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AmySabato Feb 14th, 2007 11:51 AM

Digital Cameras-XRay Screening
 
I plan on coming back home with photos
loaded in my memory disk that is inside
my digital camera. I just got the camera
for Christmas, therefore, I know nothing about
how, if at all, screening x-rays affect it.
Anyone have experience with this please? Thanks!

toedtoes Feb 14th, 2007 12:02 PM

There should be no problem with the card and the xrays. I've sent mine through and never had an issue.

Since it sounds like you're just going to have one memory card of photos to deal with, if you're really concerned, you could stop by a local photo place and have the photos put on CD/DVD. That would give you an extra copy of the images for not a lot of money.

rkkwan Feb 14th, 2007 12:03 PM

X-ray does not affect flash memory cards used in digital cameras. Nothing to worry about.

dfr4848 Feb 14th, 2007 12:57 PM

Ditto - I've done it many times and no problems.

seetheworld Feb 14th, 2007 01:02 PM

No problem here either.

kenbob6571 Feb 14th, 2007 05:44 PM

Not a problem. You'll be fine

AmySabato Feb 16th, 2007 06:27 AM

Very grateful to you all. Thanks! :-)

tovarich Feb 16th, 2007 07:26 AM

The scans do not damage digital cameras and memory cards.We were screened so many times last Sept; in the airports and in all the Smithsonian museums so dont worry about it.Paul


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