Hugyfot 450D - EOS Rebel XSi User manual

Hugyfot Housing for Canon 450D 1User manual
Hugyfot camera housings
Canon EOS 450D
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User manual

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Dear Dive buddy,
Regardless which model of Hugyfot you hold in you hand, you can be sure that it
is not only the best housing on the market but also the best looking one. Hugyfot
builds underwater housings for cameras as well as lighting systems since 1953.
The story began at a time when the first regulators were build and all the diving
equipment still had to be designed.
During the last decades, Hugyfot has invested a lot in new technologies. Together
with the emphasising of the ergonomical design, this investment has changed the
market of underwater housings. Recognition and a very high quality standard have
made the Hugyfot brand known throughout the world.
Underwater photography is our life.
Happy Diving!
Hugyfot nv - Industrielaan 30 Zuid III - 9320 Erembodegem - Belgium
All rights are reserved for HUGYFOT. Also on all copies.

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Contents
1. Preface .....................................� 4
2. Techical information .� 5
3. Hugyfot for Canon 450D ...................................................................................................................... 6
4. Opening and closing the housing .............................................................................................. 7
5. Port with bayonet catch ........................................................................................................................ 8
6. Flash connections ........� 9
7. Mounting the camera .......................................................................................................................... 11
8. Operation of the leakage indicator ........................................................................................ 13
9. Maintenance and service ................................................................................................................ 14
10. Photo practice ..............� 16
11. Accessories .....................� 18
WARRANTY
HUGYFOT NV guarantees for the actual status of techniques an impecca-
ble usage for 2 years. In order to be able to claim this warranty, this user
manual is to be followed unconditionally and the housing is to be used
in a professional way. Faults and imperfections will be fixed by HUGYFOT
during this period of warranty. All resulting damages are NOT INCLUDED
in this claim. Damages due to transportation can not be claimed from
HUGYFOT and remain under full responsability of the owner. The owner
has to forward his claim to the transport company itself in order to avoid
the loss of his right of claim.

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First dive is a checkdive without the camera in the housing.
Check all buttons under water.
1. Preface
A camera in an underwater housing offers a lot of advantages to the profes-
sional and amateur underwater photographer:
 impeccable exposure due to the use of the most modern exposure
techniques of the camera;
 direct view on the subject, very short reaction time and swift image
processing;
 exact and swift focusing due to the autofocus objective;
 parallax faults no longer exist because one looks through the objective
(all settings are displayed on the LCD-screen);as the camera can also
be used on land, a second camera is not needed.
As housings and flashes have a long lifetime and are quite expensive, some
time should be invested in looking around to find the right equipment. Do-
ing this in cooperation with a professional salesman is probably the best
solution.
Different criteria determine the final choice of the camera:
 recording technique (viewfinder, controls, …);
 functionality and comfort (design of the housing, control switches and
their ergonomical position, …);
 price.
Also: some elements that determine ones choice when buying a safari
camera are not important at all when purchasing a camera for “underwater”
use. Cameras are always designed for “on land” use. Therefore HUGYFOT
always designs its housings from the divers’ ergonomical point of view and
translates this through the controls.

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2. Techical information
1. Front shell - 2. Exposure lever - 3. Neoprene handstrap - 4. Main dial - 5. Ball-and-socket
joint for mounting flash arm - 6. Window for internal flash (use of external slave flash) -
7. External flash connections - 8. Zoom/focus control - 9. Ergonomic grip with ball-and-
socket joint for mounting flash arm - 10. Port
11. Back shell - 12. Countersunk bolt - 13. Mode dial - 14. Power switch - 15. AE lock - AF
point selector - 16. Multi selector - 17. LCD monitor
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