View Full Version : Airport X-ray machines
GEdwards
08-14-2008, 05:02 PM
I am pretty sure it is OK to put my DVX100A through the airport x-ray machine. Has anyone ever had problems? How about the cassettes?
ekuseni
08-15-2008, 04:43 AM
I often have to go through x-ray at airports with gear and have never had any problems with either camera or tapes.
GEdwards
08-15-2008, 07:43 PM
I thought so. Thanks.
ToTheBack
08-30-2008, 04:53 PM
Correct me if I'm wrong, but didn't the ending to Alexander need to be reshot because they had the film go through an X-ray machine and it fried it all?
ekuseni
08-31-2008, 01:41 AM
Unexposed or exposed but not yet developed film is a different story to video tape. Usually the film producers make sure the film doesn't go through x-ray machines, they have hand search arrangements with their couriers. Video tape is digital and would be damaged by strong magnetic forces, but go through x-ray without problems.
Jaimebailon
09-30-2008, 12:40 PM
the only time you have a problem with undeveloped film getting ruined through an x-ray machine is when its iso/asa is above and beyond 800 anything under that is fine i've sent 35mm film with iso of 100 & 400 through the machines with no problem i have also done this with my dvx100b and lots of tapes with no problem