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Fantasea FS-610 Operator's Manual

Housing for nikon coolpix s610 & s610c digital cameras
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  • Page 1 FS-610 Housing Operator's Manual For Nikon Coolpix S610 & S610c Digital Cameras...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    FS-610 H ........................3 ANTASEA OUSING FS-610 U ..........................3 ANTASEA ....................... 9 ENERAL ESCRIPTION OF AMERA USING THE FANTASEA FS-610 HOUSING ..................... 10 ..........................10 PENING THE OUSING ............................10 NSERTING AMERA ..........................11 HECKING THE RING ..........................12...

  • Page 3: General Information

    GENERAL INFORMATION The Fantasea FS-610 Housing Fantasea has specially designed the FS-610 housing for the Nikon Coolpix S610 and S610c 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 FS-610 housing ensures 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 2. Power On/Off 1. Shutter Release 3. Removable Flash Diffuser 5. Buckles to Secure Housing 4. Threaded Lens Port Numbered description below refers to corresponding numbers on above graphic. Shutter Release This is a two stage shutter-release button. First lightly press the shutter-release button halfway, stopping when you feel minimal resistance.
  • Page 5 Threaded Lens Port Refer to the section "Inserting Camera" for useful information. Buckles to Secure Housing Refer to the section "Using the Fantasea FS-610 Housing" on how to open and close the camera housing. Back Side of Housing Buttons 7. Zoom In/Out 6.
  • Page 6 Numbered description below refers to corresponding numbers on above graphic. 6. Mode  Press the Mode button during shooting to display the shooting mode selection menu or during playback to display the playback mode selection menu.  Use the multi selector and press the OK button to choose the desired mode. ...
  • Page 7 Multi-Selector buttons (9-13) 9. 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". 10.
  • Page 8 14. 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 9: General Description Of Camera

    GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF CAMERA Both the S610 and S610C are incredibly fast, with the world’s fastest start-up time in their class, 10 effective mega pixels and a wide- angle 4x zoom. The S610C also features a wireless connectivity, which makes uploading pictures to the internet easy.

  • Page 10: Using The Fantasea Fs-610 Housing

    1. Release all four latches at the same time, and lift off back half to open housing. INSERTING CAMERA Since the Fantasea FS-610 is specifically designed for the Coolpix S610 and S610c digital cameras, inserting the camera into the housing is quite simple.

  • Page 11: Checking The O-Ring

    1. It is recommended to make some camera settings prior to inserting camera into the housing. Please refer to the Coolpix owner's manual for menu options and personal Notes: preferences. 2. Take a few test shots: it is recommended to turn the camera "on"...

  • Page 12: Closing The Housing

    CLOSING THE HOUSING 1. Place housing back over front and align the complete mating surface of the housing and the O- ring, forming a proper seal. 2. Position all four latches over latch hooks in ready position. 3. Close one of the bottom latches first, maintaining pressure on the other side. Proceed by closing the other side's top latch.

  • Page 13: Viewing The Subject

    VIEWING THE SUBJECT The S610 and S610c cameras do not have a standard eyepiece, but underwater photographers and outdoor photographers will appreciate the large 3.0 inch LCD viewing monitor for composing photographs. The LCD monitor allows 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 14: Battery Life

    BATTERY LIFE Rechargeable Li-ion Battery EN-EL10 There are certain things that users can do 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 15: 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 16: Lens Accessories

    FANTASEA COOLPIX ACCESSORY SYSTEMS AND SETS Fantasea offers a variety of sets for Coolpix and other housings. These sets are made up of quality accessory products which will enhance and improve your underwater images. Accessory products include external flash systems, flexible arms, trays, filters, wide angle lenses, fiber optic cables, bags and more.

  • Page 17: 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 18: 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 19: Care & Maintenance

    8. Never dive with the Fantasea FS-610 housing to a depth greater than 200 ft/60 meters. 9. It is recommended that you select the shortest time option on the menu, for placing the camera into standby during periods of inactivity.
  • Page 20 12. It is recommended to have all Fantasea housings serviced once a year at an authorized Service Center. This includes visual inspection and possible changing of all seals, gaskets and O-rings.

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