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- Page 2 Thank you for your purchase of a NAUTICAM digital 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 75 metres 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‐D90 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 9 Opening and Closing the Housing 12 Installing the Camera 13 Mounting the Port 16 Connecting the Strobe System 18 Using the Live view/OK lever 22 Changing the Viewfinder 24 Care and Maintenance 26 Optional Accessories 27 5 ...
- Page 7 Housing body: Aluminium alloy Surface treatment: Anodised Construction Display window: Abrasion resistant polycarbonate Grip handles: Polycarbonate and rubber Width: 347 mm Dimensions Height: 195 mm Depth: 133 mm Weight Approx. 2.68 kg (without camera) Buoyancy Slightly negative Depth rating 75 metres Moisture alarm: Blinking LED and audible alarm Viewfinder: 0.66X viewfinder Single Nikonos 5‐pin bulkhead (optional) TTL capability: 2 optical bulkheads utilising on camera pop‐up flash as commmander Features Compatible with all Sea & Sea and Nexus Port mount: ports (by using adaptors) Specially designed for the easy operation Live view/OK lever: of video recording function. 6 ...
- Page 8 1 6 2 7 3 8 4 5 9 10 1 Metering button 9 Main command dial 2 On/Off control knob 10 AE‐L/AF‐L lever 3 Exposure compensation button 11 Autofocus mode button 4 Grip handles x 2 12 Release mode button ...
- Page 9 22 16 23 17 24 18 19 25 20 21 26 27 30 28 31 29 16 Moisture alarm 24 Right selector 17 Delete button ...
- Page 10 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 Nikonos 5‐pin bulkhead: Unscrew the plug from the threaded hole with a spanner. Insert the 5‐pin bulkhead through the threaded hole. 9 ...
- Page 11 iii. Tighten the 5‐pin bulkhead with a spanner. Connect the 5‐pin bulkhead to the accessory shoe plug. Slide the accessory shoe plug of the housing into the accessory shoe of the camera. 10 ...
- Page 12 Setting up the moisture alarm 1. Install the CR2032 battery provided into the battery compartment on the circuit board inside the rear part of the housing. 2. 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 ...
- Page 13 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. 12 ...
- Page 14 1. Remove the camera saddle from 2. Turn the locking lever on the tray the housing. of the housing to the “open” position. 3. Pull the sliding bar on the saddle 4. Attach the saddle to the camera to its outward position. by tightening the screw to the tripod socket of the camera with a screwdriver or a coin. 13 ...
- Page 15 5. After ensuring the AF/M activator 6. Make sure the camera power is off on the sliding bar matches the and the On/Off control knob on the focus mode selector of the housing is in the “off” position. camera, push the sliding bar to its inward position. Check that by rotating the activator, the focus mode of the camera can be altered. 7. Mount the camera by sliding the 8. Lock the camera into place by attached saddle along the rail in turning the locking lever to the the housing until it cannot go in “lock” position. any further. 9. Lock the camera into place by turning the locking lever to the “lock” position. 14 ...
- Page 16 10. Confirm that all the controls of the housing are correctly engaged. Raise the camera’s built‐in flash by pressing the flash mode button on the D90 camera. 12. For removal of the camera from the housing, reverse the above procedures. 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 ...
- 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 Optional strobe attachment balls can be attached to the strobe mounting bases on the housing or onto the top of the handles. There are two ways of connecting strobes to the NA‐D90 housing: A) by optical connection through the Optical Bulkheads; B) by electrical connection through the Nikonos 5‐pins bulkhead. A) Using the Optical Bulkheads The built‐in pop‐up flash of the D‐90 camera can be used as a commander to send out signals (including i‐TTL commands) to the strobes via the 2 Optical Bulkheads. It can be utilised in different ways depending on the type of strobes connected to the housing: 1) Nikon i‐TTL compatible strobes such as SB‐R200, SB‐600, SB‐800, SB‐ 900: These strobes can fully utilise the Nikon i‐TTL controls protocols enabling individual TTL exposure compensation of each of the 2 strobes connected to the Optical Bulkheads. Do ensure that the other ends of the optical fibres are pointing onto the light sensor window of the strobes. To set the D‐90 camera to i‐TTL Commander mode, under Menu, scroll to Custom Setting Menu (Pencil shaped icon on the left of the LCD screen), enter ‘e’ Bracketing/flash. 18 ...
