Nauticam NA-60D User manual

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Thank you for your purchase of a NAUTICAM digital camera housing.
At NAUTICAM, we pride ourselves on the ability 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 by allowing stress-free installation and easy operation of all
important functions of the camera.
Each NA-60D housing is individually inspected and water pressure tested to 150
metres to ensure optimum quality.
Please read this manual carefully before 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 liability for any damage to and defects in the housing
caused by improper use and/or poor maintenance; it is the responsibility of the
owner to carefully follow the instructions in this manual.
3. NAUTICAM does not hold responsibility for damage, of any nature, to any
equipment used with and/or placed within the housing.
4. NAUTICAM accepts no liability for any loss of captured images or the inability
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 beyond 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 distributor,
normally you would need to notify them by email first and ship them the
product by registered mail, along with your contact details and a brief
description of the defect.

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1. NA-60D housing
2. Instruction manual
3. Warranty card
4. Spare silicone rubber main o-ring
5. O-ring remover
6. CR2032 battery (for moisture alarm)
7. Lubricant
8. Set of Allen keys
Spare silicone rubber o-ring
Lubricant
Set of Allen keys
CR2032 battery
O-ring remover

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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 lubricants from other brands with the silicone rubber O-ring on this
housing, only use the lubricant provided by NAUTICAM.
3. Discontinue use immediately should you notice any leakage.
4. Store the housing in a robust, shock-proof container during transportation;
avoid transporting with any equipment, such as a camera, inside the housing.
5. When travelling by air, do not close the housing if the port is installed, as this
may lead to a pressure difference between the atmosphere and inside the
housing.
6. Care must be taken when opening the housing, as pressure may build 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 debris 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 be shipped to our distributors for service,
unauthorized disassembling and/or modifications could result in malfunction
or leakage.

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Specifications
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Identification of Parts
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Preparation of the Housing
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Opening and Closing the Housing
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Installing the Camera
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Mounting the Port
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Changing the Viewfinder
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Care and Maintenance
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Optional Accessories
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Construction
Housing body:
Aluminium alloy
Surface treatment:
Hard anodised
Display window:
Abrasion resistant polycarbonate
Grip handles:
Polycarbonate and rubber
Dimensions
(with handles)
Width:
334 mm
Height:
165 mm
Depth:
125 mm
Weight
2.62 kg (without camera)
Buoyancy
Slightly negative
Depth rating
100 metres
Features
Moisture alarm:
Blinking LED and audible alarm
Viewfinder:
0.66X viewfinder
TTL capability:
Optional 6-pin bulkhead
2 optical bulkheads utilising camera’s pop-
up flash as commmander
Port mount:
Patented port locking lever for easy port
installation.
ISO speed setting
lever
Allows effortless ISO speed adjustments
from the right handle.
AF-ON lever
Easily accessed from the right handle.
Live view
shooting/Movie
shooting lever

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M14 optional accessory
bulkhead
5
Grip handle x 2
2
Port lock/release lever
6
Mode knob
3
Optical bulkhead for strobe
connections x 2
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Zoom/focus knob
4
M10 strobe mounting base x 2
8
Lens release button
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5
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3
2
1
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ON/OFF lever
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Quick control button
10
Delete button
19
Info button
11
Housing lock safety button x 2
20
Playback button
12
Housing lock x 2
21
Up selection button
13
Moisture alarm window
22
Right selection button
14
AE lock/FE lock button
Index/Reduce button
23
Set button
15
AF point selection/Magnify
button
24
Left selection button
16
Quick control dial
25
Down selection button
17
Menu button
16
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AF mode selection button
30
Live view shooting/Movie
shooting lever
27
Drive mode selection button
31
ISO speed setting lever
28
Metering mode selection button
32
Shutter release lever
29
AF-ON lever
33
Main dial
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1. After verifying that the main O-ring is in good condition, lightly coat it with the
lubricant 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 be cleaned with the aid of a
microfiber cloth.
3. Place the main O-ring into the groove by gently pushing it, first at the corners,
then the whole perimeter.
4. If necessary, spacers can be used to increase space between the grip handles
and the housing; please use the longer screws provided to attach the grip
handles and the spacers to the housing.
5. (Optional) To install the S-6 6 pin bulkhead:
i. Unscrew the M14 plug from the
threaded hole with a spanner.
ii. Insert the 6 pin bulkhead through
the threaded hole.

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v. Slide the accessory shoe plug of
the housing into the accessory
shoe of the camera.
iii. Tighten the 6 pin bulkhead with a
spanner.
iv. Connect the 6 pin bulkhead to the
accessory shoe plug.

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Setting up the moisture alarm
1. Install the CR2032 battery provided
into the battery compartment on
the circuit board inside the rear
part of the housing.
2. Test the alarm by contacting the
two wires near the bottom of the
housing with a damped cotton bud;
the alarm should start giving out a
repeating “beep” sound along with
a flashing red light. The “beep”
sound and the light should keep on
going for 5 seconds after the
removal of the damped cotton bud.

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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 between the closing surfaces
of the two halves of the housing.
3. The housing can be opened and closed by operating the two housing locks; to
open, press the safety buttons, then turn the locks outwards.
4. To close, turn the locks towards the housing, and then make sure they are
locked in place securely.

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1. Turn the locking lever on the tray
of the housing to the “open”
position.
2. Remove the camera saddle from
the housing.
3. Pull the sliding bar on the saddle
to its outward position.
4. Align the pin on the saddle with
the opening in the bottom of the
camera as indicated in the
diagram.

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5. Attach the saddle to the camera
by tightening the screw to the
tripod socket of the camera with
a screwdriver or a coin.
6. Mount the camera by sliding the
attached saddle along the rail in
the housing until it cannot go in
any further.
8. Confirm that all the controls of the
housing are correctly engaged.
9. For removal of the camera from the
housing, reverse the above
procedures.
7. Lock the camera into place by
turning the locking lever to the
“lock” position.

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Please refer to the NAUTICAM port system chart for a range of compatible
ports; note that extension rings may be needed for certain lenses and adaptors
are available for the attachment of ports of other manufacturers.
To remove housing cap:
2. Turn the port lock/release lever to
the release position as shown.
1. Push the safety button of the
port lock/release lever
downwards.
3. Lift housing cap.

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1. Remove the O-ring from the port,
inspect for any damage and lightly
coat it with the provided lubricant
before placing it back into its
groove.
2. Verify that the port opening of the
housing is clean and free from
foreign material.
4. Turn the port locking lever to the
outward position.
5. To remove the port from the
housing, simply turn the port
lock/release lever to the release
position and gently pull it out.
To mount a port:
3. Turn the port lock/release lever to
release position, align the
mounting indices of the port and
the housing then gently push the
port into the opening of the
housing, until it cannot go in any
further.
4. Lock the port into place by turning
the port lock/release lever to the
inward position. To ensure that
the port is securely mounted,
confirm that the green line on the
safety button of the port
lock/release lever is visible.

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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 be removed
and re-installed by following the simple steps described below.
To remove the viewfinder:
1. Remove the retainer O-ring of the
viewfinder inside the rear half of
the housing by making use of the
recess on the viewfinder.
2. Gently push the viewfinder from
the inside of the housing.

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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 back from inside the
housing.
1. Lightly coat the O-rings on the
outer periphery of the
viewfinder body with lubricant.
2. Align the viewfinder with the
sleeve in the display window.