70° F (21° C) or lower in the
original sealed package. Process film as soon as possible
after exposure. Protect negatives from strong light. For
more information about storing negatives, see KODAK
Publication No. E-30, Storage and Care of KODAK
Photographic Materials—Before and After Processing.
EXPOSURE
Speed:
Use these speed numbers with meters and cameras
marked for ISO, ASA, or DIN speeds or exposure indexes.
For critical work, make a series of test exposures.
Exposure Index (EI)
Arithmetic
400
Daylight Exposure:
Use the exposures in the table below for average frontlit
subjects from 2 hours after sunrise to 2 hours before
sunset when exposing at EI 400.
Lighting Conditions
Bright or Hazy Sun on Light Sand
or Snow
Bright or Hazy Sun (Distinct
Shadows)
Weak, Hazy Sun (Soft Shadows)
Cloudy Bright (No Shadows)
Heavy Overcast or Open Shade
1
Use f/5.6 for backlit close-up subjects.
2
Subject shaded from the sun but lighted by a large area of sky.
March 2010 • TI-2420
Logarithmic
27°
Shutter Speed (Second)
and Lens Opening
1/500
f/16
1/500
f/11
1
1/500
f/8
1/500
f/5.6
2
1/500
f/4