Nauticam NA-GX8 User manual

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Thank you for your purchase of a NAUTICAM camera housing.
At NAUTICAM, we pride ourselves in 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 two years from the date of purchase for
consumer use. Please fill in the warranty cards shipped with our
housings and viewfinders at the time of sale and return them to
your point of purchase within a month. If we do not receive the
completed warranty card for a particular product, the warranty
period would e assumed to egin 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 eyond the original retail purchaser.
2.
To return your product for service, please contact your regional
authorized service centre(s). Please note that this warranty only
applies when the product is purchased in the territory where the
service centre is located.
3.
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 our manuals.
4.
NAUTICAM does not hold responsi ility for damage, of any nature,
to any equipment used with and/or placed within our products.
5.
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 of our products.
6.
Unauthorised modifications and/or repairs of our products will
automatically invalidate the warranty.

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1. NA-GX8 housing
2. Instruction manual
3. Spare silicone ru er housing o-ring
4. O-ring remover
5. CR2032 attery (for moisture alarm)
6. Lu ricant
7. Set of Allen keys
8. Pair of handle rackets with shutter release extension
Spare silicone ru er o-ring
Lu ricant Pair of handle rackets
with Shutter release
extension
CR2032 attery
O-ring remover
Set of Allen keys

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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 10
Opening and Locking the Housing 13
Installing the Camera 1
Mounting the Port 16
Changing the Viewfinder 18
Care and Maintenance 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: 206mm
Height: 154mm
Depth: 99mm
Weight Approx. 1.17kg (without camera)
Buoyancy Slightly negative
Depth rating 100 metres
Features
Moisture alarm: Blinking LED and audi le alarm
TTL capa ility:
Supported via fi er optic through
the use of the optional Panasonic
DMW-FL70-S flash unit.
Port mount: Patented easy port installation
system.
Main and Su dials:
Easily reached y thum or
forefinger.
Shutter release
extension and
stainless steel
handle rackets:
Provide convenient shutter release
access when used with Nauticam
Tray and Handle Systems.

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1 Mode dial 7 Housing lock safety utton
2 Exposure compensation dial 8 Housing lock
3 On/off switch 9 Fn13 utton
4 Rear dial 10 Front dial
5 Fn1 utton 11 M14 accessory port
6 Threaded holes for handle
rackets 12 Shutter release lever
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13 Accessory coldshoe 19 M16 accessory port
14 Optical fi re mount 20 Threaded holes for handle
rackets
15 Port alignment index 21 Zoom/Focus kno
16 M10 stro e mounting ase 22 Port release safety utton
17 Lens release utton 23 Port lock/release lever
18 Moisture alarm window 24 1/4”–20UNC tripod socket x 2*
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* The maximum length of screws that can e
used with the tripod sockets is 4mm
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25 Flash on/off lever 33 Play ack utton
26 Fn5 utton 34 ISO sensitivity utton
27 LVF/ Fn6 utton 35 White alance utton
28 Focus mode lever 36 MENU/SET utton
29 Movie utton 37 Auto focus mode utton
30 AF/AE LOCK utton 38 Drive mode/ Auto racket
utton
31 Q.MENU/ Fn2 utton 39 Fn4 utton
32 DISP utton 40 Delete/Cancel/ Fn3 utton
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