Nauticam NA-70D 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-70D housing
2. Instruction manual
3. Spare silicone ru er main o-ring
4. O-ring remover
5. CR2450 attery (for moisture alarm)
6. Lu ricant
7. Set of Allen keys
8. M10 plastic plug removal tool
Spare silicone ru er o-ring
Lu ricant Set of Allen keys
CR2450 attery
O-ring remover
M10 plastic plug removal
tool

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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
Opening and Closing the Housing 10
Preparation of the Housing 11
Installing the Camera 15
Mounting the Port 17
Changing the Vie finder 19
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: 348mm
Height: 185mm
Depth: 135mm
Weight 3.17kg (without camera)
Buoyancy Slightly negative
Depth rating 100 metres
Features
Moisture alarm: Blinking LED and audi le alarm
Viewfinder: 0.66X viewfinder
Flash capa ility:
Opitional Nikonos 5-pin ulkheads (Trigger
and Ground connected only)
Two optical ulkheads utilising camera's
pop-up flash as commander
Port mount: Patented port locking lever for easy port
installation.
Multi-controller
pad:
Allows diagonal movement in addition to
the up/ down/ left/ right functions.
Live view/Movie
shooting lever: Ena le easy access from the right handle.

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1 Grip handle x 2 7 Zoom/focus kno
2 Port lock/release lever 8 Lens release utton
3 Optical ulkhead for stro e
connections x 2 9 Mode dial
4 Port alignment index 10 On/off lever
5 M16 optional accessory port 11 Quick control lever
6 Zoom/ focus gear
disengagement lever 12 Play ack lever
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13 Info utton 21 SET utton
14 Menu utton 22 Right selection utton
15 Housing lock safety utton (L) 23 Down selection utton
16 Housing lock (L) 24 AE lock/ FE lock/ Index/ Reduce
utton
17 Moisture alarm window 25 AF point selection/ Magnify
utton
18 Multi-controller 26 Housing lock safety utton (R)
19 Up selection utton 27 Housing lock (R)
20 Left selection utton 28 Erase utton
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29 M16 optional accessory port 36 AF area selection mode utton
30 Start/Stop lever 37 Metering mode selection utton
31 AF-ON lever 38 M14 optional accessory port
32 Live view shooting/Movie
shooting selector 39 Shutter release lever
33 Quick control dial 40 ISO speed setting lever
34 AF operation selection utton 41 Main dial
35 Drive mode selection utton 42 Depth-of-field preview utton
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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 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.

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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. (Optional) If necessary, spacers (25011) can e used to increase space etween
the grip handles and the housing; A pair of small handles (28123) is also
availa le to decrease space etween the grip handles and the housing.
5. (Optional) To install the electrical ulkhead:
ii.
Install the M16 to M14 step down
adaptor (25019) with a spanner.
(When installing from M16 accessory
hole)
i.
Remove
the
M14/
M16 plug from the
threaded hole with a coin.

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iv. Tighten the electrical ulkhead with
a spanner.
vi.
Slide the accessory shoe plug of the
housing into the accessory shoe of
the camera.
iii. Insert the electrical ulkhead
through the threaded hole.
v. Connect the electrical ulkhead to
the accessory shoe plug.

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Setting up the moisture alarm
2.
Switch on the alarm
. The LED light
will turn lue for five seconds
indicating the attery is normal.
Then it goes into flashing lue light
stand y mode.
(Optional) Vacuum
valve
(25056
-
25061) can e attached to the
housing via one of the accessory
port for conducting a vacuum seal
test. Please refer to the manual of
the vacuum valve for more details
of the operation.
1.
Install the CR
2450
attery provided
into the attery compartment on
the circuit oard inside the rear part
of the housing.
3.
T
est 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 .

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Meanings of the LED indicator:
On start up:
LED indicator Status
Steady "Blue" light Battery is normal, goes into flashing "Blue"
light stand y mode after 5 seconds.
"Blue" and "Red"
lights alternating
Low on attery, still functional ut replacing
attery is recommended. Goes into attery safe
mode after 5 seconds.
Steady "Red" light Battery is dead, replace attery.
After start up:
LED indicator Status
Flashing "Blue" light Stand y mode. The moisture alarm is active,
and the system is ready for vacuum indication
whenever a vacuum is detected.
Flashing "Red" light
with audio sounds.
Moisture is detected.
Flashing "Yellow"
light
Some vacuum is detected, with different
flashing mode to indicate uilding up on
vacuum.
Steady "Green" light Target vacuum level is reached.
Rapidly flash
"Yellow" light
Vacuum is dropping. (Will occur only after
target vacuum level is reached)
Rapidly flashing
"Red" light
Vacuum is totally lost. Circuit stalled until
switched off. (Will occur only after target
vacuum level is reached)

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

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

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To remove housing cap:
Please refe
r 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 port locking lever to the
release position as shown..
3. Lift housing cap.
4.
Pull down the
Zoom/ focus gear
disengagement lever efore
mounting lens (with gears
installed) to the camera. Engage
the gears y pulling up the lever
to the original position. Confirm
that the zoom/focus kno
operates correctly.

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To mount port:
5.
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.
9.
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.
10. To remove the port from the
housing, simply turn the port locking
lever to the outward position and
gently pull it out.
7.
Align the mounting
indice
s of the
port and the housing; these appear
as white circles on oth the port
and the housing.
8. Gently push the port into the
opening of the housing, until it
cannot go in any further.
6.
Verify that the port opening of
the housing is clean and free from
foreign material.

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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:
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.
2.
Gently push the viewfinder from
the inside of 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.