Nauticam NA-RX100VI User manual

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F
ORWARD
Thank you for your purchase of a NAUTICAM housing.
At NAUTICAM, we pride oursel es in the ability to recognize the requirements of professional
as well as amateur underwater photographers and fulfill them through the inno ati e designs
of our products. We stri e to achie e a high le el of user-friendliness by allowing stress-free
installation and easy operation of all important functions of the camera.
Each housing is indi idually inspected and water pressure tested to ensure optimum quality.
Please read this manual carefully before using the housing, this will maximize its performance
as well as its lifetime.

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T
ABLE OF
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ONTENTS
Warranty ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 4
Precautions ………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 5
Package Contents ………………………………………………………………………………………………. 7
Specifications …………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 8
Identification of Parts ………………………………………………………………………………………… 9
Opening and Closing the Housing ……………………………………………………………………… 13
Preparation of the Housing ………………………………………………………………………………… 15
Installing the Camera ………………………………………………………………………………………… 19
Changing the Port………………………………………………………………………………………………. 20
N50 Short Port with Bayonet Mount – Camera Settings…………………………………….. 22
Installing Handle Brackets and Shutter Release Extension ……………...…………………. 26
Installing HDMI Bulkhead (optional) …….………………………………………..……….…………. 29
Care and Maintenance ………………………………………………………………………………………. 32
Optional Accessories ………………………………………………………………………………………….. 33

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W
ARRANTY
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
iewfinders at the time of sale and return them to your point of purchase within a month. If we do not
recei e the completed warranty card for a particular product, the warranty period would be assumed to
begin from the day that the product is shipped from our facility. This warranty only applies to products
purchased from authorized NAUTICAM dealers and does not extend beyond the original retail purchaser.
To return your product for ser ice, please contact your regional authorized ser ice center(s). Please note
that this warranty only applies when the product is purchased in the territory where the ser ice center is
located.
NAUTICAM accepts no liability for any damage to and defects in the housing caused by improper use and/or
poor maintenance; it is the responsibility of the owner to carefully follow the instructions in our manuals.
NAUTICAM does not hold responsibility for damage, of any nature, to any equipment used with and/or
placed within our products.
NAUTICAM accepts no liability for any loss of captured images or the inability to capture images e en if it is
due to the malfunctioning of our products.
Unauthorized modifications and/or repairs of our products will automatically in alidate the warranty.

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RECAUTIONS
• 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).
1. Do not use lubricants from other brands with the silicone rubber O-ring on this housing,
only use the lubricant pro ided by NAUTICAM.
2. Discontinue use immediately should you notice any leakage.
3. Store the housing in a robust, shock-proof container during transportation; a oid
transporting with any equipment, such as a camera, inside the housing.
4. When tra elling by air, do not close the housing as this may lead to a pressure difference
between the atmosphere and inside the housing.
5. Care must be taken when opening the housing, as pressure may build up inside the
housing which increases the opening force.

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6. Do not open the product in a wet or sandy en ironment. Protect the interior from
moisture and debris in order to pre ent malfunction or leakage.
7. Do not store the product in an en ironment of high humidity.
8. Do not lea e the housing and the monitor in direct sunlight for prolonged periods.
9. Keep out of reach of children, failure to do so could result in injury.
10. Defecti e products should be shipped to our distributors for ser ice, unauthorized
disassembling and/or modifications could result in malfunction or leakage.

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ACKAGE
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ONTENTS
11. NA-RX100VI housing
12. Set of handle brackets with shutter release extension
13. Spare silicone rubber O-ring for housing
14. O-ring remo er
15. CR2032 battery
16. Lubricant
17. Set of Allen keys
18. Instruction manual

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PECIFICATIONS
Construction
Housing body: Aluminum alloy
Surface treatment: Hard anodized
Display window: Abrasion resistant polycarbonate
Dimensions
Width: 151mm
Height: 101mm
Depth: 136mm
Weight Approx. 1.05kg
Buoyancy Slightly negati e
Depth rating 100 meters
Compatible
camera Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 VI Digital Camera

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DENTIFICATION OF
P
ARTS
Mode dial
Housing release
safety button
Housing lock
On/Off button
Zoom le er
Threaded holes for
handle brackets
Shutter release le er
Front control wheel
N50 Standard Port

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Accessory coldshoe
Moist
ure alarm window
Flash up/off le er
Threaded holes for
handle brackets
M14 accessory port
M16 accessory port
M10 strobe mounting base
Optical
fiber
mount