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- Page 2 Thank you for your purchase of a NAUTICAM camera housing. At NAUTICAM, we pride ourselves on the ability to recognise the requirements of professional as well as amateur underwater photographers and fulfill them through the innovative designs of our products. We strive to achieve a high level of user‐friendliness by allowing stress‐free installation and easy operation of all important functions of the camera. Each housing is individually inspected and water pressure tested to more than 100metres to ensure optimum quality. Please read this manual carefully before using the housing, this will maximise its performance as well as its lifetime. 1 ...
- Page 3 1. All NAUTICAM Products are warranted against any material and manufacturing defects for one year from the date of purchase for consumer use. 2. NAUTICAM accepts no liability for any damage to and defects in the housing caused by improper use and/or poor maintenance; it is the responsibility of the owner to carefully follow the instructions in this manual. 3. NAUTICAM does not hold responsibility for damage, of any nature, to any equipment used with and/or placed within the housing. 4. NAUTICAM accepts no liability for any loss of captured images or the inability to capture images even if it is due to the malfunctioning or leakage of the housing. 5. This warranty only applies to products purchased from authorised NAUTICAM dealers and does not extend beyond the original retail purchaser. 6. Unauthorised modifications and/or repairs of the housing will automatically invalidate this warranty. 7. To return products for service, please contact our regional distributor, normally you would need to notify them by email first and ship them the product by registered mail, along with your contact details and a brief description of the defect. 2 ...
- Page 4 1. NA‐7D housing 2. Instruction manual 3. Spare silicone rubber main o‐ring 4. O‐ring remover 5. CR2032 battery (for moisture alarm) 6. Lubricant 7. Set of Allen keys CR2032 battery Spare silicone rubber o‐ring O‐ring remover Lubricant Set of Allen keys 3 ...
- Page 5 1. A water‐tight test without the camera inside the housing is highly recommended when using the system for the first time and after the changing of port and O‐ring(s). 2. Do not use lubricants from other brands with the silicone rubber O‐ring on this housing, only use the lubricant provided by NAUTICAM. 3. Discontinue use immediately should you notice any leakage. 4. Store the housing in a robust, shock‐proof container during transportation; avoid transporting with any equipment, such as a camera, inside the housing. 5. When travelling by air, do not close the housing if the port is installed, as this may lead to a pressure difference between the atmosphere and inside the housing. 6. Care must be taken when opening the housing, as pressure may build up inside the housing which increases the opening force. 7. Do not open the product in a wet or sandy environment. Protect the interior from moisture and debris in order to prevent malfunction or leakage. 8. Do not store the product in an environment of high humidity. 9. Do not leave the housing and the camera in direct sunlight for prolonged periods. 10. Keep out of reach of children, failure to do so could result in injury. 11. Defective products should be shipped to our distributors for service, unauthorized disassembling and/or modifications could result in malfunction or leakage. 4 ...
- Page 6 Specifications 6 Identification of Parts 7 Preparation of the Housing 10 Opening and Closing the Housing 13 Installing the Camera 14 Mounting the Port 16 Changing the Viewfinder 18 Care and Maintenance 20 Optional Accessories 21 5 ...
- Page 7 Housing body: Aluminium alloy Surface treatment: Hard anodised Construction Display window: Abrasion resistant polycarbonate Grip handles: Polycarbonate and rubber Width: 348 mm Dimensions Height: 184 mm Depth: 137 mm Weight Approx. 2.73 kg (without camera) Buoyancy Slightly negative Depth rating 100 metres Moisture alarm: Blinking LED and audible alarm Viewfinder: 0.66X viewfinder 6‐pin bulkhead (optional) TTL capability: 2 optical bulkheads utilising the camera’s pop‐up flash as commander. Features Patented easy port installation system; Port mount: adaptors available for ports of other manufacturers. Specially designed for the easy access of Piano keys: the AF point selection/Magnify, AE lock/Index/Reduce and the SET buttons. ...
- Page 8 5 1 6 2 3 4 10 7 8 11 9 1 Locking latches x 3 7 AF start lever 2 S‐6 6 pin bulkhead (optional) 8 Start/Stop lever 3 Grip handles x 2 9 Quick control dial 4 Port locking lever 10 Shutter release lever Optical bulkheads for strobe 5 11 Main dial connection x 2 Opening for optional accessories 6 ...
- Page 9 12 19 13 20 21 14 15 16 17 22 18 23 24 25 AF point selection/Magnify 12 Mode dial 19 button 13 Quick control button 20 AE lock/Index/Reduce button 14 Menu button 21 Set button 15 Picture style selection button 22 Up, down, left, right selectors 16 Info button 23 ...
- Page 10 27 28 29 30 26 31 AF mode/Drive mode selection 26 On/off selector 29 button ISO speed setting/Flash exposure 27 Multi‐function button 30 compensation button Metering mode/White balance Live View shooting/Movie 28 31 selection button shooting selector Tips : The built‐in flash can be raised by setting the 7D camera to the Fully Automatic Shooting mode and pressing the shutter release when the camera is inside the housing. 9 ...
