Optional Accessories; Underwater Flashes & Strobes - Fantasea Line FA6400 Instruction Manual

OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES
FOR THE FULL SELECTION OF FANTASEA ACCESSORIES COMPATIBLE WITH THE FA6400 HOUSING, PLEASE REFER TO
THE FANTASEA WEBSITE – WWW.FANTASEA.COM
UNDERWATER FLASHES & STROBES
Underwater strobes (external flashes) were designed to improve the color, lighting and quality of your
underwater images. Since light and color are absorbed by water, using a strobe is recommended in all
depths, during daylight and night dives.
Note that the FA6400 Housing blocks the output of the built‐in flash and prevents it from being visible in
images captured. This ensures that only the external strobes connected to the system illuminate the
subject, thereby diminishing the effects of backscatter, as well as shadowing caused by housing lens port
and lens accessories mounted on the housing.
The FA6400 Housing can be used both with underwater slave flashes and electronic strobes.
For a full selection of external strobes available, please visit the Fantasea website – www.fantasea.com
Slave Flashes
Slave flashes feature a slave sensor which triggers the external flash to fire in sync with the camera built‐in
flash. A fiber optic cable connects between the camera housing and the slave flash. The output of the
camera built‐in flash (or LED flash trigger if using one) is transmitted through the fiber optic cable to the
slave sensor of the slave flash, which is then triggered to fire in sync with the camera.
Attaching Fiber Optic Cables to the Housing
1. The FA6400 Housing features 2 fiber optic cable ports which allow for easy attachment of up to 2
fiber optic cables to the housing.
2. These fiber optic cable ports were designed to
accommodate the type of adaptors included with the
housing (see image #44). If the fiber optic cable you have
features a different type of adaptor, remove this adaptor
from the end of the cable and use the adaptors included
with the FA6400 Housing instead.
3. To attach a fiber optic cable to the housing, first remove
the adaptor from the housing fiber optic cable port by pulling it out using your fingers or the aid of
a small needle nose set of pliers (image #45 on the following page). Make sure not to damage the
fiber optic cable.
Image #44
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