©Eastman Kodak Company, 2010
March 2010 • TI-2420
TECHNICAL DATA /
COLOR NEGATIVE FILM
KODAK HAWKEYE Traffic
Surveillance Color 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.
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)
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.
1
Use f/5.6 for backlit close-up subjects.
2
Subject shaded from the sun but lighted by a large area of sky.
Arithmetic Logarithmic
400 27°
Lighting Conditions Shutter Speed (Second)
and Lens Opening
Bright or Hazy Sun on Light Sand
or Snow
1/500
f/16
Bright or Hazy Sun (Distinct
Shadows)
1/500
f/11
1
Weak, Hazy Sun (Soft Shadows) 1/500
f/8
Cloudy Bright (No Shadows) 1/500
f/5.6
Heavy Overcast or Open Shade
2
1/500
f/4
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