Nauticam NA-5DMKII User manual

0

1
Thank you for your purchase of a NAUTICAM digital camera housing.
At NAUTICAM, we pride ourselves on the a ility to recognise the requirements of
professional as well as amateur underwater photographers and fulfill them
through the innovative designs of our products. We strive to achieve a high level
of user-friendliness y allowing stress-free installation and easy operation of all
important functions of the camera.
Each housing is individually inspected and water pressure tested to ensure
optimum quality.
Please read this manual carefully efore using the housing, this will maximise its
performance as well as its lifetime.

2
1. All NAUTICAM Products are warranted against any material and manufacturing
defects for one year from the date of purchase for consumer use.
2. NAUTICAM accepts no lia ility for any damage to and defects in the housing
caused y improper use and/or poor maintenance; it is the responsi ility of the
owner to carefully follow the instructions in this manual.
3. NAUTICAM does not hold responsi ility for damage, of any nature, to any
equipment used with and/or placed within the housing.
4. NAUTICAM accepts no lia ility for any loss of captured images or the ina ility
to capture images even if it is due to the malfunctioning or leakage of the
housing.
5. This warranty only applies to products purchased from authorised NAUTICAM
dealers and does not extend eyond the original retail purchaser.
6. Unauthorised modifications and/or repairs of the housing will automatically
invalidate this warranty.
7. To return products for service, please contact our regional distri utor,
normally you would need to notify them y email first and ship them the
product y registered mail, along with your contact details and a rief
description of the defect.

3
1. NA-5DMKIII housing
2. Instruction manual
3. Spare silicone ru er main o-ring
4. O-ring remover
5. CR2032 attery (for moisture alarm)
6. Lu ricant
7. Set of Allen keys
8. Two M14 plug*
9. M16 plug*
10. Canon hotshoe plug to dual Nikonos connectors* (x and ground connection only)
*Not included in NA-5DMKIII NB
Spare silicone ru er o-ring
Lu ricant
CR2032 attery
O-ring remover
M14 plugs and M16 plug
Canon hotshoe plug

4
1. A water-tight test without the camera inside the housing is highly
recommended when using the system for the first time and after the changing
of port and O-ring(s).
2. Do not use lu ricants from other rands with the silicone ru er O-ring on this
housing, only use the lu ricant provided y NAUTICAM.
3. Discontinue use immediately should you notice any leakage.
4. Store the housing in a ro ust, shock-proof container during transportation;
avoid transporting with any equipment, such as a camera, inside the housing.
5. When travelling y air, do not close the housing if the port is installed, as this
may lead to a pressure difference etween the atmosphere and inside the
housing.
6. Care must e taken when opening the housing, as pressure may uild up inside
the housing which increases the opening force.
7. Do not open the product in a wet or sandy environment. Protect the interior
from moisture and de ris in order to prevent malfunction or leakage.
8. Do not store the product in an environment of high humidity.
9. Do not leave the housing and the camera in direct sunlight for prolonged
periods.
10. Keep out of reach of children, failure to do so could result in injury.
11. Defective products should e shipped to our distri utors for service,
unauthorized disassem ling and/or modifications could result in malfunction
or leakage.

5
Specifications 6
Identification of Parts 7
Preparation of the Housing 10
Opening and Closing the Housing 13
Installing the Camera 14
Mounting the Port 16
Changing the iewfinder 18
Care and Maintenance 20

6
Construction
Housing ody: Aluminium alloy
Surface treatment: Hard anodised
Display window: A rasion resistant polycar onate
Grip handles: Polycar onate and ru er
Dimensions
(with handles)
Width: 353mm
Height: 187mm
Depth: 133mm
Weight 2.8kg (without camera)
Buoyancy Slightly negative
Depth rating 100 metres
Features
Moisture alarm: Blinking LED and audi le alarm
Viewfinder: 0.66X viewfinder
TTL capa ility:
Two Nikonos 5-pin ulkheads (Trigger and
Ground connected only)
*Optional for NA-5DMKIII NB
Two optical ulkheads
Port mount: Patented port locking lever for easy port
installation.
ISO sensitivity
lever:
Allows easy ISO adjustments from the right
handle.
Piano keys: Specially designed for ease of access to the
SET and Quick Control uttons
AF-ON lever: Ena le easy access AF-ON function from
the right handle.

