Air Travel Tips, Air Travel With Electronic Media, Computer,Camera, Flash Drive,
Digital Remote Hard Drive and Airport Security: TSA Guidelines
Transportation
Safety Authority
Computer, Camera, Flash
Drive, Digital Remote Hard
should go in
carry on luggage
through X-ray check.
Look up the latest TSA security
regulations and save Time and
Money On Air Travel
Digital Media/Storage:

Digital Camera and Storage Media
:
A digital camera and its storage media should not go through the metal detector but can go through the
x-ray without damage.  
The equipment could go in checked luggage but this is not recommended because the electronic
Equipment will receive harsh treatment and a possible hand inspection.
Laptops should go outside of their case through the x-ray with carry-on luggage. Image tanks and remote
hard drives will not be harmed by the x-ray inspection.  
Check the link to TSA for additional info:

Film
Some airports will hand inspect film others will not. The TSA operates on the premise that x-ray will not
hurt low-speed film. ( below ISO 800)   
Put film in clear plastic bags for a quick hand inspection of  use the lead-lined shield which will trigger a
hand inspection.  
TSA claims that  films below ISO 800 will survive  up to 5  X-rays at the level used in airports and this is
the standard they have adopted.
(Exceptions for pushed film, underexposed film and special films)  See Link  
Even on a domestic round trip flight you could go through more than five inspections
Your best bet is to get to the security check early before the rush puts the inspectors on edge. Try for a
hand inspection. Have the film in a clear plastic bag or bags and explain calmly that you have
professional film, that will go through several checkpoints, and that you can not risk damage. You can do
no more than that unless you can buy your film in the country you visit and have it processed there.

Film should not go in checked luggage were the x-ray used is much more powerful.

Connections: Most countries use the TSA Guidelines or similar security procedures.  
Save Time by making Realistic connections
When booking a flight, be realistic about your ability to get from one gate to another and go through
security in time to make a connection.  Often, even on a domestic flight you might be required to pass
through security more than once. Have a little cushion of time between connections, two hours on
domestic and three on international will reduce anxiety during unpleasant surprises.



Security:
Don't carry your flash drives through the metal detector.  They could be damaged.
Wear no metal through security. Glasses, belts, shoes, coins, and keys, will set off the alarm and subject
you to delay and possible search.  Put all digital media and everything of metal in your carry-on and pass
it through the x-ray.
One of the quickest ways to save time
and your electronic equipment is to
check the Transportation Security
Administration, TSA, website
Air Travel Tips include getting Your Electronic Media,
Computer,Camera, Flash Drive, Digital Remote Hard Drives
safely through the Airport Security equipment.
Transportation Safety Authority web page lists security
procedures about electronic media through security check.
Save anxiety at the air travel terminal
by having the latest information on
carry-on restrictions, transporting film,

digital equipment,
medicines, liquids,
face creams, perfumes and other
normally carry-on items.
Air Travel Security: TSA
Guidelines Transportation
Safety Authority
The Transportation Safety Authority  
TSA  publishes a helpful web page that
details the latest security procedures.  
These tips can
save you time and
money
through security check points.
During the Air Travel security check,  your
Electronic Media, Computer,Camera,
Flash Drive, Digital Remote Hard Drives
can safely go through the X-ray check as
part of your carry-on luggage.
Electronic media should not go through
the metal detector.
Digital Media/Storage, Flash Drive,
Remote Hard Drives:

Digital Camera and Storage Media
can go through the x-ray but should not
go through the metal detector.
The equipment could go in checked
luggage (not recommended)  but
might receive harsher treatment and a
possible hand inspection.
Laptops should go outside of their
case through the
x-ray with carry-on
luggage.
Image tanks and remote
hard drives
will not be harmed by the
x-ray inspection.  Check the link to
TSA for additional info:
Another way to save on air tickets is to choose to travel on certain days.
According to the experts interviewed by Scott McCarthy in a Wall Street Journal article, the
best days
to fly
are Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday. These days bring the best ticket prices.
The day that you buy the tickets is also important.  The best time to buy your tickets is one or two
months before your travel day and the
best days to buy are Tuesday evening, Wednesday,  and
Thursday.
 
Saturday and Sunday are not good days to make your purchase, they are apt to bring the
highest
prices
because weekends are when many people are shopping for air tickets.
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