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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 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.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    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 …………………………………………………………………………………….

  • 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-A7RIII housing • Spare silicone rubber O-ring for housing • O-ring remover • CR2032 battery • Lubricant • Set of Allen keys • Instruction manual...

  • Page 8: Specifications

    PECIFICATIONS Housing body: Aluminium alloy Construction Surface treatment: Hard anodised Display window: Abrasion resistant polycarbonate Width: 348mm Dimensions Height: 200mm Depth: 118mm Weight Approx. 2.43kg Buoyancy Slightly negative Depth rating 100 metres Port mount N100 Compatible Sony A7R III camera cameras Vacuum system CR 2032 x1pc (Operating time: approx.

  • Page 9: Identification Of Parts

    DENTIFICATION OF ARTS Optical bulkhead Ball mount x2 Port lock safety button Lens release button Port alignment index Port lock lever...
  • Page 10 M16 accessory port M5/M10 threaded hole Zoom/focus knob Playback lever Housing lock safety button M16 accessory port Housing lock lever *Handles are not displayed...
  • Page 11 Mode dial M14 accessory port On/off switch C2 button C1 button M5/M10 threaded hole Shutter release lever Exposure compensation dial Front dial Rear dial Housing lock safety button AF-ON lever Housing lock Movie lever *Handles are not displayed...
  • Page 12 0.66x viewfinder AE-L button Center button Multi-selector pad Fn button Up/Display button Left/Drive mode button C3 button Right/ISO button Menu button Center button Down button C4/Delete button Moisture alarm window *Handles are not displayed...
  • Page 13 Attachment point for Mounting Ball (P.32) Sacrificial zinc anode Attachment point for Mounting Ball (P.32) Attachment point for Mounting Ball (P.32) 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.
  • Page 18 2. Switch the alarm on. The LED 3. Test the alarm by connecting the light will flash blue once and turn two wires near the bottom of the blue for five seconds indicating housing with a damp cotton bud; the battery is normal. Then it the alarm should start giving out goes into flashing blue light 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 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: Installing The Camera

    NSTALLING THE AMERA To install the camera into to the housing: 2. Tilt the LCD monitor of the 1. Turn the locking lever on the tray of the housing to the “open” camera upwards, then attach position as shown. Then remove the saddle to the camera by the camera saddle from the tightening the screw to the...
  • Page 23 3. Then install the camera by 5. Lock the camera into place by sliding the attached saddle turning the locking lever to the along the rail in the housing “lock” position as shown. until it cannot go in any further. 6.

  • Page 24: Switching Between Lcd And Viewfinder

    Connect WITCHING BETWEEN IEWFINDER By setting the “FINDER/MONITOR” function of the A7RIII 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. Please refer to the camera manual for detail on assigning a button.

  • Page 25: Mounting The Port

    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.
  • Page 26 Connect 4. Turn the port locking lever to 5. Lift housing cap. the release position as shown.
  • Page 27 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...

  • 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

    Strobe Triggering Mounting Ball Set for Tripod Legs Rapid fire manual strobe triggering is Set of three tripod leg (or other accessory) available with the Nauticam Mini Flash attachment balls that attach directly to the Trigger. bottom of NA-A7RIII. P.N. 25218 P.N.
  • Page 32 P.N. 25624 P.N. 32201 P.N. 32203 M14 Vacuum Valve II Nauticam 180˚ straight Nauticam 45˚ viewfinder (Pushbutton Release) viewfinder...

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