Originally Posted by
rickair7777
Yes. Same rules as using your cell phone.
The rule wasn't written with cameras in mind, that was collateral damage, they were trying to account for texting, online activity, etc. Politicians got involved after a NW crew overflew their destination at FL350 while sleeping, and blamed it on being distracted by a laptop.
Or kindles for that matter... technically it's OK to read a paperback but not a kindle.
In the real world flying the line, easily 75-80% of guys (including some checkairman by the way) do not technically abide by this reg since they use their phones to take pics and sometimes play other games. At cruise though, not below 10,000.
Heck, I'm not even sure most know it exists thinking they only are prohibited from doing such below 10.