7
1 Nikonos 5-pin ulkhead 7 Zoom/ focus gear disengagement
lever
2 Grip handle x 2 8 Zoom/focus kno
3 Port lock/release lever 9 Lens release utton
4 Optical ulkhead for stro e
connections x 2 10 Mode dial
5 Nikonos 5-pin ulkhead with
M16 to M14 step down adaptor 11 On/Off lever
6 Port alignment index 12 Play ack lever
3
2
6
4
7
9
1
2
10
1
2
11
8
5

8
13 Menu utton 21 Multi-controller
14 Info utton 22 AE lock utton
15 Creative photo utton 23 AF point selection utton
16 Housing lock (L) 24 Quick control utton
17 Housing lock safety utton (L) 25 Set utton
18 Rating utton 26 Housing lock (R)
19 Index/Magnify/Reduce utton 27 Housing lock safety utton (R)
20 Erase utton 28 Moisture alarm window
22
23
27
14
18
15
16
19
20
13
28
24
25
26
17
21

9
29 Start/Stop lever 34 AF mode selection/Drive mode
selection utton
30 AF-ON lever 35 AF area selection mode/Multi-
function utton
31 Live view shooting/Movie
shooting selector 36 ISO speed setting/Flash exposure compensation lever
32 Quick control dial 37 Shutter release lever
33 Metering mode selection/White
alance selection utton 38 Main dial
30
33
36
38
32
29
37
34
35
31

10
1. After verifying that the main O-ring is in good condition, lightly coat it with the
lu ricant provided.
2. Make sure the O-ring groove located in the front part of the housing is free
from any foreign material; the groove can e cleaned with the aid of a
microfi er cloth.
3. Place the main O-ring into the groove y gently pushing it, first at the corners,
then the whole perimeter.
4. If necessary, spacers can e used to increase space etween the grip handles
and the housing; please use the longer screws provided to attach the grip
handles and the spacers to the housing.
5. To install the Nikonons 5-pin ulkhead (For NA-5DMKIII NB):
iii.
Insert the
2
-
pin ulkhea
d th
rough
the threaded hole.
i.
Remove
the
M1
4
plug from the
threaded hole with a spanner.

11
iii.
T
ighten
the 2
-
pin ulkhead
with a
spanner.
iv.
Connect the 2
-
pin ulkhead to the
accessory shoe plug.
v.
Slide the accessory shoe plug of
the housing into the accessory
shoe of the camera.

12
Setting up the moisture alarm
1.
Install the CR2032 attery provided
into the attery compartment on
the circuit oard inside the rear
part of the housing.
2.
Te
st the alarm y contacting the
two wires near the ottom of the
housing with a damped cotton ud;
the alarm should start giving out a
repeating “ eep” sound along with
a flashing red light. The “ eep”
sound and the light should keep on
going for 5 seconds after the
removal of the damped cotton ud.

13
1. Always open and close the housing with the front facing down, place the
housing on a flat surface or in your lap.
2. When closing, make sure there is nothing caught etween the closing surfaces
of the two halves of the housing.
3. The housing can e opened and closed y operating the two housing locks;
when opening, press the safety uttons, then turn the locks outwards.
4. To close, turn the locks towards the housing, and then make sure they are
locked in place securely.

14
2.
Remove the camera saddle
from
the housing..
1.
Turn the locking lever on the tray
of the housing to the “open”
position.
4.
Attach the saddle to the camera
y tightening the screw to the
tripod socket of the camera with
a screwdriver or a coin.
3.
Align the pin on the saddle with
the opening in the ottom of the
camera as indicated in the
diagram.

15
6.
Lock the camera into place y
turning the locking lever to the
“lock” position.
7.
Confirm that all the controls of
the housing are correctly
engaged.
8. For removal of the camera from
the housing, reverse the a ove
procedures.
5.
Mount the camera y sliding the
attached saddle along the rail in
the housing until it cannot go in
any further.

16
To remove housing cap:
Please refer to the NAUTICAM
port system
chart for a range of compati le
ports; note that extension rings may e needed for certain lenses and adaptors
are availa le for the attachment of ports of other manufacturers.
1.
Push the safety utton of the port
locking lever downwards.
2.
Turn the por
t locking lever to the
release position as shown..
3. Lift housing cap.

17
To mount port:
4.
Remove the O
-
ring from the port,
inspect for any damage and
lightly coat it with the provided
lu ricant efore placing it ack
into its groove.
8.
Lock the port into place y turning
the port locking lever to the inward
position. To ensure that the port is
securely mounted, confirm that the
green line on the safety utton of
the port locking lever is visi le.
9. To remove the port from the
housing, simply turn the port locking
lever to the outward position and
gently pull it out.
6.
Align the mounting
indice
s of the
port and the housing; these appear
as white circles on oth the port
and the housing.
7. Gently push the port into the
opening of the housing, until it
cannot go in any further.
5.
Verify that the port opening of
the housing is clean and free from
foreign material.

18
1.
Remove the
retainer
O
-
ring of the
viewfinder inside the rear half of
the housing y making use of the
recess on the viewfinder.
In order that users can change to a preferred viewfinder easily, the 0.66X
viewfinder which comes with this housing is designed so that it can e removed
and re-installed y following the simple steps descri ed elow.
To remove the viewfinder:
2.
Gently push the viewfinder from
the inside of the housing.

19
To re-install the viewfinder:
3.
Push the viewfinder from the
outside of the housing until it
cannot go in any further.
4. Place the retainer O-ring of the
viewfinder ack from inside the
housing.
1.
Lightly coat the O
-
rings on the
outer periphery of the
viewfinder ody with lu ricant.
2. Align the viewfinder with the
sleeve in the display window.