Characteristics

Scotch HP200 is a fine grain, advanced technology, medium speed daylight balanced color print film with a nominal speed rating of ISO 200. The film will provide excellent results in both compact and SLR cameras. The improved color balance characteristics of HP200 give this film an excellent linear response with bright neutral results. This film incorporates new technologies which have vastly reduced the impact on the environment during manufacturing.

General Properties

Speed:

ISO 200/24° - Scotch HP200 is designed to extend the picture taking opportunities from bright daylight to subdued outdoor lighting and is an excellent general purpose film. The medium speed and the extra wide latitude make this film very easy to use offering advantages of greater depth of field and better usable range of flash pictures. HP200 is a high resolution and fine-grained color print film. The film may be used in a wide variety of shooting conditions and situations including scenic, still-life, portraiture, flash and macrophotography .

Exposure Characteristics:

New emulsion technologies have been developed and incorporated in the film resulting in a new medium speed film that provides excellent results in under-exposures meeting the high quality demands of general photography. The advanced multi-layered structure ensures an excellent latitude of exposure, good results in the range of -2 to +4 stops, and high image quality for all imaging situations.

Although the film is balanced for daylight illumination, new advanced spectral sensitization assures good results when exposed under various light sources including electronic flash, tungsten and fluorescent lighting. The film also performs well outdoors during diverse color temperature conditions such as late evenings, early mornings, sky light vs. sun light and snow scenes.

Image Characteristics:

The advanced class of EXTRA-DIR couplers and color formers provide enhanced color saturation while maintaining natural skin tones and neutral gray scale reproductions in various lighting conditions. Advanced tonal linearity provides improved highlight and shadow detail.

New emulsion stabilizers yield improved processed film keeping properties and provides, during periods of handling and storage, additional protection for the film from heat, humidity, light and damaging chemical fumes.

New printing characteristics match the most common color negative profiles used by processing labs for color and density correction.

Electronic Flash Exposure

Adjust the exposure setting according to the instructions provided with the flash unit. Determine the correct lens aperture (f/stop) by dividing the guide number by the flash - subject distance in feet or meters.

Fluorescent Light Exposure

The light emitted by fluorescent tubes is generally deficient in some wavelengths resulting in prints exhibiting a green balance with standard printing procedures. Consequently, exposures made with fluorescent illumination require color corrections at time of printing. Due to the variety of fluorescent lighting color temperatures, it is not possible to recommend a particular compensation filter or set of filters.

Reciprocity

This film can be used in the range of 1/10,000 to 10 seconds without changes in speed and color balance. For exposures longer than 10 seconds, use a 20CC Y color compensating filter and increase exposure by +1 stops.

Processing

Scotch HP200 is intended for various process C-41 cycles and chemicals. To ensure optimum color negative quality, the process should be monitored carefully using C-41 process control strips.

Printing

Excellent standard size prints and enlargements on color paper can be obtained from Scotch HP200 using conventional enlargers or automated printing equipment. For optimal printing results with automatic printers, a dedicated channel set up with a printer control tool manufactured with this film is recommended. The extended DX barcode enables the printer to identify the film and print it on the dedicated channel.

The DX code is 85-2 (Product Code = 85, Generation Specifier = 2).

Processed film may be visually identified by magenta dots between perforations and a human readable DX Code on the top edge of the film (85-2).

Exposure

Scotch™ HP200 is balanced for daylight or equivalent light conditions (5500K). When exposed under tungsten or fluorescent lighting, the use of an appropriate filter is recommended:

Daylight Exposure (Exposure time 1/250 sec.)

Use the following exposures from two hours after sunrise to two hours before sunset for average front-lit subjects:

Note: For side or back-lit subjects with shadow detail, increase lens aperture by 1/2 or 1 f/stop.

Spectral Sensitivity Curves	Sensitometric Characteristic Curves (Exposure: Daylight 1/100 sec. Densitometry: Status M)
Modulation Transfer Function (Exposure: Daylight Densitometry: Visual)	Spectral Dye Density Curves

Storage

Before processing

Always store unexposed or exposed films in a cool, dry place in moisture-proof containers, as all color films are sensitive to heat, humidity and fumes emitted from chemicals. In hot humid climates or for long term storage, keep the films in a moisture-proof container at 10°C/50°F or lower.

• Do not open the original sealed container until just before using the film.
• Use film before the expiration date printed on the box.
• Avoid leaving a partially exposed film in the camera for a long period of time.
• Process the film promptly after exposure to avoid any image deterioration.
• Avoid storing unpacked film or loaded cameras in high humidity conditions or where the emission of exhaust gases and formaldehyde fumes may occur, as these are very harmful to photographic films (aldehyde fumes are often emitted from new furniture wood glues, laminate adhesive, foam insulation, sprays etc.).

After processing

The dyes in Scotch HP200 are among the most stable used for sensitized material. Yet, like all organic dyes, they may change with time. Humidity, heat and light are the most critical factors in the storage of processed color negatives. Always keep processed negatives in a cool, dry and dark place. It is advisable to store processed film at a relative humidity not exceeding 40% and a temperature not exceeding 20°C/68°F to avoid film deterioration.

Handling

Always load and unload your camera in subdued light. Loading film in extremely low temperatures may cause the film to break.

Diffuse granularity: 6.0 (RMS)

Note: Before using our product please ensure that it is suitable for your intended use. All questions of liability relating to this product are governed by the terms of the sale, subject, where applicable, to the prevailing law. The sensitometric curves and data represent product tested under the conditions of exposure and processing specified. They represent production coatings and, therefore, do not apply directly to a particular box or roll of photographic material. They do not represent standards or specifications which must be met by Imation. Imation reserves the right to change and improve product characteristics at any time.

Features

• Optimal speed
• Optimized spectral sensitivity
• Enhanced tonal linearity
• Improved aging characteristics
• Greater printing compatibility
• Greater processing latitude
• New advanced manufacturing technology

Advantages

• Excellent exposure latitude
• Improved performance in a wide range of natural and artificial lighting conditions
• Improved overall contrast
• Enhanced robustness of unexposed film
• Improved latent image
• Increased emulsion stability
• Less affected by vapors
• Closer alignment of spectral dye characteristics to market conditions
• Good performance in stressed or marginal processing conditions
• Solvent reductions
• Biodegradable surfactants

Benefits

• Fewer underexposured frames
• Increased number of saleable prints
• Good film for action photography
• Good color results in prints from both tungsten and fluorescent illuminants
• Lifelike reproduction of subtle colors under a wide variety of outdoor lighting conditions (skylight, snow, etc.)
• Superb detail in highlights and shadows
• Rich tonal range in flash scenes
• Better color consistency
• More consistent results in marginal keeping and storage conditions
• Tolerant to consumer mishandling
• Easier and more consistent printing
• Improved equipment integration for easier printer set-up and printing consistent quality in minilabs
• Higher productivity
• Processing consistency
• Reduced environmental impact

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