Nauticam NA-NEX5 User manual

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Thank you for your purchase of a NAUTICAM camera housing.
At NAUTICAM, we pride ourselves on the ability 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 by
allowing stress-free installation and easy operation of all important
functions of the camera.
Each housing is individually inspected and water pressure tested to
more than 75 metres (or 150 metres for housings with depth rating of
100 meters) to ensure optimum quality.
Please read this manual carefully before 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 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
this manual.
3. NAUTICAM does not hold responsibility for damage, of any nature,
to any equipment used with and/or placed within the housing.
4. NAUTICAM accepts no liability for any loss of captured images or
the inability 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 beyond 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
distributor, normally you would need to notify them by email first
and ship them the product by registered mail, along with your
contact details and a brief description of the defect.

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1. NA-NEX-5 housing
2. Optical fibre mount with screws
3. Instruction manual
4. Spare silicone rubber housing main o-ring
5. O-ring remover
6. CR2032 battery (for moisture alarm)
7. Lubricant
8. Set of Allen keys
Spare silicone rubber o-ring
Lubricant
Set of Allen keys
CR2032 battery
O-ring remover
Optical fibre mount
with screws

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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 lubricants from other brands with the silicone rubber O-
ring on this housing, only use the lubricant provided by NAUTICAM.
3. Discontinue use immediately should you notice any leakage.
4. Store the housing in a robust, shock-proof container during
transportation; avoid transporting with any equipment, such as a
camera, inside the housing.
5. When travelling by air, do not close the housing if the port is
installed, as this may lead to a pressure difference between the
atmosphere and inside the housing.
6. Care must be taken when opening the housing, as pressure may
build 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 debris 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 be shipped to our distributors for service,
unauthorized disassembling and/or modifications could result in
malfunction or leakage.

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Specifications
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Identification of Parts
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Preparation of the Housing
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Opening and Locking the Housing
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Installing the Camera
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Mounting the Port
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Care and Maintenance
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Construction
Housing body:
Aluminium alloy
Surface treatment:
Hard anodised
Display window:
Abrasion resistant polycarbonate
Dimensions
Width:
140 mm
Height:
118 mm
Depth:
68 mm
Weight
Approx. 0.78 kg (without camera)
Buoyancy
Slightly negative
Depth rating
100 metres
Features
Moisture alarm:
Blinking LED and audible alarm
TTL capability:
Optical fibre mount included for
external strobes connection,
utilising the camera’s pop-up flash
as trigger.
Port mount:
Patented easy port installation
system.
Rocker switch:
Enable easy access Playback and
Movie functions.
Flash up/off lever:
Allows the camera’s built-in flash
to be disabled underwater.

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M10 strobe mounting base
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Port alignment index
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On/Off switch
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Housing lock safety button
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Shutter release key
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Housing lock
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Lens release button
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Focus light mount
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Zoom/focus knob
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Internal flash window
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Port lock/release safety
button
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Up selection button
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Port lock/release latch
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Left selection button
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Flash up/off lever
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Soft key C button
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LCD monitor window
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Right selection button
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Playback rocker switch
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Down selection button
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Movie rocker switch
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Soft key B button
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Soft key A button
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Control wheel
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Tips :
When using Nikonos lenses, the Release w/o Lens function of the
NEX-5 camera must be enabled:
Go to Menu, Select Setup, scroll to Release w/o Lens, then select Enable.
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Moisture alarm window
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1/4”–20UNC tripod socket x 2
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1. After verifying that the housing main O-ring is in good condition,
lightly coat it with the lubricant 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 be
cleaned with the aid of a microfiber cloth.
3. Place the main O-ring into the groove.
4. To install the optical fibre mount for external strobe connection,
fasten it with the screws provided to the threaded sockets in the
focus light mount.

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Setting up the moisture alarm
1. Install the CR2032 battery
provided into the battery
compartment on the circuit
board inside the rear part of the
housing.
2. Test the alarm by contacting
the two wires near the bottom
of the housing with a damped
cotton bud; the alarm should
start giving out a repeating
“beep” sound along with a
flashing red light. The “beep”
sound and the light should keep
on going for 5 seconds after the
removal of the damped cotton
bud.

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To open the housing:
To lock the housing:
1. Press the housing lock safety
button.
4. Turn the housing lock clockwise
for 270°, until the lock reaches the
“lock” position as shown. Confirm
that the white indicator line on the
safety button is visible.
3. Close the housing.
2. Turn the housing lock anti-
clockwise for 270°.

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1. Disengage the saddle lock by
sliding it to the right as shown in
the diagram.
2. Remove the camera saddle from
the housing.
3. Tilt the LCD monitor of the
camera upwards*, then attach
the saddle to the camera by
tightening the screw to the tripod
socket of the camera.
4. Make sure the ON/OFF switches of
both the camera and the housing
are in the “OFF” position.
5. Mount the camera by sliding the
attached saddle along the rail in the
housing until it cannot go in any
further and the saddle lock moves
back to the engaged position.
1. Disengage the camera saddle
lock by sliding it to the right.

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*If you do not want to have the LCD monitor tilted, remove the LCD monitor support
from the camera saddle before attached it to the camera:
6. Confirm that all the controls of the
housing are correctly engaged.

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Please refer to the NAUTICAM system port chart for a range of compatible
ports.
1. Remove the O-ring from the
port, inspect for any damage
and lightly coat it with the
provided lubricant before
placing it back into its groove.
2. Verify that the port opening of
the housing is clean and free
from foreign material.
3. Lift the port lock/release latch.
4. While pressing down the port
lock/release safety button, turn the
port lock/release latch clockwise
for 135°until the circle mark on the
latch aligns with the open index on
the rear housing.
5. Align the circle indices of the port
and the housing.
6. Gently push the port into the port
opening of the housing, until it
cannot go in any further.
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7. Turn the port lock/release latch anti-
clockwise for 135°to the “Lock”
position (the position as shown in
figure 3).
8. To remove the port from the
housing, repeat steps 3 and 4
then gently pull it out.

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1. Soak the housing system in fresh water after each salt water use,
during which all control buttons/knobs should be operated a few
times to avoid the accumulation of salt residue; wipe the housing
with a towel before opening.
2. After each day of diving, it is advisable to have the main O-ring in
the front part of the housing removed from its groove with the O-
ring remover and inspected for damage. Also check that the O-ring
retains its original circular shape; never stretch the O-ring
excessively or remove it with a sharp object. The O-ring groove
should be cleaned to ensure it is free from any salt deposit or
foreign material; lightly coat the O-ring with the provided lubricant
before reinstalling it in the groove. A damaged O-ring should be
discarded immediately and replaced only with one that is provided
by NAUTICAM.
3. Replace the main O-ring annually.
4. It is recommended that you ship the housing to our distributor for a
complete overhaul every year or after every 200 dives.

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