Resumen del contenido incluido en la página 1
OPERATING MANUAL
OPERATING MANUAL
FOR THE AQUATICA DIGITAL
FOR THE AQUATICA DIGITAL
HOUSING FOR THE SONY NEX-5
HOUSING FOR THE SONY NEX-5
PRODUCT # 30001
PRODUCT # 30001
Resumen del contenido incluido en la página 2
FOREWORD Thank you for having selected the AQUATICA Digital Camera Housing System for your Sony NEX-5 camera. The AQUATICA AN-5 Digital Housing is the result of a long and continuing relationship with the most demanding underwater photographers in the world. Each housings is machined from solid aluminum on the best 5 axis computerized machine for the utmost precision, then hand finished, quality checked and pressure tested to a 90 meters/300 feet equivalent by a small group of specially traine
Resumen del contenido incluido en la página 3
1- On/Off lever 2- Shutter release button 3- Video on/off button 4- Playback button 5- Internal flash actuating lever 6- Optical bulkhead (shown with Sea & Sea type adapter) 7- Optical bulkhead (shown with INON type adapter) 8- Front flash port window 9- Internal flash blocking mask 10- Zoom/Focus control knob 1 1- Zoom/Focus internal pinion gear 12- Latch 13- Safety catch tab 14- Bayonet flange 15- Quick release tray 16- ¼-20 camera mounting screw 17- Port lock lever 18- Hand strap lug
Resumen del contenido incluido en la página 4
CONTROLS IN DETAIL 01. ON/OFF KNOB: Rotate to switch camera on or off 02. SHUTTER RELEASE LEVER: Press the shutter release part way to activate the camera auto focus. To release camera shutter, press all the way. 03. VIDEO ON/OFF BUTTON: Press to activate or to stop video recording. 04. PLAYBACK BUTTON: Press to activate the monitor and review images. 05. INTERNAL FLASH ACTUATING LEVER: rotate down to turn internal flash on, or to engage the internal flash mask when using external strobe
Resumen del contenido incluido en la página 5
FEATURES This Aquatica Digital housing is issued from the world’s most technologically advanced underwater housing lineage, ergonomically designed to reproduce and place all the essential camera controls under your finger tips and features the following: A. A newly designed lock for the port or extension mounted on the housing and to disengage the pinion gear of the housing to facilitate removal of the camera with lens mounted. B. A quick release tray, allowing fast and easy removal of camer
Resumen del contenido incluido en la página 6
CAMERA PREPARATION AND INSTALLATION 1. Prior to installing the camera in the housing, remove the camera strap, or any object that might obstruct installation, third party camera strap hookup should be removed from the camera prior to setting up. 2. Remove the saddle from the housing lift the rear LCD panel of the camera up and carefully place the camera on the tray. 3. Ensure the camera is properly installed by aligning the tripod socket of the camera with the tray mounting screw. Tighten t
Resumen del contenido incluido en la página 7
OPTICAL CONNECTORS The Aquatica AN-5 housing is equipped with two optical port connectors, as well the housing is supplied with adapter for typical straight cord used by INON and various strobe manufacturers with adapters for angled Sea & Sea type cords, select the desired adapter and install it on the optical port base, tighten the set screw into place with the supplied hexagonal wrench. In order to use Optical triggering, the built-in flash of the camera need to be in the up position, this
Resumen del contenido incluido en la página 8
CARE AND MAINTENANCE Of the housing: After each and every salt water dive, your housing system should be soaked or rinsed in fresh water for at least 30 minutes. During this soaking period reach into the water and operate all the controls several times, on the return of a dive trip, given your housing a prolonged soaking in fresh water will prevent left over salt from settling in. Be sure to inspect the housing’s main o-ring and clean it after every use. Refer to Maintenance: Of the O-rings.
Resumen del contenido incluido en la página 9
A selection of ports are already available for the An-5 housing, additional ports will be introduced as newer lenses become available for this camera system. The latest version of the lens chart for this housing can be downloaded from our website www.aquatica.ca , just select your housing from the product section and click on “LENS CHART”. Shown with the accessory grip # 30400 Aquatica AN-5 Housing for the Sony NEX 5 # 30001-kit01 BALL HEAD ADAPTER NOT INCLUDED* PRODUCT # 17888 TLC to Inon
Resumen del contenido incluido en la página 10
WARRANTY PLEASE READ CAREFULLY One year Limited Warranty. Thank you for purchasing an AQUATICA manufactured product! Your AQUATICA housing is handcrafted by a small group of specially trained individuals - each of whom takes the most pride and satisfaction in offering you the best underwater camera housings in the world. All AQUATICA products are guaranteed against defects in material or workmanship for (1) one full year from the date of purchase for consumer use. these same products when us
