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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 …………………………………………………………………………………………. Shooting Tips …………………………………………………………………………………………………….. Mounting the Port ……………………………………………………………………………………………… Changing the Viewfinder ……………………………………………………………………………………. Care and Maintenance ……………………………………………………………………………………….

  • 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-Z7 housing  M16 Vacuum Valve II (Pushbutton Release)  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: Aluminum alloy Construction Surface treatment: Hard anodized Display window: Abrasion resistant polycarbonate Width: 360mm Height: 200mm Dimensions Depth: 160mm Weight Approx. 3.02kg Buoyancy Slightly negative Depth rating 100 m Port mount N120 Compatible Nikon Camera cameras...

  • Page 9: Identification Of Parts

    DENTIFICATION OF ARTS Optical bulkhead On/off switch Fn1 button Port lock safety button Fn2 button Port alignment index Port lock lever...
  • Page 10 Mode dial M16 accessory port M5/M10 threaded hole Playback lever DISP lever Zoom/ focus gear disengagement lever Housing lock safety button Zoom/focus knob *Handles are not displayed...
  • Page 11 M16 Vacuum Valve II M14 accessory port Exposure compensation button Main command dial M5/M10 threaded hole Shutter release lever AF-ON lever ISO lever Movie-record lever Front dial Housing lock Housing lock safety button *Handles are not displayed...
  • Page 12 Still/Movie selector 0.66x viewfinder Sub selector center button Monitor Mode lever OK button Delete button Multi-selector pad Zoom in button i button Zoom out button Menu button Moisture alarm window Release mode button *Handles are not displayed...
  • 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.
  • 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 Vacuum valve: Vacuum valve is pre-install to the housing 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 Flash “Blue” light once Indicates a 2nd generation PCB Battery is normal, goes into flashing "Blue"...
  • 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 5. Setting up the LED flash trigger: 1. Insert the 2x CR2032 batteries into the battery holders. Please noted that the positive terminal should be facing up. 2. Connect the hotshoe plug to the camera hotshoe. Test the flash trigger by pressing the shutter release button on the camera, the LEDs under the optical bulkheads should turn on instantaneously.

  • Page 23: Installing The Camera

    NSTALLING THE AMERA To install the camera into to the housing: 1. Turn the locking lever on the tray of Tilt the LCD monitor of the camera the housing to the “open” position upwards, then attach the saddle to as shown. Then remove the camera the camera by tightening the screw to the tripod socket of the camera.
  • Page 24 a. To use with Nikon F mount lenses, Mount Adaptor FTZ is required to install on camera prior to attach them on camera tray. For un- installment, you have to reverse the steps. b. To use with Nikon Z mount lenses, please rotate the small lever CCW(in red circle) to vertical position, it will let the Z lenses pass through and installed on camera.
  • Page 25 Connect Mount the camera by sliding the If installing the camera with lens attached saddle along the rail in the and gear attached, Pull down the housing until it cannot go in any Zoom/ focus gear disengagement further. lever before mounting lens (with gears installed) to the camera.
  • Page 26 Connect The left landyard ring should be placed on the lower positon. If not it would interfere with internal part and stop you to lock the housing.

  • Page 27: Shooting Tips

    Connect HOOTING TIPS Release Button to Use Dial By setting the “Release Button to Use Dial” function of the Z7 camera to Yes allows adjustments which are normally made by holding down a button and rotating a command dial to be made by rotating the command dial after the button is pressed and released. E.g. to change ISO, press the ISO lever once and turn the rear dial to adjust the ISO valve.

  • Page 28: 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 29 Connect 4. Turn the port locking lever to 5. Lift housing cap. the release position as shown.
  • Page 30 Connect 8. Lock the port into place by turning the 6. Align the Port mounting indices of port locking lever to the inward position. the port and the housing. To ensure that the port is securely mounted, confirm that the green line on 7.

  • Page 31: 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 32 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 33: 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 34: Optional Accessories

    PTIONAL CCESSORIES P.N. 26308 P.N. 32201 P.N. 32203 TTL Converter for Nikon Nauticam 180˚ straight Nauticam 45˚ viewfinder viewfinder P.N. 86201 P.N. 85201 Macro to Wideangle Lens 1(MWL-1) 150 0.36x Wide Angle Conversion Port deg.FOV with full frame 60mm macro lens with Aluminum Float Collar (incl.N120 to N100 port adapter)

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