Nauticam NA-D7100 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-D7100 housing
2. Instruction manual
3. Spare silicone ru er main o-ring
4. O-ring remover
5. CR2032 attery (for moisture alarm)
6. Lu ricant
7. Set of Allen keys
8. M14 plug
9. M16 to M14 step down adaptor for electrical ulkhead
Spare silicone ru er o-ring
Lu ricant Set of Allen keys
CR2032 attery
O-ring remover
M14 plug and M16 to M14
step down adaptor

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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 11
Opening and Closing the Housing 14
Installing the Camera 15
Release mode dial Operation 18
lash Operation 19
Mounting the Port 20
Connecting the Strobe System 22
Changing the Viewfinder 26
Care and Maintenance 28

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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: 343 mm
Height: 186 mm
Depth: 134 mm
Weight Approx. 3.23kg (without camera)
Buoyancy Slightly negative
Depth rating 100 metres
Features
Moisture alarm: Blinking LED and audi le alarm
Viewfinder: 0.66X viewfinder
TTL capa ility:
Single Nikonos 5-pin ulkhead (optional)
2 optical ulkheads utilising on camera
pop-up flash as commander
Port mount: Patented port locking lever for easy port
installation.
Multi selector: Allows diagonal movement in addition to
the up/ down/ left/ right functions.
ISO sensitivity
lever:
Allows easy ISO adjustments from the left
handle.
Exposure
compensation
lever:
Allows easy exposure adjustments from
the right handle.

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1 On/Off control kno 8 AE-L/AF-L lever
2 Grip handle x 2 9 Info lever
3 Port lock/release lever 10 Metering utton
4 Optical ulkhead for stro e
connections x 2 11 Exposure compensation lever
5 Port alignment index 12 Shutter release lever
6 Main command dial 13 Su -command dial
7 Movie-record lever
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15 Delete utton 24 Live view selector lever
16 Menu utton 25 Housing lock (R)
17 WB/Protect/Help utton 26 Housing lock safety utton (R)
18 Housing lock (L) 27 Multi selector
19 Housing lock safety utton (L) 28 Up selection utton
20 QUAL/Play ack zoom in utton 29 Left selection utton
21 i utton 30 OK utton
22 Moisture alarm window 31 Right selection utton
23 LV utton 32 Down selection utton
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33 Release mode kno 40 Play ack lever
34 M16 optional accessory port 41 Flash pop-up/ flash compensation
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35 Lens release utton 42 Focus mode selection kno
36 Mode kno 43 AF-mode utton
37 Flash Off lever 44 Zoom/ focus gear disengagement
lever
38 Release mode dial lock release
lever 45 Zoom/focus kno
39 ISO/Play ack zoom out lever
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