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- Page 1 Hugyfot camera housings Canon 50D User manual Hugyfot Housing for Canon 50D 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 Canon 50D User manual...
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Damages due to transportation can not be claimed from HUGYFOT and remain under full responsability of the owner. The owner has to forward his claim to the transport company itself in order to avoid the loss of his right of claim. Hugyfot Housing for Canon 50D User manual... -
Page 4: Preface
First dive is a checkdive without the camera in the housing. Check all buttons under water. Hugyfot Housing for Canon 50D User manual... -
Page 5: Techical Information
12. Countersunk bolt - 13. Back shell - 14. Menu & Live view - 15. Mode dial - 16. White bal- ance/Auto focus/ISO - 17. AF-ON/Zoom out/Zoom in - 18. Multi selector - 19. Menu selector - 20. Set - 21. On/Off - 22. Display - 23. Play/Delete/Jump/Info/Profiles. Hugyfot Housing for Canon 50D User manual... -
Page 6: Hugyfot For Nikon 50D
Nothing is as simple as taking pictures with the automatic settings of the Canon 50D. 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 Canon 50D 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
The front port bayonet catch is a secure and fast method to connect the dif- ferent ports to the HUGYFOT Canon 50D 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 Canon 50D User manual... -
Page 10: Mounting The Camera
After appr. 5 dives, remove the main o-ring with a clean cloth by pressing it out of his groove. Clean the o-ring, the groove and the sealing surface. Then close the housing. Hugyfot Housing for Canon 50D User manual... - Page 11 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 Canon 50D User manual...
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Page 12: Operation Of The Hugycheck System
J1 connecter SW1 switchboard J3 connecter (strobe socket 1) J4 connecter (strobe socket 2) J8 Power socket (3 Volt only) Buzzer J5 connecter (TTL converter) J6 connecter (TTL converter) 10. Connecter for leakage alarm. Hugyfot Housing for Canon 50D User manual... - Page 13 Q, the SP and the Ready signal on each strobe connec- tion. The X and the Ground signal (as well as the 6th Canon line in case of Canon hou sings) are permanently wired through and cannot be switched off.
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- Page 16 In case Canon eTTL strobes are used, all 6 lines are required and a 6-pin strobe connection needs to be installed on the housing.
- Page 17 Insert the plug on the electrical vacuum pump into the one-way valve and press the button on the pump. One way valve installed in 3rd bulkhead One way valve installed in manifold (only on new models). (old models which only have 2 bulkheads). Hugyfot Housing for Canon 50D User manual...
- Page 18 We strongly recommend to start the vacuum procedure at least 30 minutes prior to the dive. When opening the housing after a dive, the under pressure first has to be released by unscrewing the one way valve from the bulkhead. Hugyfot Housing for Canon 50D User manual...
- Page 19 - remove the HugyCheck calibration jumper on J2 (convert); - install the hot shoe cable on the Hugycheck system (J1 or J2); - install the battery in the camera support. The system in now ready to be used at altitude. Hugyfot Housing for Canon 50D User manual...
- Page 20 (< 1.015 hPa) may be so low that the pump will not reach the required underpressure in the housing to acivate the green LED. In this case the red LED will keep on blinking rapidly. Hugyfot Housing for Canon 50D User manual...
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Page 21: Maintenance And Service
Due to vibrations the camera as well as the shells can be damaged. Either pack the shells separately or bolted together. Never put the housing in the sun. Aside from the mentioned maintenance commands, the HUGYFOT Canon 50D housing is fairly simple to maintain. Some issues however should be kept in mind:... - Page 22 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 Canon 50D User manual...
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Page 23: Photo Practice
10. Photo practice With a Canon 50D 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 24 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 Canon 50D compatible flash or by installing the optional TTL converter.
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Page 25: 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 Canon 50D User manual... - Page 26 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.