Nauticam NA-A6500 User manual

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F
ORWARD
Thank you for your purchase of a NAUTICAM housing.
At NAUTICAM, we pride oursel es in the ability to recognise the requirements of professional
as well as amateur underwater photographers and fulfill them through the inno ati e designs
of our products. We stri e to achie e a high le el of user-friendliness by allowing stress-free
installation and easy operation of all important functions of the camera.
Each housing is indi idually inspected and water pressure tested to ensure optimum quality.
Please read this manual carefully before using the housing, this will maximise its performance
as well as its lifetime.
The illustrations in this manual may differ from the actual product.

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ABLE OF
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ONTENTS
Warranty ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 4
Precautions ………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 5
Package Contents ………………………………………………………………………………………………. 7
Specifications …………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 8
Identification of Parts ………………………………………………………………………………………… 9
Opening and Locking the Housing ……………………………………………………………………… 12
Preparation of the Housing ………………………………………………………………………………… 14
Installing the Camera …………………………………………………………………………………………. 18
Switching between Viewfinder and Monitor ……………………………………………………… 20
Mounting the Port ……………………………………………………………………………………………… 22
Changing the Viewfinder ……………………………………………………………………………………. 25
External Battery Pack …………………………………………………………………………………………. 27
Care and Maintenance ………………………………………………………………………………………. 28
Optional Accessories ………………………………………………………………………………………….. 29

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W
ARRANTY
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
iewfinders at the time of sale and return them to your point of purchase within a month. If we do not
recei e the completed warranty card for a particular product, the warranty period would be assumed to
begin 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 beyond the original retail purchaser.
To return your product for ser ice, please contact your regional authorized ser ice centre(s). Please note
that this warranty only applies when the product is purchased in the territory where the ser ice centre is
located.
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 our manuals.
NAUTICAM does not hold responsibility for damage, of any nature, to any equipment used with and/or
placed within our products.
NAUTICAM accepts no liability for any loss of captured images or the inability to capture images e en if it is
due to the malfunctioning of our products.
Unauthorised modifications and/or repairs of our products will automatically in alidate the warranty.

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RECAUTIONS
•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).
•Do not use lubricants from other brands with the silicone rubber O-ring on this housing,
only use the lubricant pro ided by NAUTICAM.
•Discontinue use immediately should you notice any leakage.
•Store the housing in a robust, shock-proof container during transportation; a oid
transporting with any equipment, such as a camera, inside the housing.
•When tra elling by air, do not close the housing as this may lead to a pressure difference
between the atmosphere and inside the housing.
•Care must be taken when opening the housing, as pressure may build up inside the
housing which increases the opening force.

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•Do not open the product in a wet or sandy en ironment. Protect the interior from
moisture and debris in order to pre ent malfunction or leakage.
•Do not store the product in an en ironment of high humidity.
•Do not lea e the housing and the monitor in direct sunlight for prolonged periods.
•Keep out of reach of children, failure to do so could result in injury.
•Defecti e products should be shipped to our distributors for ser ice, unauthorized
disassembling and/or modifications could result in malfunction or leakage.

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ACKAGE
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ONTENTS
•NA-A6500 housing
•Spare silicone rubber O-ring for housing
•O-ring remo er
•CR2032 battery
•Lubricant
•Set of Allen keys
•Instruction manual

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PECIFICATIONS
Construction
Housing body: Aluminium alloy
Surface treatment: Hard anodised
Display window: Abrasion resistant polycarbonate
Dimensions
Width: 306mm
Height: 168mm
Depth: 100mm
Weight Approx. 1.56kg
Buoyancy Slightly negati e
Depth rating 100 metres
Port mount N85
Compatible
cameras Sony α6500 camera

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DENTIFICATION OF
P
ARTS
Shutter release le er
On/off le er
Accessory coldshoe
Optical fibre mount
Port alignment index
Lens release button
M16 accessory port
Mois
ture alarm window
M10 strobe mounting base
Zoom/Focus knob
Port release safety button
Port lock/release le er

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Flash up/off le er
Housing
lock
Mode
dial
Rear
control
dial
Housing lock safety button
M14 accessory port
C2 button
C1 button
AF/MF / AEL le er
0.66x
iewfinder