Nauticam NA-LX7 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 NA-EM5 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-LX7 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
Spare silicone ru er o-ring O-ring remover CR2032 attery
Lu ricant 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 9
Opening and Locking the Housing 11
Installing the Camera 12
Care and aintenance 13
Optional Accessories 14

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Construction
Housing ody: Aluminium alloy
Surface treatment: Hard anodised
Display window: A rasion resistant polycar onate
Dimensions
Width: 158mm
Height: 111mm
Depth: 108mm
Weight Approx. 0.90kg (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.
Flash open lever
and Flash off lever:
Allow the camera's uilt-in flash to
e opened and closed underwater.
67mm thread on
the port:
Positioned precisely for maximum
wide-angle lens performance.

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1 Mode dial 8 Aspect ratio selector
2 Zoom lever 9 Flash open lever
3 Rear dial 10 Accessory coldshoe
4 On/off/video lever 11 M10 stro e mounting ase
5 Shutter release lever 12 Aperture dial
6 Housing lock safety utton 13 Optical fi re mount
7 Housing lock 14 Focus selector
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15 Flash off lever 23 Fn/Left selection utton
16 Moisture alarm window 24 Menu/Set utton
17 Manual focus lever 25 WB/Right selection utton
18 ND on/off utton 26 Drive mode/Self-timer/down
selection utton
19 Rear control wheel control
utton 27 Display utton
20 AF/AE lock utton 28 Q.menu/Delete utton
21 Play ack utton 29 1/4”–20UNC tripod socket x 2*
22 ISO/Up selection utton
* The maximum length of screws that can
e used with the tripod sockets is 4mm
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1. After verifying that the housing O-ring is in good condition, lightly
coat it with the lu ricant provided.
2. Make sure the O-ring groove located in the rear 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 O-ring into the groove.
4. To install the optical fi re mount for external stro e connection,
fasten it with the screws provided to the threaded sockets of the
accessory coldshoe as shown: