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  • Page 1: Fantasea Fd-40X Housing

    Fantasea FD-40X Housing User's Manual...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents FANTASEA FD-40X HOUSING ......................... 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS ..........................2 INTRODUCTION ............................3 INCLUDED WITH HOUSING ........................4 CAMERA MODEL ............................5 A VARIETY OF USES ..........................5 SPECIFICATIONS ............................5 CONTROLS ORIENTATION ........................6 CONTROL DETAILS ........................... 9 TRAY AND HANDLE SYSTEM ASSEMBLY ..................

  • Page 3: Introduction

    You will find the housing to be easy and instinctive to use and handle and will have countless dives in which to experiment with the D40's, D40x's and D60's advanced imaging capabilities. Fantasea is pleased to offer our help with any of your photographic needs.

  • Page 4: Included With Housing

    Included With Housing  The FD-40X housing consists of a front and back shell that latch together to form the housing body  A screw in standard flat port is included. This port will accommodate the 18-55mm lens (with a manual zoom control). Other optional ports are available for different lenses (5 inch super wide angle Dome Port, Macro Port, Semi Dome Port and Extension Rings to enable a wider variety of lenses) ...

  • Page 5: Camera Model

    No other cameras should be used in the FD-40X housing. A Variety of Uses The Fantasea FD-40X housing is more than just an underwater camera system. It protects the camera against damage from such environmental conditions as rain, snow, dust, sand, and dirt. It is perfect protection for active outdoor sports, where these elements would normally not allow an advanced camera like the D40/D40x/D60 to be used without danger of damage.

  • Page 6: Controls Orientation

    Controls Orientation Top and Front of Housing: Front View  Flash Sync Port  Shutter Release Control  Latching Buckles  Power Switch  Exposure Compensation/Aperture Control  Shooting Information Control...
  • Page 7 Left View of Housing  Zoom Port Control...
  • Page 8 Back Side of Housing:  AE-L/AF-L / Protect Control  Mode Selector  Command Dial  Multi Selector  Delete Control  Playback Zoom/Setting Control  Thumbnail/Help Control  Menu Control  Playback Control  Optical Viewfinder Eyepiece...

  • Page 9: Control Details

    Control Details The following is a partial list of the most common uses of camera controls which are available on this housing. For the full list of camera functions and settings accessed by each control, you should consult your D40/D40x/D60 camera instruction manual. Please note that some of the FD-40X housing controls are designed to operate more than one camera control.
  • Page 10  Aperture Control o Adjust the aperture in A mode by rotating the command dial until the desired aperture appears in the viewfinder or display screen. o Adjust the aperture in M mode by rotating the command dial while pressing the Exposure Compensation/Aperture Control, until the desired aperture appears in the viewfinder or display screen.
  • Page 11  The command dial can be used by itself or in combination with other controls to change the shutter speed, aperture and exposure compensation. 11. Multi Selector:  Press Up and Down buttons to scroll through Menu options.  Press Left and Right buttons to make menu settings and confirm settings. ...

  • Page 12: Tray And Handle System Assembly

    Tray and Handle System Assembly The Fantasea FD40X Camera Housings comes with an easy to assemble Tray & Handle system. Please follow these instructions in order to assemble your system correctly. The Assembled System Item #1 Housing Item #3 Item #3...
  • Page 13 3. Insert the Handle screw (Item #4) from the bottom of the Tray, through the track, into the Handle, and tighten the screw. 4. Do the same for the other Handle on the other side of the Tray. You can also find these instructions in our Customer Support Section on the website- http://www.fantasea.com/technical.asp...

  • Page 14: Preparation Of The Housing Before The Dive

    Preparation of the Housing before the Dive Make Common or Required Camera Settings: Prior to inserting camera in housing, it is recommended that Menu option settings be made according to the preferences of the user. Most of these choices are ones that will remain unchanged for most of the time while diving, and therefore it will be more convenient and less time consuming to make the settings prior to diving.
  • Page 15 O-ring and one The FD-40X lens port uses 2 O-rings (one Radial Compression seal O-ring) for a watertight seal. Radial O-rings are Note 1: affected by friction when closing the seal, as it rubs against a housing wall. Therefore a radial O-ring, such as the O-ring on the port, requires lubrication.
  • Page 16 Insert D40/D40x/D60 camera and lens in housing:  Mount camera and lens on the removable tray, using the tripod screw.  Slide the tray and camera into the housing tray slot. Make sure it is completely inserted.  Slide the flash sync cord into the D40/D40x/D60's hot shoe. ...

  • Page 17: Using External Strobes

     Using different B and J arm systems can be accommodated by attaching to the 1" (25mm) Aluminum ball on the top of the FD-40X's handles. Fantasea offers a full range of Aluminum B and J arm sets and fittings.

  • Page 18: Care & Maintenance

    Care & Maintenance  Before a dive: o Protect the FD-40X from sun and heat. This will reduce the possibility of fogging due to condensation of the warm, moist air inside the housing when immersed in the colder water. It also reduces the possibility of sun damage to the polycarbonate.

  • Page 19: Basic Shooting Techniques

     Traveling: o Use protective hard case when traveling to protect the camera and housing from impact damage. o If possible, do not check camera and housing case on airlines. Use a hard case that can fit under the seat or in the overhead compartment of aircraft, and hand carry.
  • Page 20 with it before attempting to read it underwater. Also practice composing and focusing the camera by eye, before using it underwater to get the feel for this operation as well.  Changing Exposure Settings o Using the camera in its Manual (M) Exposure Mode gives you the ability to change either shutter speeds or apertures to control the exposure the way you want.

  • Page 21: Camera Lenses And Ports

    Menu Shooting Options Auto Off Off. Camera Lenses and Ports The Fantasea FD-40X has an interchangeable port system that will accommodate a wide variety of SLR lenses for use underwater. These ports include:  Standard Zoom Flat Port: This port will accommodate the 18-55mm zoom lens. This lens is very popular and is the most common lens first purchased by D40/D40x/D60 owners.

  • Page 22: Fantasea Fd-40X Warranty

    Macro Port or the Semi Dome Zoom Port, will enable the port to accommodate a wider variety of lenses by increasing the ports length. Fantasea FD-40X Warranty The FD-40X includes a two-year limited warranty for defective parts which the manufacturer will replace.

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