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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.
- Page 3 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.
- Page 4 1. NA-D700 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...
- Page 5 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.
- Page 6 Specifications Identification of Parts Preparation of the Housing Opening and Closing the Housing Installing the Camera Flash Operation Mounting the Port Connecting the Strobe System Changing the Viewfinder Care and Maintenance Optional Accessories...
- Page 7 Housing body: Aluminium alloy Surface treatment: Hard anodised Construction Display window: Abrasion resistant polycarbonate Grip handles: Polycarbonate and rubber Width: 360 mm Dimensions Height: 212 mm Depth: 139 mm Weight 3.1 kg Buoyancy Slightly negative Depth rating 75 metres Moisture alarm: Blinking LED and audible alarm Viewfinder: 0.66X viewfinder...
- Page 8 On/Off control knob Main command dial Grip handles x 2 AF-ON lever Port locking lever Flash Up/Off lever Locking latches x 3 Shutter release lever Optical bulkheads for strobes OK/Select lever connection x 2 Release mode dial Sub-command dial...
- Page 9 Moisture alarm Up selector Delete button Left selector Menu button Right selector Protect/Help button Down selector Thumbnail/playback zoom out AF-area mode selector button Playback zoom in button Info Button OK button Zoom/focus knob AE-L/AF-L button Focus mode selector Metering selector Playback lever...
- Page 10 Nikonos 5-pin bulkhead White balance button (optional) Flash pop-up/Flash compensation Exposure mode button button Image quality/size button Exposure compensation button ISO sensitivity button Shooting Tips 1. By setting the “Release Button to Use Dial” function of the D700 camera to Yes allows adjustments which are normally made by holding down a button and rotating a command dial to be made by rotating the command dial after the button is pressed and released.
- Page 11 2. By setting the “LCD illumination” function of the D700 camera to On, the top control panel backlight can be turned on by pressing the shutter release lever halfway while exposure meters are active; the length of time that the camera continues to meter exposure can be assigned by the “Auto Meter-off Delay”...
- Page 12 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.
- Page 13 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.
- Page 14 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;...
- Page 15 1. Always open and close the housing 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.
- Page 16 1. Turn the locking lever on the tray of 2. Remove the camera saddle from the the housing to the “open” position. housing. 3. Pull the sliding bar on the saddle to 4. Attach the saddle to the camera by its outward position.
- Page 17 5. After ensuring the C/S/M activator 6. Make sure the camera power is off and on the sliding bar matches the focus the On/Off control knob on the mode selector of the camera, push housing is in the “off” position. the sliding bar to its inward position.
- Page 18 Confirm that all the controls of the housing are correctly engaged. 10. For removal of the camera from the housing, reverse the above procedures.
- Page 19 The D700 camera’s built-in flash can be used for triggering external strobes. To raise the flash after the camera has been installed into the housing, press the Flash pop- up/Flash compensation button; pressing this button also allows the flash exposure to be adjusted by the sub-command dial.
- Page 20 Please refer to the NAUTICAM port system 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,...
- Page 21 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.
- Page 22 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-D700 housing: A) by optical connection through the Optical Bulkheads; B) by electrical connection through the Nikonos 5-pins bulkhead.
- Page 23 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.
- Page 24 Then scroll to ‘e3’ 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 D700 battery energy.
- Page 25 A3) Other strobes The optical signal from the D700 built-in flash can also be utilised to trigger other strobes having an optical sensor. B) Using the Nikonos 5-pin bulkhead The Nikonos 5-pin bulkhead connects to all the 5 contact points of the D700 hotshoe for iTTL compatible operation.
- Page 26 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.
- Page 27 To re-install the viewfinder: 1. Lightly coat the O-rings on the outer periphery of the viewfinder body with lubricant. 2. Align the viewfinder with the sleeve in the display window.
- Page 28 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...
- Page 29 Nikonos 5-pin bulkhead Set of spacers Enhanced 180° viewfinder (with external dioptric adjustment knob) Strobe mounting accessories and lanyard...
- Page 30 NAUTICAM AUSTRALIA Shop 2, Palace Arcade, 7-9 Shields St Cairns QLD 4870 Australia. Tel +61 7 4031 7655 Email: info@nauticam.com.au...
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