- Page 20 Then scroll to ‘e2’ Flash cntrl for build‐in flash and enter. Scroll to Commander mode. Set the Built‐in flash Mode to ‘—‘, Group A (one of the strobes) to Mode ‘TTL’, and Group B (the other strobe) to Mode ‘TTL’. The exposure compensation of each strobe can be set individually (A and/or B) by entering the value under Comp. Be sure the Channel number selected is the same of the 2 strobes. 2) Inon strobes: We recommend using Inon strobes in either S‐TTL or manual mode. For S‐TTL operation, set the built‐in flash of D‐90 camera to TTL mode. From the Menu, scroll to Custom Setting Menu (Pencil shaped icon on the left of the LCD screen), enter ‘e’ Bracketing/flash. Then scroll to ‘e2’ Flash cntrl for build‐in flash and ...
- Page 21 Scroll to TTL and press OK. For Manual operation, set the built‐in flash of D‐90 camera to Manual mode. From the Menu, scroll to Custom Setting Menu (Pencil shaped icon on the left of the LCD screen), enter ‘e’ Bracketing/flash. Then scroll to ‘e2’ Flash cntrl for built‐in flash and enter. Scroll to Manual. A list of power outputs (of the built‐in flash) will appear, selecting a relatively small output (1/100 or 1/128 and press OK) should be adequate to trigger the Inon strobes while saving the D90 battery energy. 20 ...
- Page 22 3) Other strobes The optical signal from the D90 build‐in flash can also be utilised to trigger other strobes having an optical sensor. Tips 1: The built‐in flash can be popped‐up by pressing the ‘Flash’ button in M, A, S or P mode. If the flash is not in the raised position after the housing is closed, turn the mode dial to ‘Auto’ and point the camera to a dark area and press the shutter release briefly to pop‐up the build‐in flash. Tips 2: The built‐in flash can be disabled by setting the D90 camera to the “flash‐off” mode, with the mode dial. Flash‐off mode B) Using the Nikonos 5‐pin bulkhead The Nikonos 5‐pin bulkhead connects to all the 5 contact points of the D90 hotshoe for iTTL compatible operation. 21 ...
- Page 23 The Live view/OK lever is specially designed for the easy operation of the D‐ 90 camera’s video recording function. To enter or exit the live view mode, pull the lever towards the rear side of the housing, following the arrow indicator on the housing. To select OK for starting and stopping a video, simply press the lever towards the front side of the housing. By default, the autofocus function of the camera is activated by pressing the shutter release button halfway, however, when recording videos in the live view mode, assigning the autofocus function to the AE‐L/AF‐L button is recommended to avoid the accidental activation of the shutter release during focusing. For convenience, the AE‐L/AF‐L lever is situated next to the Live view/OK lever on the NA‐D90 housing. 22 ...
- Page 24 To assign the autofocus function to the AE‐L/AF‐L button, go to the camera’s Menu, scroll to Custom Setting Manual (Pencil shaped icon on the left of the LCD screen), and enter ‘f’ Controls. Then, scroll to ‘f4’ Assign AE‐L/AF‐L button and enter. Scroll to AF‐ON and press OK. *Do note that after performing the above setting, pressing the shutter release halfway will not activate autofocus when taking still pictures. 23 ...
- Page 25 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: 1. Gently push the viewfinder from 2. Remove the retainer O‐ring of the the inside of the housing. viewfinder inside the rear half of the housing by making use of the recess on the viewfinder. 24 ...
- Page 26 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 viewfinder back from inside the 2. Align the viewfinder with the housing. sleeve in the display window. 25 ...
- Page 27 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. 26 ...
- Page 28 Nikonos 5‐pin bulkhead Set of spacers Enhanced 180° viewfinder (with external dioptric adjustment knob) Strobe mounting set with lanyard 27 ...
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