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- Page 1 HOUSING FOR THE SONY NEX FS-100 INSTRUCTION MANUAL...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
GENESIS FS100 Marine housing for the Sony NEX-FS100U The NEW Amphibico GENESIS housing for the Sony FS100U NXCAM HD PRO camcorder is built with the same high quality solid aluminum construction as our previous PRO line of housings, no compromise was taken to create the New “GENESIS”... -
Page 3: Unpacking Your Housing
If damage has occurred, please contact the shipping company immediately. Every Amphibico Housing is pressure tested prior to shipping. However, damage may have occurred during shipping. It is strongly recommended to test dive the housing once without camcorder installed to insure the housing is water tight. -
Page 4: Housing Controls Description
HOUSING CONTROLS 1-Right Electronic Grip 2-- Iris Wheel 3- Left Electronic Grip 4-- Focus Wheel 5--Accessory Mounting Holes 2 x 1/4» -20, 2 x 10-24 6- Carry Handle & trim weigh bracket mounting Rail 7- LCD Display Window 8-Rear bulkhead hinge 9- Auxiliary port 10- Auxiliary port 11- Auxiliary port... - Page 5 PREPARING CAMCORDER & HOUSING OPENING THE HOUSING Sit the housing on a flat surface. Press and rotate both safety latches counter clockwise simultaneously until the rear door opens. REMOVING THE SADDLE 1. Push the saddle locking mechanism as indicated in order to release the saddle from its locked position. 2. Use the handle to pull the saddle completely out of the housing. SETTING THE CAMCORDER 1. Remove hand cradle, mic. support holder and viewfinder hood from camcorder. It should be like this image.
- Page 6 PREPARING CAMCORDER & HOUSING INSTALLING THE SADDLE Place the saddle under camcorder with its handle pointing the back of the camcorder. Align the thumb screw’s saddle and guide pin with the camcor- der’s tripod mounting holes. Hand tighten the thumb screw to secure the saddle to the camcorder.
- Page 7 The GENESIS HD Digital Housing System features a bayonet mount #13 equipped with a locking mechanism #14 If there is already a port or extension mounted on the housing and you wish to remove it, simply pull the lock lever (key 18) until it stop, rotate the port counter clockwise and carefully pull out, and put it aside in a safe place with the port lens delicate surface protected.
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Page 8: Preparing Camcorder And Housing Page 4 To
Achieving neutral buoyancy and balance Depending on the Dome port and lens configuration and adding accessories to the housing may make it heavier or off balance in the water. In freshwater and seawater the GENESIS can be perfectly balanced and neutral in buoyancy by trimming it with the optional trim weigh kit and the port of choice. - Page 9 HOUSING & CAMCORDER OPERATION The GENESIS offers a large range of electronic functions. This chapter will explain to you in detail all of these functions. POWER ON The camcorder should be powered ON by default after inser- Power ON ting it into the housing. In the event that it's not, the trigger button on the right grip will activate the camcorder.
- Page 10 FOCUSING The camcorder focus on the GENESIS can be set to either auto or manual focus. To toggle from auto to manual focus, SHUT. GAIN press down on the MOMENT AF button while holding down the shift key, on left grip.
- Page 11 HOUSING & CAMCORDER OPERATION WHITE BALANCE NAV. The capability to white balance underwater plays an important role in achieving good quality footage. This is why the GENE- SIS offers the "One Push" white balance. Left Grip Righ Grip Pressing on the WB button on the right grip while holding down the shift key will allow you to tog- gle between manual and automatic white balance.
- Page 12 Assign Buttons You can also access the camcorder’s assign buttons via the control panel. The available assign buttons are found on the control panel as follows. S1: Assign 1 NAV. S2: Assign 2 Right grip Shift (Right trigger ) & WB Pre-A: Assign 3 trigger button S3: Assign 4 S4: Assign 5...
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Page 13: Housing And Camcorder Operation Page 8 To
Weight of unit : - On land 12lbs. (16.3kg) fully loaded w/camera NP-F970 battery. - In freshwater and seawater the GENESIS can be perfectly balanced and neutral in buoyancy by trimming it with the optional trim weigh kit and the port of choice Dimensions : - Length 10.5’’... -
Page 14: Maintenance
MAINTENANCE WARNING: DO NOT leave the housing exposed to direct sunshine, as extreme heat condition can be detrimental to certain of its components. 1. Keep housing and o-rings away from direct sunlight. Always store unit when possible away from direct sunlight as this can dry out and crack o-rings in the housing. -
Page 15: Optional Accessories
OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES The GENESIS offers an array of accessories and they are as follows: -PORTS -18407 Aquatica 9.25" Mega Dome in BK7 coated glass -18405 Aquatica 8" Dome port -18409 Aquatica 6" Dome port -18410 Aquatica 4" Mini Dome in BK7 coated glass... -
Page 16: Shooting Tips
The less movement you make , the better your video will be. Work on attaining a comfort zone underwater. The more comfortable you are underwater, the more controlled your breathing will be and the steadier your video will In low light situations, add light with optional Amphibico video lights for brighter and more vibrant colors. As light level falls so does color saturation. Lights will also provide necessary fill during daylight shooting. -
Page 17: Warranty Conditions
Amphibico product. All Amphibico products are guaranteed against defects in material or workmanship for two full years from the date of purchase for consumer use. These same products when used commercially will carry a 90-day warranty. No statutory warranty applies. Cameras housed in Amphibico housings are not covered under this warranty and ANY WATER DAMAGE SUSTAINED DUE TO INSTALLATION ERROR OR FOR ANY OTHER REASON IS NOT THE RESPONSIBILITY OF AMPHIBICO INC.
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