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Posted by Doug Clifford on November 02, 2001 at 21:42:25:
In Reply to: digital camera & airport xray machine posted by Compass on November 02, 2001 at 20:51:53:
: Does anyone know if there are precautions I must take before flying with my digital camera? Will the xray machine damage the compact flash card or the camera itself?
Even though I already knew the answer, five minutes on Google provided me with some citations to back it up.
The answer is NO, airport x-ray machines won't damage your digital camera or memory cards. I would certainly make sure the camera is turned off before it is placed on the scanning belt. I would also make sure the digital camera is inside a padded camera bag. I've recently seen luggage fall off the scanning belt. On two separate flights after September 11th, airport security refused to hand inspect my digital camera and insisted it be x-rayed. (Seattle and Las Vegas.)
Now for the authorities:
Nikon says: "Unlike film, which is sensitive to light, the (digital) camera and memory cards are not affected by X-rays." see (http://www.nikon-image.com/eng/ei_cs/faq/qa/qno_1050.htm)
Digital Cameras and Airport Luggage Scanners (http://www.photo.net/bboard/q-and-a-fetch-msg?msg_id=001OdM)
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