| abstract |
A silver halide photographic material comprising a plurality of light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layers, wherein (A) at least one of the layers contains a hydrazine nucleating agent represented by formula (II): <CHEM> wherein R1 represents an aliphatic group or an aromatic group; R2 represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an aryl group, an alkoxy group, an aryloxy group, an amino group, a hydrazine group, a carbamoyl group, or an oxycarbonyl group; G1 represents a carbonyl group, a sulfonyl group, a sulfinyl group, a sulfoxy group, <CHEM> a thiocarbonyl group, or an iminomethylene group; and A3 and A4 each represents a hydrogen atom, a substituted or unsubstituted alkylsulfonyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted arylsulfonyl group, or a substituted or unsubstituted acyl group, provided that at least one of A3 and A4 is a hydrogen atom; and (B) another layer contains a redox compound capable of releasing a development inhibitor when the redox compound is oxidized. The photographic material can be processed with a highly stable developing solution and provides an ultrahigh contrast image with broad dot gradation. |