Whatever you do, don't let it go through the x-ray, not even once. I had an 800 speed one-time-use camera that went through once by mistake and all of my pictures came out cloudy and fuzzy. Some say one time is ok, but don't take the chance. Be insistent that it get hand checked unless you want to have vacation photos that look like they were taken on a hazy, foggy day, outside and inside.