Nauticam NA-GH4 User manual

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Thank you for your purchase of a NAUTICAM 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-GH4 housing
2. Instruction manual
3. Spare silicone ru er housing o-ring
4. O-ring remover
5. CR2450 attery (for moisture alarm)
6. Lu ricant
7. Set of Allen keys
Spare silicone ru er o-ring
Lu ricant Set of Allen keys
CR2450 attery
O-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 11
Opening and Locking the Housing 14
Installing the Camera 15
ounting the Port 17
Care and aintenance 19
Optional Accessories 20

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Construction
Housing ody: Aluminium alloy
Surface treatment: Hard anodised
Display window: A rasion resistant polycar onate
Dimensions
(with handles)
Width: 318mm
Height: 171mm
Depth: 121mm
Weight Approx. 2.08kg (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.
Front dial:
Ergonomically placed elow the
shutter lever, it can e comforta ly
controlled y the middle or ring
finger.
AEL/AFL lever: Easily reached e right thum .
Handles: Tilted for etter ergonomics.
1/4"-20UNC
top & ottom of
housing:
Maximum versatility for tripod and
shoulder support mounting
options.

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1 Ball joint x2 5 Lens release utton
2 Adjusta le handle x2 6 1/4”–20UNC tripod socket x 3*
3 Optical fi re mount 7 M5 threaded hole x2
4 Port alignment index
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* The maximum length of screws that can e
used with the tripod sockets is 4mm
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8 1/4”–20UNC threaded hole x2 13 Port release safety utton
9 Accessory coldshoe 14 Port lock/release lever
10 Flash up/off lever 15 Drive mode dial
11 M16 accessory port 16 Flash open utton
12 Zoom/Focus kno 17 M5 threaded hole
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18 Mode dial lock utton 26 Fn1 utton
19 On/off lever 27 Exposure compensation utton
20 M14 accessory port 28 M10 stro e mounting ase
21 Rear dial 29 M5 threaded hole
22 AEL/AFL lever 30 Shutter release lever
23 Housing lock safety utton 31 Front dial
24 Housing lock 32 WB lever
25 Mode dial
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