Summary of Contents for aquantica at2i
- Page 1 operating manual FOR THE AQUATICA DIGITAL HOUSING FOR THE CANON T2i PRODUCT # 20066...
- Page 2 FOREWORD Thank you for having selected the AQUATICA Digital Camera Housing System for your underwater photography. The AQUATICA Digital Housing is the result of a long and continuing relationship with the most demanding underwater photographers in the world. Each housing is handcrafted, quality checked and pressure tested to a 300 feet equivalent by a small group of specially trained individuals, each of whom takes the utmost pride and satisfaction in offering the best underwater camera housing in the world.
- Page 3 Shutter Release lever Main Dial access knob Power switch lever Mode Dial control knob Bulkhead Connector Bulkhead Connector Accessory bulkhead (shown with optional hydrophone) Focus/Zoom Control knob Focus/Zoom Control knob retractor Focus/Zoom Control pinion gear Camera Integrated flash button Lens Release knob Lens Release knob lever Port Release mechanism button Removable Camera Tray...
- Page 4 CONTROLS IN DETAIL SHUTTER RELEASE LEVER: Pulling the shutter release lever back part way activates the camera meter and auto focus. Pulling the lever back all the way fires the camera. MAIN DIAL ACCESS KNOB: Rotates clockwise and counterclockwise. Use alone or in combination with other controls to select or set various camera functions or modes.
- Page 5 CONTROLS IN DETAIL, CONTINUED QUICK CONTROL BUTTON: Push to to acess the quick control screen and its functions use the cross key to navigate the screen. SET BUTTON: Press to approve selection of menu or choosen mode features. PLAYBACK BUTTON: push down to activate the monitor and review images. WB FUNCTION BUTTON: press to select the white balance selection, this button is part of the cross keys array AF MODE BUTTON: press to select the AF mode selection, this button is part of the cross keys array ERASE BUTTON: Press to delete images.
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Page 6: Preparation Of The Housing
FEATURES The Aquatica Digital housing serie is issued from the world’s most technologically advanced underwater housing lineage, ergonomically designed to place all the essential camera controls under your finger tips and features the following: A port locking mechanism to prevent accidental rotation of the port or extension mounted on the housing A Lens Lock Release control that will activate the lens release button of camera from the outside of the housing, this lever can be pull out to allow the camera/lens/gear to be removed together for easy battery replacement. -
Page 7: Preparation Of The Ports
PREPARATION OF THE PORTS 1. Select the correct port: Depending on whether you’ve decided to shoot macro or wide angle photography, you will be installing either a flat Macro Port (product # 18426,18428 or 18429), or a Dome Port (Product # 18405, 18407, 18409 or 18410). See lens chart for the suggested port and acces- sories. -
Page 8: Camera Preparation And Installation
CAMERA PREPARATION AND INSTALLATION Important Note: prior to installing the camera in the housing: Please remove the rubber protective guard from the viewfinder on your camera, remove the camera strap and/or any object that might obstruct installation or get in the way of that attach the strap should be removed or tucked away Pull the lens lock lever (key # 12) on the front of the housing outward and the mode dial knob up (key # 04) If installing the camera with a lens attached, pull out the Focus/Zoom control knob ( key # 08) and rotate... -
Page 9: Lens Installation
LENS INSTALLATION With the camera inside the housing, push the lens release lever (key # 12) into the proper position, install the lens prepared with the gears through the port opening in the front of the housing. Ensure that the lens mounted gears are properly installed and aligned. - Page 10 MOUNTING AND ATTACHING FLASHES The Aquatica housing for the Canon T2i / 550D offer a large choice of connectors to take full advantages of all the various strobes strobes available on the market today. Standard choice available are: 20066-NK: Two Nikonos type manual connectors. 20066-OPT: Two optical fiber connectors to accept two Sea &...
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Page 11: Taking A Picture
TAKING A PICTURE Following are the basic techniques. For more information and advanced photography please study the Canon T2i / 550D instruction manual. NOTE *The main dial control can access a wide range of modification to the current functions allowing the users to conveniently position vital controls at their fingertip. -
Page 12: Using The Housing
USING THE HOUSING Whenever changing ports or O-rings, it is highly advisable to perform a simple seal test without the camera inside. Strapping a weight to the housing and lowering the unit to a depth of 30 to 50 feet of water for at least 10 minutes will assure you that the seating of the new port or o-ring is proper. - Page 13 AQUATICA service facility for this annual maintenance. Check for the closest service center on our website www.aquatica.ca. An internal moisture alarm can be installed in your AQUATICA AT2i Digital housing (Product # 20023). This moisture alarm is powered by an easily replaceable CR 2032 battery. Please read the instruction sheet provided for your moisture alarm prior to installing the battery.
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Page 15: Warranty
WARRANTY PLEASE READ CAREFULLY One year Limited Warranty. Thank you for purchasing an AQUATICA manufactured product! Your AQUATICA housing is handcrafted by a small group of specially trained individuals - each of whom takes the most pride and satisfaction in offering you the best underwater camera housings in the world.
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