About the EMP

Rating: Null/10 (4 July 2005)

The following comes from a Northwestern University website devoted to the study of electromagnetic weapons:
Although the electric field created from an EMP lasts for only a short time, its effects can be devastating. ... Electrical systems connected to things that can conduct current like wires, antennas, and metal objects will suffer significant damage. EMP effects on electronics include interference of radio frequency links, irreparable damage to microcircuits, and even the disabling of satellites. Fortunately, electronic equipment that is turned off is less likely to be damaged.
So if the video camera was *off* during the EMP pulses (which it was; the guy with the camera didn't start taping until well after the tripod emerged from the ground), it is possible that it wasn't effected by the EMPs at all.
Consider that one plot hole plugged.