Nauticam NA-D800 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-D800 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
Spare silico
ne ru er o
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ring
Lu ricant
Set of Allen keys
CR2032 attery
O
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ring remover

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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 12
Opening and Closing the Housing 15
Installing the Camera 16
Flash Operation 19
ounting the Port 20
Connecting the Strobe System 22
Changing the Viewfinder 26
Care and aintenance 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: 351 mm
Height: 194 mm
Depth: 134 mm
Weight 2.81 kg (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 commmander
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 Movie-record lever
2 Grip handle x 2 9 AF-ON lever
3 Port lock/release lever 10 Exposure mode utton
4
Optical ulkhead
for stro e
connections x 2 11 Exposure compensation lever
5 Port alignment index 12 Shutter release lever
6 Metering selector kno 13 Su -command dial
7 Main command dial
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14 Delete utton 25 Info utton
15 Menu utton 26 Housing lock (R)
16 Protect/Help utton 27 Housing lock safety utton (R)
17 Housing lock (L) 28 Live view selector lever
18 Housing lock safety utton (L) 29 Multi selector
19 Play ack zoom in utton 30 Up selection utton
20 Thum nail/Play ack zoom out
utton 31 Left selection utton
21 OK utton 32 OK utton
22 Moisture alarm window 33 Right selection utton
23 AE-L/ AF-L utton 34 Down selection utton
24 LV utton
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35 M16 optional accessory port 42 AF-mode utton
36 Lens release utton 43 Image quality/size utton
37 Release mode kno 44 White alance utton
38 ISO sensitivity lever 45 Bracketing utton
39 Play ack lever 46 Flash Off lever
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Flash pop
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up/ flash
compensation utton 47
Zoom/ focus gear disengagemen
t
lever
41 Focus mode selection kno 48 Zoom/focus kno
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Shooting Tips
1. By setting the “Release Button to Use Dial” function of the D800 camera to
Yes allows adjustments which are normally made y holding down a utton
and rotating a command dial to e made y rotating the command dial after
the utton is pressed and released.
To ena le this function, under Menu, scroll to
Custom Setting Menu (Pencil shaped icon on the
left of the LCD screen), enter ‘f’ Controls.
Then scroll to ‘f10’ Release Button to Use Dial and
enter.
Select ‘Yes’ and press OK.

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2. The length of time that the camera continues to meter exposure can e
assigned y the "Auto Meter-off Delay" setting.
To control the time period of exposure meters,
under Menu, scroll to Custom Setting Menu,
enter ‘c’ Timers/AE lock.
Then scroll to ‘c2’ Auto eter-off Delay and enter.
Select the preferred time period and press OK.

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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. If necessary, spacers can e used to increase space etween the grip handles
and the housing; please use the longer screws provided to attach the grip
handles and the spacers to the housing.
5. To install the Nikonos 5-pin ulkhead (Optional, M16 to M14 step down adaptor
required):
ii. Install the M16 to M14 step down
adaptor with a spanner.
i. Remove the M16 plug from the
threaded hole with a coin.

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iii. Insert the 5-pin ulkhead through
the threaded hole.
vi. Slide the accessory shoe plug of
the housing into the accessory
shoe of the camera.
iv. Tighten the 5-pin ulkhead with a
spanner.
v. Connect the 5-pin ulkhead to the
accessory shoe plug.

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Setting up the moisture alarm
1. Install the CR2032 attery provided
into the attery compartment on
the circuit oard inside the rear
part of the housing.
2. Test 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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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. Turn the locking lever on the tray
of the housing to the “open”
position.
2. Remove the camera saddle from
the housing.
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 saddle
to its outward position.

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5. Attach the saddle to the camera
y tightening the screw to the
tripod socket of the camera with
a screwdriver or a coin.
7. Disengage the zoom/focus gear
using the zoom/focus gear
disengagement lever.
8. Make sure the camera power is
off and the On/Off control kno
on the housing is in the “off”
position.
9. Mount the camera y sliding the
attached saddle along the rail in
the housing until it cannot go in
any further.
6. After ensuring the C/S/M activator
on the sliding ar aligns correctly
with the focus mode selector of
the camera, push the sliding ar
to its inward position. Check that
y rotating the activator, the
focus mode of the camera can e
altered.

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11. Make sure the Release mode
kno is in upwards position
efore aligning the rear
housing with the front housing.
Push it down when the housing
is closed to gain access to the
release mode dial.
12. Confirm that all the controls of
the housing are correctly
engaged.
13. For removal of the camera
from the housing, reverse the
a ove procedures.
10. Lock the camera into place y
turning the locking lever to
the “lock” position.

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The D800 camera’s uilt-in flash can e used for triggering external stro es.
To raise the flash after the camera has een installed into the housing, press the Flash
mode/flash compensation utton; pressing this utton also allows the flash exposure to
e adjusted y the su -command dial.
To disa le the flash, push the Flash off lever
forward.
Press the Flash pop-up/ flash compensation
utton to ena le the flash again.