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Fantasea FS500 Manual

Housing for nikon coolpix s500 & s510 digital cameras
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  • Page 1 Manual for the FS500 Housing For Nikon Coolpix S500 & S510 Digital Cameras...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    ANTASEA ........................10 ENERAL AMERA ESCRIPTION COOLPIX S500 S510 F ................11 IKON EATURE IGHLIGHTS USING THE FANTASEA FS500 HOUSING ....................12 THE H ..........................12 PENING OUSING ............................12 NSERTING AMERA ..........................13 HECKING THE ..........................13 LOSING THE OUSING VIEWING THE SUBJECT ...........................

  • Page 3: General Information

    GENERAL INFORMATION THE FANTASEA FS500 HOUSING Fantasea has specially designed the FS500 housing for the Nikon Coolpix S500 and S510 cameras. This housing is ideal for outdoor and underwater photographers who enjoy the camera's automatic exposure features for capturing fast action pictures easily and creatively. The FS500 housing insures easy handling and accurate access to camera functions through the critical placement of push-button controls and a compact design.
  • Page 4 Top/Front Side of Housing 3. One-touch Portrait / D-Lighting 2. Power On/Off 4. Anti-shake 1. Shutter Release 5. Removable Flash Diffuser 7. Buckles to Secure Housing 6. Threaded Lens Port Numbered description below refers to corresponding numbers on above graphic. Shutter Release This is a two stage shutter-release button.
  • Page 5 One-touch Portrait / D-Lighting  One-touch Portrait: For portrait shots, press the One-touch Portrait button when the camera is in auto, high-sensitivity, scene, movie or anti-shake modes. The following features are automatically activated: Portrait: Portrait subjects stand out clearly. Face-priority AF: The camera automatically detects and focuses on faces. Advanced red-eye reduction: Reduces "red-eye"...
  • Page 6 Threaded Lens Port Refer to the section "Inserting Camera" for useful information. Buckles to Secure Housing Refer to the section "Using the Fantasea FS500 Housing" on how to open and close the camera housing. Back Side of Housing Buttons 8. Mode 9.
  • Page 7 Numbered description below refers to corresponding numbers on above graphic. 8. Mode  Press the Mode button during shooting to display the shooting mode selection menu (Auto mode, Scene mode, Setup mode, High sensitivity shooting mode, Movie mode or Voice recording mode), or during playback to display the playback mode selection menu (Playback mode, Audio playback mode, List by date mode, Calendar mode or Setup mode).
  • Page 8 Multi-Selector buttons (11-15) 11. Flash Mode In order to select a flash mode:  Press the Flash Mode button.  Use the multi-selector up/down arrows to choose the desired flash mode (Auto, Auto with Red-Eye Reduction, Off, Fill Flash and Slow Sync), and press "OK". 12.
  • Page 9 16. Delete  Press Delete to delete the picture currently displayed in the monitor in full-frame playback. Press the multi-selector up/down arrows to choose "Yes", and press "OK".  In Shooting Mode, press this button to delete the last picture taken. When the confirmation dialog shown at right is displayed, press the multi-selector up/down arrows to choose "Yes", and press "OK".

  • Page 10: General Camera Description

    GENERAL CAMERA DESCRIPTION The new Coolpix S500 and S510 cameras bring world-class photographic results to professionals and amateurs alike, packed into a sleek compact casing. A recent addition to the COOLPIX line of cameras are slim, lightweight models with an impressive imaging performance of 7.1 megapixels on the S500 camera and 8.1 megapixels on the S510 camera, optical image stabilization (VR), and sporting a 2.5-inch large, bright LCD monitor.

  • Page 11: Nikon Coolpix S500 And S510 Feature Highlights

    NIKON COOLPIX S500 AND S510 FEATURE HIGHLIGHTS ISO 2000 capability Light sensitivity can be manually set as high as ISO 2000. This allows the use of faster shutter speeds to avoid blurred results when shooting moving objects or in locations with insufficient lighting. In high sensitivity mode, the ISO is automatically adjusted from ISO 50 to as high as ISO 2000 , to ensure optimal exposure and carefree shooting in lower light.

  • Page 12: Using The Fantasea Fs500 Housing

    1. Release all four latches at the same time, and lift off back half to open housing. INSERTING CAMERA Since the Fantasea FS500 is specifically designed for the Coolpix S500 and S510 digital cameras, inserting the camera into the housing is quite simple.

  • Page 13: Checking The O-Ring

    CHECKING THE O-RING Prior to each closure of the housing the O-ring should be visually inspected. If there is any debris present, including dirt, sand, dust, hair, grease or other matter, it must be cleaned to insure a proper watertight seal. Cleaning the O-ring is a simple matter of wiping it with a damp, soft cloth to remove the foreign matter.
  • Page 14 4. Inspect the O-ring for proper closure. A complete seal can be visually confirmed by the O-ring around the complete circumference of the housing. 5. Always take the first dive without your camera in the housing just to make sure there is no leakage from damage to the housing.

  • Page 15: Viewing The Subject

    VIEWING THE SUBJECT The S500 and S510 cameras do not have the standard eyepiece but underwater photographers and outdoor photographers will appreciate the large 2.5 inch LCD viewing monitor for composing photographs. The LCD monitor will allow you to see your subject in sharp focus and framed properly. Hold the camera housing in your outstretched arm at a position that is both comfortable and also allows you to easily see the LCD monitor, for best compositional options.

  • Page 16: Battery Life

    BATTERY LIFE Rechargeable Li-ion Battery EN-EL10 There are certain things that users can control to help with battery life. The most important is to set the camera to turn the LCD off after a short time, during periods of non-use. It can then be automatically turned back on if you depress the shutter release control half way.

  • Page 17: Using The Flash

    USING THE FLASH The Coolpix has a built-in flash, which will illuminate nearby underwater subjects. For subjects that are farther away, an accessory slave flash is recommended (See Below). A built-in flash diffuser is supplied which will help achieve a wider and softer light source thereby providing more coverage and less likelihood of backscatter (the unattractive snowstorm affect of the flash reflecting off the suspended particles in the water).

  • Page 18: Lens Accessories

    LENS ACCESSORIES The Fantasea FS500 features a 46mm threaded lens port. This thread port is designed to work with some of the wide-angle and macro adapters that are currently on the market. Fantasea Line offers the following lens accessories:  FWAL-01 Wide Angle Lens: an accessory Wide Angle Lens which fits over the housing port and can be installed and removed during the course of the dive.

  • Page 19: Shooting Techniques

    SHOOTING TECHNIQUES EXPOSURE MODES (PRE-SET BEFORE CAMERA INSERTION) There are several exposure modes for photographers to choose from, depending on the situation. Underwater it is recommended that you shoot in the Auto mode on the camera in which ambient light and artificial light will be automatically controlled by the camera according to the lighting conditions.

  • Page 20: Camera Standby Mode

    CAMERA STANDBY MODE You can access the camera's menu to select the length of the inactivity period. Inactivity period is the length of time before the camera goes into standby mode. Options are 30 seconds, one minute, five minutes, and 30 minutes.

  • Page 21: Care & Maintenance

    8. Never dive with the Fantasea FS500 housing to a depth greater than 200 ft/60 meters. 9. It is recommended to have annual maintenance of all Fantasea housings. This includes visual inspection and possible changing of all seals / gaskets / o-rings.
  • Page 22 10. It is recommended that you select the shortest time option on the menu, for placing the camera into standby during periods of inactivity. This will conserve battery power and reduce the heat given off by the LCD screen, which can contribute to condensation inside the housing and fogging.

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