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Summary of Contents for Aquatica Digital AD7000
- Page 1 OPERATING MANUAL FOR THE AQUATICA PRO DIGITAL HOUSING FOR THE NIKON D7000 PRODUCT # 20068...
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Page 2: Safety Precautions
Thank you for having selected the AQUATICA Digital Camera Housing System for your underwater photography. The AQUATICA AD7000 Digital Housing is the result of a long and continuing relationship with the most demanding underwater pho- tographers in the world. Each housing is machined from solid aluminum on the best 5 axis computerized machine for the highest level precision, it is then hand finished, quality checked and pressure tested to a 90 meters/300 feet equivalent by a small group of specially trained individuals, each of whom takes the utmost pride and satisfaction in offering the best underwater camera housing in the world. - Page 3 Shutter Release lever Sub-Command Dial knob Main Command Dial knob Power Switch/Illuminator lever Bulkhead strobe connector (Nikonos type shown) Bulkhead strobe connector (Optical type shown) Release mode dial selector knob Hydrophone Exposure mode selector Focus/Zoom pinion gear release disk Focus/Zoom Control knob Focus/Zoom Control pinion gear Lens Release knob Lens Release knob lever...
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Page 4: Controls In Detail
CONTROLS IN DETAIL SHUTTER RELEASE LEVER: Pulling the shutter release lever back part way activates the camera meter and auto focus. Pulling the lever back all the way fires the camera. SUB-COMMAND INPUT / APERTURE KNOB: Rotates clockwise and counterclockwise. Use alone or in combination with other controls to select or set various camera functions or modes. - Page 5 CONTROLS IN DETAIL, CONTINUED REMOVABLE VIEWFINDER: A full view of the illuminated camera viewfinder displays all necessary information. This viewfinder can be removed and replaced with the optional Aqua View Finder (# 20054) for a larger displayed image. REAR LCD WINDOW: allow viewing of menus, information and images. MOISTURE ALARM WARNING DIODE: Warning LED will light up in the unlikely event of water penetrating the housing.
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Page 6: Preparation Of The Housing
FEATURES The Aquatica Digital AD7000 housing is issued from the world’s most technologically advanced underwater housing lineage, ergonomi- cally designed to place all the essential camera controls under your finger tips and features the following: A port locking mechanism to prevent accidental rotation of the port or extension mounted on the housing A Lens Lock Release control that will activate the lens release button of camera from the outside of the housing. -
Page 7: Preparation Of The Ports
Refer to the AD7000 lens chart for the suggested diopter, if one is required for your lens/port combination. -
Page 8: Camera Preparation And Installation
CAMERA PREPARATION AND INSTALLATION Important Note: prior to installing the camera in the housing, remove the rubber eye piece and the rear LCD plastic protector from the camera as well as the camera strap, Clips and/or any object that might obstruct installation, third party camera strap hookup should be removed or tucked away Make sure the ON / OFF /ILLUMINATOR knob (key # 4) is in the ON position and that Press tab down... -
Page 9: Lens Installation
By the front: Remove the port; the lens mounted gears may restrict the view and ease of ac- cess to the lens release button of camera. The AQUATICA AD7000 Digital Housing features a Lens Release Lever (key # 13) that is designed to trigger the lens release button of camera to allow easy removal of lens. -
Page 10: Using Wired Connectors
USING WIRED CONNECTORS If using an Aquatica AD7000 Digital housing with electrical strobe connectors (supplied with either one or two Nikonos type connectors) these will be connected to a switch board circuit that will allow you to choose between full manual exposure or iTTL (an external converter or single housed flash is required). -
Page 11: Taking A Picture
ON/OFF lever it will be easier to reach and tap it with your index finger than it would reaching the INFO button on the back of the housing. The ON/OFF lever (key # 3) on the AD7000 housing has been extended to take full advantage of this feature. To program, from the CSM menu, f1 Switch, from this menu select the option with the light bulb symbol and Information display, press OK to accept. - Page 12 TRANSPORTING THE AQUATICA HOUSING Store the AQUATICA Digital housing in a sturdy, shock proof container. When travelling by air, remove the port. This allows for equalization of the air pressure inside the housing to the external air pressure. Failure to do so may cause serious damage to the ports by dislodging a sealing O-ring or window.
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Page 13: Entry Point
Before sending any items, always contact us or the service center closest to you (these are listed on our website www.aquatica.ca). The internal moisture alarm for your AQUATICA Digital housing (Product # 20023) is powered by an easily replaced CR 2032 battery. Please read the instruction sheet provided for your moisture alarm prior to installing the battery. -
Page 15: Warranty
WARRANTY PLEASE READ CAREFULLY One year Limited Warranty. Thank you for purchasing an AQUATICA manufactured product! Your AQUATICA housing is handcrafted by a small group of specially trained individuals - each of whom takes the most pride and satisfaction in offering you the best underwater camera housings in the world.
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