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Sealife SL96082 Instruction Manual

External flash 200 feet ( 60 meters)

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The USA Service Center is open M - F, 8:30 am to 5:00 pm (EST). You may contact the
service center at (856) 866-9192 or email us at
service@sealife-cameras.com
Pioneer Research, 97 Foster Road, Moorestown, NJ 08057
www.sealife-cameras.com
Phone (856) 866-9191 Fax (856) 866-8615
Limited Warranty.
This product will be repaired or replaced free of charge within 1 year from the purchase
date in the case of a manufacturing defect, if the complete defective product is sent freight

EXTERNAL FLASH

prepaid at the sender's risk to: Pioneer Research, 97 Foster Road, Suite 5, Moorestown, NJ
08057 or to the importer, in a different country. Contact the service center to obtain a return
authorization # before shipping product. Include a letter describing the damage or defect,
200 feet ( 60 meters)
your return address (no PO Box), daytime phone # and a copy of the original purchase
receipt or proof of purchase with the purchase date. Excluded are any consequential dam-
Fits all SeaLife
ages, cosmetic damages, damages to products which show abuse, non-conformance with
the instructions, particularly water damage due to a damaged O-ring or any particles
Film and Digital
wedged between the housing and the O-ring, or tampering and attempted repair of the
Camera Models
product. Excluded are scratches on lenses or damaged lens coatings. Products used in
rental operations are excluded from this warranty.

Instruction Manual

item# SL96082
revised 4/13/05

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Summary of Contents for Sealife SL96082

  • Page 1: External Flash

    (no PO Box), daytime phone # and a copy of the original purchase receipt or proof of purchase with the purchase date. Excluded are any consequential dam- Fits all SeaLife ages, cosmetic damages, damages to products which show abuse, non-conformance with...
  • Page 2 Item SL911: Moisture Muncher Capsules: Absorbs moisture to prevent fogging and corro- Magnetic switch Flash ON/OFF & sion of your SeaLife camera. Each capsule con- 4 AA batteries TEST tains 1 gram of color indicating crystals. When required (not included) Flash Head crystals turn from blue to pink color, it’s time to...
  • Page 3 • Flexible arm allows for easy aiming at any angle. batteries ready to go. • Automatic light sensors activate flash. • Two external flashes can be easily mounted to any SeaLife camera. SeaLife ® Buoyancy Weight: Item SL966: Reduces the •...
  • Page 4 Main Benefits of SeaLife Flash SeaLife ® Diffuser: Softens the light from Item SL968: The main benefit of an external flash is more light SeaLife External Flash to prevent over-exposure and brighter colors at shooting distances up to of close-up subjects. Results in richer color 8 ft (2.4m), depending on water visibility and...
  • Page 5 II. Instructions For Use Accessories and spare parts are available at your local authorized How easy it is... Sealife dealer. Visit our website at www.sealife-cameras.com for a your new SeaLife Flash complete list of dealers in your area. Prepare camera before attaching camera to Spare Parts: flash.
  • Page 6 The further the flash head is away from the camera lens, the bigger will be the shadows. The closer it is, the more backscatter you may have from small particles in the water. If you have absolutely clean water without plankton or sand, you should move the flash head closer to the camera lens.
  • Page 7 Important Repeat this in a dark place. Direct sunlight can prevent the flash from firing. If flash still does not work, send complete unit, camera and flash to SeaLife Service Center. Magnetic switch: The switch has a small magnet inside to Flash fires sometimes, but not all the time turn flash power ON/OFF and TEST.
  • Page 8 Test or replace batteries. If a and b above do not correct the problem, send to SeaLife Service Center: (856) 866-9192 or service@sealife-cameras.com Flash fires as tested above, but does not fire when triggered by camera.
  • Page 9 Rotate both flash heads to point in the direction of the subject. This double-flash system can also be used with the SeaLife Macro lenses at a distance of Attaching two external flash 8” to 48” (20 cm - 120 cm). At closer distances or units is easy and pictures will with ambient sunlight, you may overflash.
  • Page 10 Keep the deflector in place to prevent unwanted backscatter of light from small particles floating in front of the camera lens. As SeaLife develops new cameras a new deflector may be necessary. New deflectors are normally included with new models.
  • Page 11 The flexible arm consists of seven 1-inch (2.5 cm) links covered by a foam rubber sleeve. You can bend the flexible arm in any direction, but do not force Turn flash ON. TEST flash when it beyond the point of resistance (or the links will separate). If you want to take the arm off or apart, you can bend it beyond the point of resistance, until the flash-ready light is on.
  • Page 12 Aim flash head towards the Test and prepare flash subject. If using SeaLife 3X close-up lens, Turn ON/OFF switch on top of flash to “ON” (When orange flash-ready light is on, make sure to aim flash down turn switch to TEST. This will test fire the flash. Count the seconds from firing to towards the subject.

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