I took a digi camera and binoculars that had a digi camera in them into the Phoenix show and he just did a precursory glimpse into my huge bag. I had the camera zipped into the side compartment of the bag and I had the binoculars in their case in the purse and he did not see either one. I was too far back for decent camera pics and I filled the binocular digi camera up, which is usually about 85-100 shots, but, they were lost and I did not get to see them. I am totally bummed out.
I have heard of some ppl putting the camera in like a tampax box, or something that the searcher is unlikely to ask you to empty. We went in after it was starting so that may be why we were whisked through and I had a really hard time opening my bag, so that may have been why he did not take a long time looking...so, put the camera in something that they won't look in, act like your hands don't work when you are trying to get into the bag and go late..hahahaha
