Nauticam NA-A6300 User manual

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Thank you for your purchase of a NAUTICAM camera housing.
At NAUTICAM, we pride ourselves in 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 two years from the date of purchase for
consumer use. Please fill in the warranty cards shipped with our
housings and viewfinders at the time of sale and return them to
your point of purchase within a month. If we do not receive the
completed warranty card for a particular product, the warranty
period would e assumed to egin from the day that the product is
shipped from our facility. This warranty only applies to products
purchased from authorised NAUTICAM dealers and does not
extend eyond the original retail purchaser.
2.
To return your product for service, please contact your regional
authorized service centre(s). Please note that this warranty only
applies when the product is purchased in the territory where the
service centre is located.
3.
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 our manuals.
4.
NAUTICAM does not hold responsi ility for damage, of any nature,
to any equipment used with and/or placed within our products.
5.
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 of our products.
6.
Unauthorised modifications and/or repairs of our products will
automatically invalidate the warranty.

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1. NA-A6300 housing
2. Instruction manual
3. Spare silicone ru er housing o-ring
4. O-ring remover
5. CR2032 attery (for moisture alarm)
6. Lu ricant
7. Set of Allen keys
8. Set of handle rackets with shutter release trigger
Spare silicone ru er o-ring
Lu ricant Set of handle rackets
with shutter release
trigger
CR2032 attery
O-ring remover
Set of Allen keys

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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 Locking the Housing 13
Installing the Camera 1
Mounting the Port 15
Changing the Viewfinder 17
Care and Maintenance 18
Optional Accessories 19

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Construction
Housing ody: Aluminium alloy
Surface treatment: Hard anodised
Display window: A rasion resistant polycar onate
Dimensions
(with handles)
Width: 193mm
Height: 1124mm
Depth: 100mm
Weight Approx. 1.00kg (without camera)
Buoyancy Slightly negative
Depth rating 100 metres
Features
Moisture alarm: Blinking LED and audi le alarm
TTL capa ility:
Optical fi re mount included for
external stro es connection,
utilising the camera’s pop-up flash
as trigger.
Port mount: Patented easy port installation
system.
Main and Su dials: Easily reached y thum .
HDMI ulkhead
(Optional):
Allows for connection to external
monitor, e.g. NA-502H

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1 Mode dial 6 Housing lock safety utton
2 Control dial 7 Housing lock
3 M10 stro e mounting ase 8 On/off lever
4 C1 utton 9 Shutter release lever
5 Threaded holes for handle
rackets 10 Lens release utton
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11 Accessory coldshoe 17 M16 accessory port
12 Optical fi re mount 18 Threaded holes for handle
rackets
13 Port alignment index 19 Zoom/Focus kno
14 Moisture alarm window 20 Port release safety utton
15 Flash on/off lever 21 Port lock/release lever
16 M14 accessory port 22 1/4”–20UNC tripod socket x 2*
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* The maximum length of screws that can e
used with the tripod sockets is 4mm
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23 Viewfinder/LCD lever 30 Up selection utton
24 Menu utton 31 Right selection utton
25 AF/MF /AEL switch lever 32 OK utton
26 AF/MF /AEL /Enlarge utton 33 Left selection utton
27 Fn utton 34 Down selection utton
28 Movie utton 35 C2 /Delete utton
29 Control wheel 36 Play ack utton
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