Nauticam NA-A7 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-A7 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
9. M16 plug
10. Universal hotshoe plug
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: 323mm
Height: 165mm
Depth: 109mm
Weight Approx. 2.33kg (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:
One Nikonos 5-pin ulkhead (Trigger and
Ground connected only)
Two optical ulkheads utilising LED flash
trigger as commander
Port mount: Patented port locking lever for easy port
installation.
AEL lever: Ena le easy access from the right handle.
Movie shooting
lever: Ena le easy access from the right handle.

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1 Grip handle x 2 6 Zoom/focus kno
2 Port lock/release lever 7 Lens release utton
3 Optical ulkhead for stro e
connections x 2 8 M14 optional accessory port
4 Port alignment index 9 Play ack lever
5 Nikonos 5-pin ulkhead with
M16 to M14 step down adaptor
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10 VF/ LCD switch lever 18 Housing lock (R)
11 Menu utton 19 C3/ Delete utton
12 Housing lock safety utton (L) 20 Moisture alarm window
13 Housing lock (L) 21 Display/ Up selection utton
14 C2/ Enlarge utton 22 Drive mode/ Left selection utton
15 AF/MF/AEL switch lever 23 Set utton
16 Fn utton 24 White Balance/ Right selection
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17 Housing lock safety utton (R) 25 Down selection utton
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26 Exposure compensation dial 31 On/off lever
27 Rear dial 32 C1 utton
28 Movie lever 33 Shutter release lever
29 AF/MF/AEL lever 34 Front dial
30 Mode dial
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