Nauticam NA-5DMKII User manual

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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.

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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.

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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

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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.

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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

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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.

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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
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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
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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
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