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  • Page 2 ORWARD Thank you for your purchase of a NAUTICAM housing. At NAUTICAM, we pride ourselves in the ability to recognize the requirements of professional as well as amateur underwater photographers and fulfill them through the innovative designs of our products. We strive to achieve a high level of user-friendliness by allowing stress-free installation and easy operation of all important functions of the camera.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    ARRANTY Warranty ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………. Precautions ………………………………………………………………………………………………………… Package Contents ………………………………………………………………………………………………. Specifications …………………………………………………………………………………………………….. Identification of Parts ………………………………………………………………………………………… Opening and Locking the Housing ……………………………………………………………………… Preparation of the Housing ………………………………………………………………………………… Installing the Camera …………………………………………………………………………………………. Mounting the Port ……………………………………………………………………………………………… Changing the Viewfinder ……………………………………………………………………………………. Care and Maintenance ………………………………………………………………………………………. Optional Accessories …………………………………………………………………………………………..

  • Page 4: Warranty

    NAUTICAM does not hold responsibility for damage, of any nature, to any equipment used with and/or placed within our products. NAUTICAM accepts no liability for any loss of captured images or the inability to capture images even if it is due to the malfunctioning of our products.

  • Page 5: Precautions

    O-ring(s). • Do not use lubricants from other brands with the silicone rubber O-ring on this housing, only use the lubricant provided by NAUTICAM. • Discontinue use immediately should you notice any leakage.
  • Page 6 • Do not open the product in a wet or sandy environment. Protect the interior from moisture and debris in order to prevent malfunction or leakage. • Do not store the product in an environment of high humidity. • Do not leave the housing and the monitor in direct sunlight for prolonged periods. •...

  • Page 7: Package Contents

    ACKAGE ONTENTS • NA-EM1X Housing • M24 HDMI 2.0 Adaptor • Spare Silicone Rubber O-ring [90134] for Housing • O-ring Remover • CR2032 Battery (for vacuum system) • Lubricant • Set of Allen Keys • Padded Travel Case • Manual Instruction Card...

  • Page 8: Specifications

    PECIFICATIONS Housing body: Aluminum alloy Construction Surface treatment: Hard anodized Display window: Abrasion resistant polycarbonate Width: 366mm Dimensions Height: 240mm Depth: 131mm Weight in air Approx. 3.27kg Weight in water 0.24kg (Includes camera and batteries) Depth rating 100 m Port mount Compatible Olympus OM-D-E-M1X camera cameras...

  • Page 9: Identification Of Parts

    DENTIFICATION OF ARTS Optical fiber mount Port lock safety button Port lock Lever Lens release button Port alignment index...
  • Page 10 BKT button On/Off lever Flash button M24 HDMI 2.0 adaptor M16 accessory port AF button M5/M10 threaded hole INFO lever Playback Lever Zoom/focus Knob *Handles are not displayed...
  • Page 11 Mode lock button Mode dial Exposure compensation button M14 accessory port Rear dial M5/M10 threaded hole AE-L/AF-L lever ISO lever Vertical-use one-touch Shutter lever white balance button Front dial Vertical-use preview button *Handles are not displayed...
  • Page 12 Flash lever 0.66x viewfinder LV button Fn lever Movie button OK button Housing lock Housing lock Arrow pad safety button Fn button Multi selector Card button Menu button WB button Erase button *Handles are not displayed Moisture alarm window...
  • Page 13 Sacrificial zinc anode 1/4”-20UNC tripod socket x3* *The maximum length of screws that can be used with the tripod sockets is 4mm.

  • Page 14: Opening And Locking The Housing

    PENING AND OCKING THE OUSING To open the housing: Always open and close the housing with the front facing down, place the housing on a flat surface or in your lap. The housing can be opened and closed by operating the two housing locks; when opening, press the safety buttons, then turn the locks outwards.
  • Page 15 To lock the housing: When closing, make sure there is nothing caught between the closing surfaces of the two halves of the housing. To close, turn the locks towards the housing, and then make sure they are locked in place securely.

