camera equipment

[Elaine62]

I remember years ago you had to put your camera films in your hand luggage rather than the cases, what do I do with memory cards and mini-DV tapes?

[domster]

They should be OK. They are hard storage items as opposed to film.

[KevinT]

I usually do the same - put them in my cabin luggage. (Prefer to keep the camera and camcorder with me for security). Many small camera bags have a little zip pocket on them so I just slip the spare memory cards and a couple of DV tapes in the pockets of the camera case or the cabin bag. Never had any problems yet with the X ray machines either![msnsmile2]

[Cruella DeVilla]

We take them as hand luggage.

[LiesaAnna]

yep hand luggage too[msnwink]

[domster]

I always take them in the hand luggage

[RIS]

Me too as hand luggage but again more for the reasons of security.

[Val]

Me too..hand luggage usually just pop it in my vanity case, along with spare memory card.
Val

[DisneyDreamer]

Always in the hand luggage for us too....

[Snapper]

Just going back to your question Elaine, it's quite safe sending digital flash memory through in hour hold luggage.

X-ray's and films were always a bad mixture as an x-ray is just another colour of light. Our eyes can't see it but some camera films can. The machines used to scan hold baggage have much more powerful x-rays than those used for hand luggage so there was always a greater chance of them making a film go foggy.

Digital flash memory is not sensitive to light so it doesn't have the same issue.