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- Page 1 Hugyfot camera housings Nikon D80 User manual Hugyfot Housing for Nikon D80 User manual...
- Page 2 Regardless which model of Hugyfot you hold in you 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. -
Page 4: Preface
1. Preface A camera in an underwater housing offers a lot of advantages to the profes- sional and amateur underwater photographer: impeccable exposure due to the use of the most modern exposure techniques of the camera; direct view on the subject, very short reaction time and swift image ... -
Page 5: Techical Information
13. Back shell - 14. Countersunk bolt - 15. Mode dial - 16. Push buttons (Exposure compen- sation/AF settings/...) - 17. Shutter speed control - 18. AF lock (optional) - 19. Menu push buttons - 20. LCD screen - 21. Viewfinder Hugyfot Housing for Nikon D80 User manual... -
Page 6: Hugyfot For Nikond80
All parameters can be changed through the menu driven system, this can be operated through the buttons on the back of the housing. The big LCD- screen of the camera is entirely visible through the integrated window on the back of the housing. -
Page 7: Opening And Closing The Housing
4. Opening and closing the housing The HUGYFOT Nikon D80 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
To demount the port it has to be turned counter clockwise until the mark on the port is opposite to the mark on the left of the housing. -
Page 9: Flash Connections
Fourth maintenance command: 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! - 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
Remove the protection cap from the objective (if a port is mounted). Turn the ON/OFF switch onto position OFF (camera and housing). Turn the tripod screw completely towards the back. Gently slide the camera onto the camera support until it reclines. The objective should be centered in the port mounting. - Page 12 Opening the housing: Before the housing should be opened, see to it that the housing is properly rinsed with fresh water. Make sure that the housing is dry so there is no more water left that can work its way inside when it is opened.
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Page 13: Operation Of The Leakage Indicator
The leakage indicator is nicely fit into the circuit board mounted at the left of the housing. The moisture sensor is installed at the bottom of the hou- sing. The unit runs on a single 1/2AA size 3.6V lithium battery which lasts for about 5 years when the electronics are in ‘stand by’... -
Page 14: Maintenance And Service
(plug or protection cap) under the shower or in a rin- sing tub. Never leave the housing to dry up after use in salt water. If it is not possible to rinse it in fresh water, keep it wet with salt water. - Page 15 A service of all passages is necessary once a year. If you can do this yourself, the following procedure is to be followed: Unscrew and unmount all the control switches in the housing with the small socket screw key (gears, exposure lever shaft, wedge caps, se- lector switch shaft, …).
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Page 16: Photo Practice
10. Photo practice With a Nikon D80 camera in a HUGYFOT housing one can take pictures almost 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 D80 compatible flash or by installing the optional TTL converter. Hugyfot Housing for Nikon D80 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.