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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.
ABLE OF ONTENTS Warranty …………………………………………………………………………………………………………….…… Precautions ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………… Package Contents ……………………………………………………………………………………………….…… Specifications ……………………………………………………………………………………………………..…… Identification of Parts ……………………………………………………………………………………………… Opening and Locking the Housing …………………………………………………………………………… Preparation of the Housing ……………………………………………………………………………………… Installing the Camera ………………………………………………………………………………………….…… Switching Between LCD and Viewfinder …………………………………………………………….…… Mounting the Port …………………………………………………………………………………………………… Changing the Viewfinder …………………………………………………………………………………………...
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.
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.
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• 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. •...
PECIFICATIONS Housing Body: Aluminum Alloy Construction Surface Treatment: Hard Anodized Display Window: Abrasion Resistant Polycarbonate Width: 348mm Dimensions Height: 200mm Depth: 123mm Weight in Air Approx. 2.68kg Weight in Water 0.71kg (Includes Camera and Battery) Depth Rating 100 meters N100 Port Mount N120 with 37305 N100 to N120 35.5mm Port Adaptor II Compatible...
DENTIFICATION OF ARTS Optical Bulkhead Ball Mount x2 Lens Release Button Port Lock Safety Button Port Alignment Index Port Lock Lever...
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M14 Accessory Port M16 Accessory Port M24 Accessory Port Playback Lever M5/M10 Threaded Hole Zoom/Focus Knob *Handles and brackets are not displayed.
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Mode Dial C1 Button C2 Button On/Off Switch M14 Accessory Port M5/M10 Threaded Hole Exposure Dial Shutter Release Lever Rear Dial Front Dial AF-ON Lever Housing Lock Safety Button Movie Lever Housing Lock *Handles and brackets are not displayed.
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C3 Button AE-L Button Menu Button Fn Button Multi-Selector Pad Center Button Up/ Display Button Center Button Right/ ISO Button Delete Button Left/Timer/ Drive Mode Button Moisture Alarm Window Down/C4 Button...
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Attachment Point for Mounting Ball Sacrificial Zinc Anode Attachment Point Attachment Point for Mounting Ball for Mounting Ball 1/4”-20UNC Tripod Socket x3* *The maximum length of screws that can be used with the tripod sockets is 4mm.
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.
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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.
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;...
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Prepar 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...
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4.2 Switch the alarm on. The LED light will 4.3 Test the alarm by connecting the two flash blue once and turn blue for five wires near the bottom of the housing seconds indicating the battery is normal. with a damp cotton bud; the alarm Then it goes into flashing blue light should start giving out a repeating standby mode.
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Optional vacuum valve: Vacuum valve can be attached to the housing via one of the accessory port (M14/M16) 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...
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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"...
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.
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To install the camera to the housing: Tilt the LCD monitor of the camera 1. Turn the locking lever on the tray of upwards, then attach the saddle to the housing to the “open” position the camera by tightening the screw to as shown.
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If installing the camera with lens Mount the camera by sliding the and gear attached, first pull out attached saddle along the rail in the the zoom/focus knob and sit on housing until it cannot go in any further. the shallower groove as shown. Lock the camera into place by turning the locking lever to the “lock”...
WITCHING BETWEEN IEWFINDER Connect By setting the “FINDER/MONITOR” function of the A7RIV camera to Manual allows switching between monitor display and EVF display by an assigned button. E.g. C3. Go to “FINDER/MONITOR” and set to either Viewfinder (Manual) or Monitor (Manual). Then assign a button for switching between viewfinder and monitor.
Connect OUNTING THE 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.
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Connect 4. Turn the port locking lever to the release position as shown. 5. Lift a housing cap...
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Connect Align the Port mounting indicates of the 8. Lock the port into place by turning the port and the housing. port locking lever to the inward position. To ensure that the port is Gently push the port into the port securely mounted, confirm that the opening of the housing, until it cannot go green line on the safety button of the...
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Adaptor II is required √ Canon EF lens #37305 N100 to N120 35.5mm Port N120 Adaptor II is required. √ U/W Nikkor lens #37202 Nikonos adaptor is required. For lens support details, please download Sony E-mount port chart for reference from Nauticam.com...
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.
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To re-install the viewfinder: Lightly coat the O-rings on the outer periphery of the viewfinder body with lubricant. 1. Align the viewfinder with the sleeve 2. Push the viewfinder from the in the display window. outside of the housing until it cannot go in any further.
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...
PTIONAL CCESSORIES P.N. 25624/25625 P.N. 32203 P.N. 32201 M14/M16 Vacuum Valve II Nauticam 180˚ straight Nauticam 45˚ viewfinder (Pushbutton Release) viewfinder P.N. 26302 P.N. 26216 P.N. 28130 Mini flash trigger Universal Optical Fiber Hand Strap for 28113 Cable for Sony...
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P.N. 17906/17907 P.N. 17920/17921 P.N. 17922 NA-502H housing NA-502B-H Housing Nauticam Atomos Ninja V housing for Small HD 502 5-inch HD monitor for SmallHD 502 Bright Monitor (HDMI 2.0) for Atomos Ninja V 5” 4Kp60 with HDMI 1.4 input support (with HDMI 1.4 input support)
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For HDMI 2.0 Connection P.N. 25086 P.N. 25087 M24 Adaptor for HDMI 2.0 Cable M24D2R200-M28A1R170 HDMI 2.0 Cable (to use with 25087 with NA-A7RIV) (for NA-A7RIV to use with Ninja V housing) For Electronic Sync Cord Cable Connection P.N. 25056 P.N.
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