Nikon D200 User Manual

Nikon D200 User Manual

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  • Page 1 Hugyfot camera housings Nikon D200 User manual Hugyfot Housing for Nikon D200 User manual...
  • Page 2 Hugyfot brand known throughout the world. Underwater photography is our life. Happy Diving! Hugyfot nv - Industrielaan 30 Zuid III - 9320 Erembodegem - Belgium All rights are reserved for HUGYFOT. Also on all copies. Hugyfot Housing for Nikon D200 User manual...
  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Contents Preface ........Techical information Hugyfot for Nikon D200 ........................Opening and closing the housing ....................Port with bayonet catch ........................Flash connections ..Mounting the camera .......................... Operation of the leakage indicator ..................Maintenance and service ........................ 10. Photo practice ....
  • Page 4: Preface

    First dive is a checkdive without the camera in the housing. Check all buttons under water. Hugyfot Housing for Nikon D200 User manual...
  • Page 5: Techical Information

    11. Countersunk bolt - 12. Back shell - 13. Metering mode & Multi selector- 14. LCD moni- tor - 15. Menu buttons - 16. White balance/ISO/Quality control - 17. Top screen - 18. Mode button - 19. Metering button - 20. Main dial - 21. Auto focus lock. Hugyfot Housing for Nikon D200 User manual...
  • Page 6: Hugyfot For Nikon D200

    Nothing is as simple as taking pictures with the automatic settings of the Nikon D200. One can choose to take control himself and set each para meter to his preference. The sensitive exposure lever is integrated in the front shell which is a part of the patented Hugyfot-grip.
  • Page 7: Opening And Closing The Housing

    4. Opening and closing the housing The HUGYFOT Nikon D200 housing is opened and closed by means of 2 built- in countersunk bolts. This guarantees the safest way of closing. Only with the right key you can open and close the housing.
  • Page 8: Port With Bayonet Catch

    The front port bayonet catch is a secure and fast method to connect the dif- ferent ports to the HUGYFOT Nikon D200 housing. The port has a mark which has to be positioned opposite to the mark at the left of the housing when mounting and demounting the port.
  • Page 9: Flash Connections

    Keep the inside of the plug dry and clean. The o-rings, the plug and the thread need to be clean and slightly greased. DO NOT use the housing with an open multiple socket: this can cause leakage and corrosion! Hugyfot Housing for Nikon D200 User manual...
  • Page 10 The main parts of this system are described as below. External strobe connection Internal camera hotshoe Hugyfot leakage warner with integrated Nikonos 5-pin or S6-pin Nikon or Canon strobe connections Nikon or Canon TTL Converter Backup Battery holder for 3.6 V 1/2AA Lithium battery Standard setup .
  • Page 11: Mounting The Camera

    If applicable, connect the external flash and test the camera and flash.  If function fails, check the connections for their position and clean them. Closing of the housing: Check the main o-ring and the opposite sealing surface for dirt. If  Hugyfot Housing for Nikon D200 User manual...
  • Page 12 Remove the back shell gently from the front shell. When resistance  occurs while opening see to it that the cause of this resistance is put right before continuing. If not, damage to the housing or the camera may occur. Hugyfot Housing for Nikon D200 User manual...
  • Page 13: Operation Of The Leakage Indicator

    LED’s (red: leakage indicator - yellow: strobe ready) - 4. Connection for second ex- ternal strobe - 5. Connection for first external strobe - 6. Connection to camera hotshoe - 7. Acoustic alarm. Hugyfot Housing for Nikon D200 User manual...
  • Page 14: Maintenance And Service

    Never put the housing in the sun. Aside from the mentioned maintenance commands, the HUGYFOT Nikon D200 housing is fairly simple to maintain. Some issues however should be kept in mind: When finishing a dive one has to rinse the closed housing with a closed flash connection (plug or protection cap) under the shower or in a rin- sing tub.
  • Page 15 When the control switches are mounted you may mount the camera into the housing. Now check all the controls on their proper function- ing. Always perform a pressure test after removing/installing control switches or perform a testdive without camera inside the housing. Hugyfot Housing for Nikon D200 User manual...
  • Page 16: Photo Practice

    10. Photo practice With a Nikon D200 camera in a HUGYFOT housing one can take pictures al- most completely automated. To use the camera with all its possibilities one has to beware of some basic principles. These basic principles are explained in the following chapter.
  • Page 17 TTL flashes: using this mode, camera and flash communicate and set the right values of diaphragm and shutter speed to obtain the correct amount of light needed for the shot. This mode can only be obtained by using a Nikon D200 compatible flash or by installing the optional TTL converter.
  • Page 18: Accessories

    (diameter 25mm). These arms can be connected by means of clamps that are tightened on the ball-and- socket joints. This provides a flexible system that can be moved and locked Hugyfot Housing for Nikon D200 User manual...
  • Page 19 TTL converter Available for Nikon and Canon Viewfinder: Hugyfot housings can be equipped with a 45° viewfinder which rotates 360°. This viewfinder enlarges the image of the camera viewfinder and al- lows shots close to the bottom.

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