Yup. Mine's been through a few times with no problems.Dirck HarrisBug chaser/Dragonfly hunter.http://www.pbase.com/harry1/..

I wonder if the photosites are sensitive to x-rays... Imagine having it on 12s timer as it goes through..

There really should be no problem at all with the x-ray machines..

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There have been reports of hot pixels appearing on dSLR sensors after flights, but these seem rare occurrences..

Alex..

X-ray machines were a problem in the film days because x-rays are a form of high-energy electromagnetic radiation, i.e., they act like light and can pass through light-tight containers and fog film just as light can. In the digital age, light is not the enemy, nor are x-ray scanners known to be a danger to photographic equipment..

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Davisesq212 wrote:.

Can all digital equipment go safely through a x-ray machines at theairport including the camera, portable storage device, memory cardsand batteries?.

First let me say one factor is how many airports will you be going through over the life of you camera? This may be a factor to consider..

I have taken classes and talked to several pro's about digital cameras. The rules I was given are as follows:.

1. The carry-on x-ray is safe.2. Checked luggage x-ray is NOT safe.3. The wand is NOT safe..

I wish I could tell you why this is the case but I can't. My guess is as follows:.

Checked luggage x-ray can be adjusted to a very powerful setting. If the operator does not reduce the setting - before - your camera goes through you may have a problem..

The wand may have a magnetic field which is not good for electronics..

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Yea. All my stuff goes through all the time. But I do hand carry my stuff on the airplane...

The wand is an electromagnet, and should only be of concern to writeable media, be it flash cards or hard drives. Even then, the risk is small..

I have flown several times with my kit, with no problems at all. I have not, however, been subject to the wand while carrying a camera..

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Bill Randall wrote:.

Davisesq212 wrote:.

Can all digital equipment go safely through a x-ray machines at theairport including the camera, portable storage device, memory cardsand batteries?.

First let me say one factor is how many airports will you be goingthrough over the life of you camera? This may be a factor to consider..

I have taken classes and talked to several pro's about digitalcameras. The rules I was given are as follows:.

1. The carry-on x-ray is safe.2. Checked luggage x-ray is NOT safe.3. The wand is NOT safe..

I wish I could tell you why this is the case but I can't. My guess isas follows:.

Checked luggage x-ray can be adjusted to a very powerful setting. Ifthe operator does not reduce the setting - before - your camera goesthrough you may have a problem..

The wand may have a magnetic field which is not good for electronics..

Right, but for the wrong reasons..

Checked luggage goes past human security screeners, and it's not unheard of for these guys to steal interesting things out of the luggage. Checked luggage is also handled roughly, and cameras are not designed to survive a ten-foot fall onto a hard surface. Also, the strong x-rays they use will fog even low-ISO film..

The wand generates a magnetic field. This won't harm most electronics, but hard drives (including the microdrives in some storage cards) can be erased, and it is theoretically possible to for them to induce currents that can write to a flash card (I've never heard of this actually happening, though)...

I have been to the Maldives, from the uk 6 times in 5 years, and take 2 digital cameras with me, they are xray'd in manchester, again at Male, then again at Male on the way back including the memcards, with no ill effect..

Incidentaly, they are xrayd before going on the plane at Manchester, and again when they come off the plane at Male, wonder why ,,, very odd.

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Alex Leach wrote:.

There have been reports of hot pixels appearing on dSLR sensors afterflights, but these seem rare occurrences..

I would think they were more likely to be caused by cosmic ray hits causing permanent damage to the pixel electronics..

I believe IBM ran tests to study the impact of cosmic rays causing hard failures in memory chips and they worked out that the atmosphere at sea level was equivalent to 13 metres of concrete when it came to radiation shielding. It's quite feasible that the reduced shielding at high altitude increases the risk to sensititve electronics...