Digital Cameras & X-Rays
Mar 25th, 2005, 01:26 PM
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Digital Cameras & X-Rays
I have just entered the age of the digital camera and wonder if anyone can advise me if I need to shield the digital from X-rays at airline security as we did with film cameras?
Mar 25th, 2005, 02:50 PM
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For more on transporting film and photographic equipment through TSA screening checkpoints, go to this site:
http://www.tsa.gov/public/interapp/e...orial_1035.xml
http://www.tsa.gov/public/interapp/e...orial_1035.xml
Mar 25th, 2005, 05:39 PM
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As mentioned, X-rays will not harm your digital media. Although I would not recommend walking through security with your compact flash card or other magnetic media in your pocket. If something sets of the scanner when you walk through it, the attendant will carry out a manual scan of your body with one of those battan type handheld scanners. I've been told they are a magnetic device (as most metal detectors are) and if it is passed over any magnetic storage media, it can be affected. Therefore place all your digital equipment through the X-ray scanner to be on the safe side.
