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ORWARD Thank you for your purchase of a NAUTICAM housing. At NAUTICAM, we pride ourselves in the ability to recognise 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 …………………………………………………………………………………………. Mounting the Port ……………………………………………………………………………………………… Changing the Viewfinder ……………………………………………………………………………………. Care and Maintenance ………………………………………………………………………………………. Optional Accessories …………………………………………………………………………………………..
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. •...
DENTIFICATION OF ARTS Optical fibre mount On/off switch Fn5 button Lens release button Port alignment index...
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M14 accessory port Exposure compensation button M10 threaded hole White balance lever ISO lever Shutter release lever Rear dial Front dial AF/AE lock lever M5 threaded hole for tripod leg mounting ball Housing lock Housing lock safety button *Handles are not displayed...
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Accessory coldshoe Mode dial lock button Drive mode selector M14 accessory port M5 threaded hole Zoom/focus knob Port lock safety button Mode dial M5 threaded hole for M16 accessory port tripod leg mounting ball Port lock safety button Port lock lever *Handles are not displayed...
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Focus mode lever Movie button LVF/Fn3 button Fn1/AF mode Playback button /MF button Joystick center button Up button Housing lock Left button safety button Right button Housing lock MENU/SET button Down button DISP button Fn2/Q.MENU/ Delete/Cancel button Moisture alarm window *Handles are not displayed...
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Threaded holes for tripod leg mounting ball Sacrificial zinc anode 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 Always open and close the housing with the front facing down, place the housing on a flat surface or in your lap. When closing, make sure there is nothing caught between the closing surfaces of the two halves of the housing. The housing can be opened and closed by the two housing locks.
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To close the housing: 2. Make sure they are locked in To close, turn both housing locks place securely. towards the housing all the way.
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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3. Test the alarm by connecting the 2. Switch the alarm on. The LED two wires near the bottom of the light will flash blue once and turn housing with a damp cotton bud; blue for five seconds indicating the alarm should start giving out the battery is normal.
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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...
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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"...
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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.
NSTALLING THE AMERA To install the camera into to the housing: 2. Attach the saddle to the 1. Turn the locking lever on the tray of the housing to the “open” camera by tightening the position as shown. Then remove screw to the tripod socket of the camera saddle from the the camera.
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3. Lift the drive mode selector 5. If installing the camera with upwards. lens and gear attached, first pull out the zoom/focus knob and 4. Then install the camera by sit on the shallower groove as sliding the attached saddle shown.
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6. Lock the camera into place by 7. Gently push drive mode selector turning the locking lever to the downwards, ensuring the actuator “lock” position as shown. correctly engages with the drove mode lever of the camera. 8. Confirm that all the controls of the housing are correctly engaged.
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 5. Lift housing cap. the release position as shown.
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Connect 6. Align the Port mounting indices 8. Lock the port into place by of the port and the housing. turning the port locking lever to the inward position. To ensure 7. Gently push the port into the that the port is securely port opening of the housing, mounted, confirm that the...
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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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.
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 Strobe Triggering HDMI Output Add the optional manual Nauticam Mini The G9 camera features a full size “Type A” Flash Trigger (P.N. 26309) for rapid fire HDMI Connector on the camera body, manual triggering. Recommend to use providing...
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Set of three tripod leg (or other accessory) The cold shoe base can be replaced with a attachment balls that attach directly to the 1” mounting ball for mounting heavier bottom of NA-G9. item like external monitor housing. P.N. 25217 P.N. 25111...
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Other accessories P.N. 25624 P.N. 32204 P.N. 32205 M14 Vacuum Valve II Nauticam 180˚ straight Nauticam 45˚ viewfinder for (Pushbutton Release) viewfinder for MIL housings MIL housings...
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