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- Page 1 Hugyfot camera housings Nikon D300 Nikon D300 User manual Hugyfot Housing for Nikon D300 User manual...
- Page 2 Dear Dive buddy, Regardless which model of Hugyfot you hold in your hand, you can be sure that it is not only the best housing on the market but also the best looking one. Hugyfot builds underwater housings for cameras as well as lighting systems since 1953.
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
2 years. In order to be able to claim this warranty, this user manual is to be followed unconditionally and the housing is to be used in a professional way. Faults and imperfections will be fixed by HUGYFOT during this period of warranty. All resulting damages are NOT INCLUDED in this claim. -
Page 4: Preface
Also: some elements that determine ones choice when buying a safari camera are not important at all when purchasing a camera for “underwater” use. Cameras are always designed for “on land” use. Therefore HUGYFOT always designs its housings from the divers’ ergonomical point of view and translates this through the controls. -
Page 5: Techical Information
13. Countersunk bolt - 14. Back shell - 15. Metering mode & Multi selector- 16. LCD moni- tor - 17. Menu buttons - 18. White balance/ISO/Quality control - 19. Top screen - 20. Mode button - 21. Metering button - 22. Main dial - 23. Auto focus lock. Hugyfot Housing for Nikon D300 User manual... -
Page 6: Hugyfot For Nikon D300
LCD-screen. One-hand photography, taking pictures during a drift dive or point-shooting with the flash in the other hand are “child’s play” thanks to the HUGYFOT design. Just as easy is the manipulation of the zoom on the left side, the diaphragm and the shutter speed. -
Page 7: Opening And Closing The Housing
4. Opening and closing the housing The HUGYFOT Nikon D300 housing is opened and closed by means of 2 built- in countersunk bolts. This guarantees the safest way of clo- sing. Only with the right key you can open and close the housing. A curi- ous buddy cannot open the housing by accident. -
Page 8: Port With Bayonet Catch
Clean the inside of the portglas with water and soap. Never scrub it with a cloth. Rinse it with fresh water and let it dry, or dry it with compressed air. Grease the O-rings with HUGYFOT grease by gently pulling it through your fingers without stretching it! Put it back into their grooves. -
Page 9: Flash Connections
6. Flash connections Hugyfot housings can be equiped with Nikonos 5-pins or S-6 flash connec- tions. These flash connections are plugged into a circuit board inside the housing. An optional TTL-converter is also available. The flash connection can be shut off by using a small protection cap which can be removed by turning it counter clockwise. - Page 10 Hugyfot Strobe Connections The Hugyfot strobe connections are integrated in the leakage detector circuit board. This circuit board runs on a single 3.6 Volt 1/2 AA Lithium battery. The main parts of this system are described as below. External strobe connection...
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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 D300 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 D300 User manual...
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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 D300 User manual... -
Page 14: Maintenance And Service
9. Maintenance and service The Hugyfot o-rings are of a very high quality. Their lifetime may be estimated at 5 years. Nevertheless it is advised to have a spare of the main and the port o-ring. When the housing isn’t used for a longer period, it should be thoroughly cleaned and stored away with closed shells in a dry and dark storage (NO PRESSURE on the main o-ring). - Page 15 Wash axe and o-ring with soap (do not use degreasers), rinse with fresh water and dry thoroughly or let it dry for a while. Slightly grease with Hugyfot-grease. Position the greased o-ring in its groove, gently slide the axe back in and mount the control switch back to its proper position.
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Page 16: Photo Practice
10. Photo practice With a Nikon D300 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 This mode can only be obtained by using a Nikon D300 compatible flash or by installing the optional TTL converter. Hugyfot Housing for Nikon D300 User manual...
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Page 18: Accessories
Silicon gear Flash arms and handles: Hugyfot flasharms are made of ultra light shafts (length 11, 23, 31 or 50 cm) with ball-and-socket joints at both ends (diameter 25mm). These arms can be connected by means of clamps that are tightened on the ball-and- socket joints. - Page 19 360°. This viewfinder enlarges the image of the camera viewfinder and al- lows shots close to the bottom. Strobes: Hugyfot housings can be equipped with a broad range of strobes. Due to their great performance and very good compatibility with our TTL converter, we recommend the use of INON Z-240 strobes.
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