- Page 11 1. After verifying that the main O‐ring is in good condition, lightly coat it with the lubricant provided. 2. Make sure the O‐ring groove located in the front part of the housing is free from any foreign material; the groove can be cleaned with the aid of a microfiber cloth. 3. Place the main O‐ring into the groove by gently pushing it, first at the corners, then the whole perimeter. 4. If necessary, spacers can be used to increase space between the grip handles and the housing; please use the longer screws provided to attach the grip handles and the spacers to the housing. 5. (Optional) To install the S‐6 6 pin bulkhead: Unscrew the plug from the threaded hole with a spanner. Insert the 6 pin bulkhead through the threaded hole. 10 ...
- Page 12 iii. Tighten the 6 pin bulkhead with a spanner. Connect the 6 pin bulkhead to the accessory shoe plug. Slide the accessory shoe plug of the housing into the accessory shoe of the camera. 11 ...
- Page 13 Setting up the moisture alarm 2. Install the CR2032 battery provided into the battery compartment on the circuit board inside the rear part of the housing. 1. Test the alarm by contacting the two wires near the bottom of the housing with a damped cotton bud; the alarm should start giving out a repeating “beep” sound along with a ...
- Page 14 1. With the front facing down, place the housing on a flat surface or in your lap. 2. When closing, make sure there is nothing caught between the closing surfaces of the two halves of the housing. 3. The housing can be opened and closed by operating the three locking latches; when opening, first operate the latch on the top of the housing then the two on both sides simultaneously. When closing the housing, operate the two side latches first, then the one on the top. 4. After closing, check that the locking latches are properly engaged and the gap between the two halves of the housing caused by the main O‐ring is evenly spaced for the whole perimeter of the housing. 13 ...
- Page 15 1. Turn the locking lever on the tray 1. Remove the camera saddle from the housing. of the housing to the open position. 3. Attach the saddle to the camera 4. Mount the camera by sliding the by tightening the screw to the attached saddle along the rail in tripod socket of the camera with the housing until it cannot go in a screwdriver or a coin. any further. 14 ...
- Page 16 Confirm that all the controls of the housing are correctly engaged. For removal of the camera from the housing, reverse the above procedures. 7. Lock the camera into place by turning the locking lever to the “lock” position. 15 ...
- Page 17 Please refer to the NAUTICAM system port chart for a range of compatible ports; note that extension rings may be needed for certain lenses and adaptors are available for the attachment of ports of other manufacturers. 1. Remove the O‐ring from the port, inspect for any damage and lightly coat it with the provided lubricant before placing it back into its groove.. 2. Verify that the port opening of the housing is clean and free from foreign material. 3. Push the safety button of the port locking lever downwards. 4. Turn the port locking lever to the 5. Align the mounting marks of the port outward position. and the housing; the marks appear as white dots on both the port and the housing. 6. Gently push the port into the opening of the housing, until it cannot go in ...
- Page 18 7. Lock the port into place by turning the port locking lever to the inward position. To ensure that the port is securely mounted, confirm that the green line on the safety button of the port locking lever is visible. 8. To remove the port from the housing, simply turn the port locking lever to the outward position and gently pull it out. 17 ...
- Page 19 In order that users can change to a preferred viewfinder easily, the 0.66X viewfinder which comes with this housing is designed so that it can be removed and re‐installed by following the simple steps described below. To remove the viewfinder: 2. Remove the retainer O‐ring of the 1. Gently push the viewfinder from viewfinder inside the rear half of the inside of the housing. the housing by making use of the recess on the viewfinder. 18 ...
- Page 20 To re‐install the viewfinder: 3. Push the viewfinder from the 1. Lightly coat the O‐rings on the outside of the housing until it outer periphery of the cannot go in any further. viewfinder body with lubricant. 4. Place the retainer O‐ring of the 2. Align the viewfinder with the viewfinder back from inside the sleeve in the display window. housing. 19 ...
- Page 21 1. Soak the housing system in fresh water after each salt water use, during which all control buttons/knobs should be operated a few times to avoid the accumulation of salt residue; wipe the housing with a towel before opening. 2. After each day of diving, it is advisable to have the main O‐ring in the front part of the housing removed from its groove with the O‐ring remover and inspected for damage. Also check that the O‐ring retains its original circular shape; never stretch the O‐ring excessively or remove it with a sharp object. The O‐ring groove should be cleaned to ensure it is free from any salt deposit or foreign material; lightly coat the O‐ring with the provided lubricant before reinstalling it in the groove. A damaged O‐ring should be discarded immediately and replaced only with one that is provided by NAUTICAM. 3. Replace the main O‐ring annually. 4. It is recommended that you ship the housing to our distributor for a complete overhaul every year or after every 200 dives. 20 ...
- Page 22 Nikonos 5‐pin bulkhead Set of spacers Enhanced 180° viewfinder (with external dioptric adjustment knob) Strobe mounting set with lanyard 21 ...
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