  • Page 16: Preparation Of The Housing

    Prepar REPARATION OF THE OUSING 1. After verifying that the main O-ring is in 4. Setting up the moisture alarm: good condition, lightly coat it with the lubricant provided. 2. Make sure the O-ring groove located in the front part of the housing is free from any foreign material;...
  • Page 17 Battery Installation: Press Press Insert the battery as shown above and To remove the battery, press the metal then press down the battery. plate as indicated and the battery will pop out. *Use only recommended battery with this product...
  • Page 18 2. Switch the alarm on. The LED 3. Test the alarm by connecting the two light will flash blue once and wires near the bottom of the housing with turn blue for five seconds a damp cotton bud; the alarm should start indicating the battery is giving out a repeating “beep”...
  • Page 19 Optional Vacuum valve: Vacuum valve can be attached to the housing via one of the accessory port for conducting a vacuum seal test. Please refer to the manual of the vacuum valve for details of the operation. LED status identification: On start up LED indicator Status...
  • Page 20 After start up LED indicator Status Standby mode. The moisture alarm is active, Flashing "Blue" light and the system is ready for vacuum indication whenever a vacuum is detected. Flashing "Red" light Moisture is detected. with beeping sound Some vacuum is detected, target vacuum level Flashing "Yellow"...

  • Page 21: Installing The Camera

    NSTALLING THE AMERA It is required to reset the vacuum system when the vacuum level is dropped from target level to totally lost. i.e. when opening the housing or changing port. To reset when changing port/lens: Release vacuum. Remove the port and lens from the housing and camera.
  • Page 22 To install the camera into to the housing: 1. Turn the locking lever on the tray of the Attach the saddle to the camera by housing to the “open” position as tightening the screw to the tripod shown. Then remove the camera saddle socket of the camera from the housing by sliding it outwards.
  • Page 23 If installing the camera with lens and Lift up and outwards the On/Off gear attached, Pull down the Zoom/ lever as show above focus gear disengagement lever before mounting lens (with gears installed) to the camera. Engage the gears by pulling up the lever to the original position.
  • Page 24 Connect Mount the camera by sliding the attached saddle along the rail in the housing until it cannot go in any further. Lock the camera into place by turning the locking lever to the “lock” position as shown. Confirm that all the controls of the housing are correctly engaged.

  • Page 25: Mounting The Port

    Connect OUNTING THE AMERA Please refer to the NAUTICAM system port chart for a range of compatible ports: 1. Remove the O-ring from the port, inspect for any damage and lightly coat it with the provided lubricant before placing it back into its groove.
  • Page 26 Connect Align the Port mounting indices of the port and the housing. 4. Turn the port locking lever to 6. Gently push the port into the port the release position as shown. opening of the housing, until it Then lift the housing cap. cannot go in any further.
  • Page 27 Connect Lock the port into place by turning the port locking lever to the inward position. To ensure that port securely mounted, confirm that the green line on the safety button of the port locking lever is visible.

  • Page 28: Changing The Viewfinder

    Connect HANGING THE IEWFINDER In order that user can change to a preferred viewfinder easily, the 0.66x viewfinder which comes with the housing is designed so that it can be removed and re-installed by the following simple steps described below. To remove the viewfinder: Push 1.
  • Page 29 Connect To re-install the viewfinder: Lightly coat the O-rings on the outer periphery of the viewfinder body with lubricant. 2. Push the viewfinder from the 1. Align the viewfinder with the outside of the housing until it sleeve in the display window. cannot go in any further.

  • Page 30: Care And Maintenance

    O-ring with the provided lubricant before reinstalling it in the groove. A damaged O-ring should be discarded immediately and replaced only with one that is provided by NAUTICAM. • Replace the main O-ring annually. It is recommended that you ship the housing to our...

  • Page 31: Optional Accessories

    PTIONAL CCESSORIES P.N. 25624 P.N. 25625 P.N. 28123 M14 Vacuum Valve II M16 Vacuum Valve II Pair of handles - size S (Pushbutton Release) (Pushbutton Release) (10mm closer to housing) P.N. 28131 P.N. 26306 P.N. 28130 Hand Strap for 28123 Mini Flash Trigger for Olympus Hand Strap for 28113 (Compatible with NA-EM5II/EM1/EM1II)
  • Page 32 P.N. 17922 P.N. 32201 P.N. 32203 Nauticam Atomos Ninja V Housing for Nauticam 180˚ straight Nauticam 45˚ viewfinder Atomos Ninja V 5” 4Kp60 4:2:2 10-bit viewfinder Reorder/Monitor/Player P.N. 25084 P.N. 25046 P.N. 25081 HDMI 2.0 Cable M24D1R270- HDMI (D-D) cable in 200mm length...

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