Closing The Housing; Viewing The Subject - Fantasea FS-5 Operator's Manual

Closing the Housing:

1. Bring the two halves of the housing together with one hand
[squeezing your thumb on one side and your other fingers on the
other until the two halves touch and hold securely in that position.
With the other hand, attach the flange to the body of the camera
and gently lower the rounded latch until it snaps into place.
2. Never force the housing closed; if it does not close easily,
please check to make sure that the camera is well seated and
that the lens is sitting properly in the port area and not distorting
the rubber seat.
3. It is most important to check to make sure the rectangular rubber
gasket [blue or black] is seated correctly in its niche [not raised
at any point and sitting in its groove] and that there is no sand, dirt
or any other foreign object on its surface. Do not use any lubricant
whatsoever on this gasket especially silicon grease which will
distort it. Make sure that the black wrist lanyard is not jammed
into the housing during the closing procedure.
4. Always take the first dive without your camera in the housing
just to make sure there is no leakage from damage to the
housing. During the dive
descent take special care to look at the housing to make sure
no bubbles are escaping from it and that no water is entering.
Generally, if there is a problem with the seal, you will discover
it in the first seconds of the dive.

Viewing the Subject:

The S5 camera does not have the standard eyepiece but underwater
photographers and outdoor photographers will appreciate the very
large LCD viewing monitor for composing photographs. The
LCD monitor will allow you to see your subject in sharp focus
and framed properly. Hold the camera housing in your outstretched
arm at a position that is both comfortable and also allows you to
easily see the LCD monitor, for best compositional options.
especially at the beginning of
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