Airport X-Ray Danger??

Skip #48972 · Jun 18, 2001

Any world travelers out there run into a problem with your digital camers,microdrives or flash cards being corrupted by Airport X-Rays scanners?. I'm traveling from Miami To Costa Rica in August.
Thanks for all your comments and help.
Skip--Skip Wilson

Maurice Gordon · Jun 18, 2001

I have NEVER -- flying anywhere -- had a computer, magnetic media or digital camera flash card corrupted by an airport x-ray!!!

If I were you, I would not fear for my digital film getting "fogged" by an x-ray.

However, if you are near an exploding nuclear device, electro-magnetic pulse will probably corrupt your electronics.

Murray

Skip said:
Any world travelers out there run into a problem with your digital
camers,microdrives or flash cards being corrupted by Airport
X-Rays scanners?. I'm traveling from Miami To Costa Rica in August.
Thanks for all your comments and help.
Skip
--
Skip Wilson

artorius · Jun 18, 2001

Skip said:
Any world travelers out there run into a problem with your digital
camers,microdrives or flash cards being corrupted by Airport
X-Rays scanners?. I'm traveling from Miami To Costa Rica in August.
Thanks for all your comments and help.
Skip
--
Skip Wilson

Having just returned from Jamaica, and Tahiti, been through ALL the airports. No problems with laptop or digital media.(CF & Smartmedia)
Artorius

TonyK_in_Texas · Jun 18, 2001

Scotland trip last month. Casio QV3000 went through x-ray once on the way and 4 times on the return. Not a problem at all.

The film camera is a different story. Some fogging in the film, probably because of the number of times it went through x-ray on the return portion.

HTH

Skip said:
Any world travelers out there run into a problem with your digital
camers,microdrives or flash cards being corrupted by Airport
X-Rays scanners?. I'm traveling from Miami To Costa Rica in August.
Thanks for all your comments and help.
Skip
--
Skip Wilson

Michael Salzlechner · Jun 18, 2001

Skip

Miami Airport is pretty much my second home. Spend almost as much time there as at my house . The X-Ray scanners will not create any problems for any type of magnetic media

Mike

Skip said:
Any world travelers out there run into a problem with your digital
camers,microdrives or flash cards being corrupted by Airport
X-Rays scanners?. I'm traveling from Miami To Costa Rica in August.
Thanks for all your comments and help.
Skip
--
Skip Wilson

Barry49237 · Jun 19, 2001

Skip said:
Any world travelers out there run into a problem with your digital
camers,microdrives or flash cards being corrupted by Airport
X-Rays scanners?. I'm traveling from Miami To Costa Rica in August.
Thanks for all your comments and help.
Skip
--
Skip Wilson

X-rays will only affect light sensitive media ie film but airport metal detectors may be another matter. However assured at Manchester airport UK that theirs was ok
Barry

Vincent Oliver · Jun 19, 2001

The problem I had, I was asked if I had any pornographic images on my laptop or CF card, after saying no they checked the hard drive and CF card.
I think wearing an old mac didn't help

Vincent

Barry said:
Skip said:

Any world travelers out there run into a problem with your digital
camers,microdrives or flash cards being corrupted by Airport
X-Rays scanners?. I'm traveling from Miami To Costa Rica in August.
Thanks for all your comments and help.
Skip
--
Skip Wilson

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X-rays will only affect light sensitive media ie film but airport
metal detectors may be another matter. However assured at
Manchester airport UK that theirs was ok
Barry

Davy Balo · Jun 19, 2001

Hey Skip,

I agree with everybody, I flew from Paris CDG to Edinburgh (UK), with a DCS, PCMCIA cards type 3 & Flash cards. Didn't have any pblm with the camera & the pics on the cards.

Davy.

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Skip said:
Any world travelers out there run into a problem with your digital
camers,microdrives or flash cards being corrupted by Airport
X-Rays scanners?. I'm traveling from Miami To Costa Rica in August.
Thanks for all your comments and help.
Skip
--
Skip Wilson

david crausby · Jun 19, 2001

I've been through a few airports with my s1 pro and 1 gig microdrives. the kit has been passed through xray scanners without adverse effect. everything has worked okay on arrival. This includes Manchester airport, Dalyman in Turkey and Goa, India.
Good luck.
DC

Skip said:
Any world travelers out there run into a problem with your digital
camers,microdrives or flash cards being corrupted by Airport
X-Rays scanners?. I'm traveling from Miami To Costa Rica in August.
Thanks for all your comments and help.
Skip
--
Skip Wilson

Geoffrey Thornber · Jun 19, 2001

Vincent said:
The problem I had, I was asked if I had any pornographic images on
my laptop or CF card, after saying no they checked the hard drive
and CF card.
I think wearing an old mac didn't help

I always thought everybody carried such images, if only in the mind! The other big danger we are warned about is someone else collecting your stuff at the end of the X-ray tunnel. Best, Geoff.

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