I damaged an LCD display that way. Not cracked or broken, but the baggage area is not a heated or insulated space. The temperature can reach well below -40 F (or C). Most electronics is not rated for such and my LCD on the device I put in my checked luggage shows the effect.
Lesson learned firsthand....
Bob
Toshiba M25 w/Smart Media
Put camera in suitcase. Flew to Vegas and back. Never took camera out of suitcase. Upon returning home camera doesn't work. Have travelled nationally & internationally with this camera in suitcase before and never had a problem.
In 'view picture' & 'automatic' modes it says
Unformatted Card
Format Card? yes/no - I say yes
Card Error
In the 'manual' mode it starts with 'card full'.
The card and camera were working properly before they were put in the suitcase. I have tried other known good cards and get the same error.
Any ideas?
Thanks.

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