Will cling film damage LCD screen?

I have got purchased a cheap 'pocketable' compact for 'haven't got the K10D with me ' momments.

Somewhere I have the remaining screen protector sheets that I bought when I got the K10D but a quick search can't find them. I don't want to buy more until I've time to do a full search of the 'loft' etc. and was wondering if I could use ordinary cling film just to keep dirty / acidy fingerprints at bay until I do? I know protectors are so cheap on e-bay, it's not the cost It just doesn't feel right or 'green' to buy things unessarily.

Just concerned that some chemical in the cling film might damage a coating on the screen? Has anyone done this and been OK?

I don't know if cling film is OK or not.

I tried a protector, but found it more difficut to remove grease from it than the bare screen, so now I don't use protectors on any of my cameras, even the expensive one.

I'm careful with my cameras but I'm not obsessively careful. If it was easy for the screens to be scratched or permanently marked then there has been ample opportunity for it to happen to mine, but it hasn't at all. So my conclusion is that they are actually hard wearing and withstand typical use, including getting grease from fingers and noses on them.

When storing a compact camera in a pocket, you could just put it in a plastic bag if you don't have a special pouch or case for it.

We have an Optio 60, which is not so compact by today's standards and it gets jammed into all sorts of bags, purses, pockets, glove compartments etc.

I keep thinking I should put on some protection, but every time I look at it, it's fine.

Pete's right, and these screens may be tougher than the makers of protection devices would have us believe.

If the camera was indeed cheap, just take reasonable care of it and try to find a little cloth bag to carry it in your pocket. Small scuffs and grease don't show when you are reviewing a shot -ie: when the screen is actually lit.

Ask your ladies - they usually have cosmetics that come in little velvet bags.

Forget the cling film, IMO anyway.

My Grandmother bought a three piece suite and immediately covered it with chair covers. She never saw the colour of the suite she had so carefully chosen up to her dying day.

You might as well enjoy the clear, uncovered screen.

you know how your sock drawer becomes filled with odd socks? - well, drop your compact into one of those - snug as a bug

I've had my Optio for 4 years and the DS for 3 I think, no screen protectors ever used and they're both fine.

Thanks folks.

An old sock ( or perhaps a stocking?!) sounds a good temporary idea for in the pocket / handbag. We had old Sony that the screen got ruined with finger prints, but it was purchased when 2MP Digital camera cost £800 so it sounds like screens are a lot more robust nowadays.

Ta,