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- Page 1 OPERATING MANUAL FOR THE AQUATICA PRO DIGITAL HOUSING FOR THE NIKON D300s PRODUCT # 20064...
- Page 2 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 machined from solid aluminum, handfinished, quality checked and pressure tested to a 90 meters/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 Sub-Command Dial knob Power Switch/Illuminator lever Optional Hydrophone Nikonos type bulkhead connector Optical type connector Flash Mode/Exposure Compensation and pop-up knob Flash pop-up lever Flash Mode/Exposure Compensation lever Focus/Zoom Control knob Focus/Zoom Control pinion gear Lens Release knob Lens Release knob lever Focus Mode Selector lever Focus Mode Selector fork...
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Page 4: Controls In Detail
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. SUB-COMMAND INPUT / APERTURE 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 LATCHES: Two heavy duty latches with safety locks to protect against accidental opening. MOUNTING HOLE FOR ACCESSORY: a 1/4”-20 TPI hole is supplied to accept a TLC accessory or TLC base ball for mounting a strobe arm or a modeling light. REMOVABLE VIEWFINDER: A full view of the illuminated camera viewfinder displays all necessary information.
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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. -
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 or 18428), or a Dome Port (Product # 18405, 18407,18409 or 18410). See lens chart for the suggest port and accessories. Macro Port Extension Rings: the Macro Ports will accept the AF &... -
Page 8: Camera Preparation And Installation
CAMERA PREPARATION AND INSTALLATION Set the Focus Mode Selector to the M position on both the housing and the camera. Important Note: prior to installing the camera in the housing, remove the camera strap, “D” Clips and/or any object that might obstruct installation, third party camera strap hookup should be removed or tucked away Make sure the ON / OFF /ILLUMINATOR knob (key # 3) is in the ON position and that the lens lock lever is in the proper position... -
Page 9: Lens Installation
By the front: Remove the port, the lens mounted gears may restrict the view and ease of access to the lens release but- ton of camera. The AQUATICA Digital Housing features a Lens Release Lever (key # 12) that is designed to trigger the lens release button of camera to allow easy removal of lens. - Page 10 MOUNTING AND ATTACHING FLASHES Depending on which strobe system you are using, you can mount the necessary shoes or brackets or Base Ball onto the threaded holes on the top of the hand grips. Use of the Aquatica TLC Strobe Arm System is recommended. There are also three 1/4”-20 threaded holes on the bottom of the housing that can be used for various mounting applications.
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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 Nikon D300s instruction manual. NOTE *The command and sub command function can be inverted, refer to the “CSM” section of your menu, select “ f Controls”, select “f8 Customize command dials”, select “change Main/Sub”... -
Page 12: Using The Housing
TRANSPORTING THE AQUATICA Digital housing Store the AQUATICA Digital housing in a sturdy, shock proof container. When travelling by air, remove or loosen the port. This allows for equalization of the air pressure inside the housing to the external air pressure. Failure to do so may cause serious damage to the acrylic ports. - Page 13 Of the Latches: The two latches of the AQUATICA Digital are designed to have a locking action to prevent accidental opening. Always ensure that the locking mechanism is secure. Watch for the build-up of corrosion or salt residue around the latches. This will appear as a white material.
- Page 14 19228 HOUSING PROTECTIVE CAP * Bulkhead connections 20064-NIK Double Nikonos connectors 20064-OPT Double Optical connectors 20064-HYB One optical & one Nikonos connectors 20064-KT One Ikelite 5 pins connector (to know more about connectors refer to our website at www.aquatica.ca) www.aquatica.ca...
- Page 15 Made in CANADA www.aquatica.ca...
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Page 16: 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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