FOREWORD
Thank you for having selected the AQUATICA Digital Camera Housing System for your underwater photography.
The AQUATICA Digital Housing is the result of a long and continuing relationship with the most demanding underwater photographers in the world. Each housing is machined from solid aluminum, handfinished, quality checked and pressure tested to a 90 meters/300 feet equivalent by a small group of specially trained individuals, each of whom takes the utmost pride and satisfaction in offering the best underwater camera housing in the world.
The Aquatica Digital Housing was designed for optimum technical and optical performance and to provide easy and efficient underwater access to essantials functions and controls of the Nikon D300s DSLR.
This manual assumes that the user is already familiar with the Nikon D300s camera. If not, please read the Nikon instruction Manual before attempting to use the housing.
With basic care and maintenance, your AQUATICA housing will give you a lifetime of enjoyment and satisfaction in producing underwater images.
Please read this manual carefully before using your housing for the first time and note that: wherever cited the right hand is your right when using the housing.
SAFETY PRECAUTIONS:
Improper transportation handling or use of this housing might cause a flood or malfunction.
Please read and follow the following precautions:
•Store and transport the housing in a sturdy, shock proof container and avoid travelling with the camera mounted inside the housing as impact forces especially on the external push buttons will be transferred to the camera.
•When travelling by air, either remove the port or open the housing, internal pressure built up can push port out of their sealing surface.
•Never change a port or open the housing in a location where sand or similar foreign material might come in contact with an
•Use of accessories, modifications or alterations unauthorized by the manufacturer may result in flooding or poor functioning of the controls.
•Be careful when opening the housing as the pressure buildup inside the housing will exaggerate the force of the latch spring. Keep fingers away from the path of the latches.
•Whenever changing ports or
•Avoid scratching the acrylic, glass ports and windows, handle theses as you would your camera lenses.
•Make sure that all ports remain properly attached before rinsing the housing, especially when rinsing without a strobe make sure the wired bulkheads connectors are sealed with their supplied plug.
•Never attempt to operate the camera in autofocus mode with standard (NON
•The main
•Ensure that the spring loaded secondary lock is properly engaged on the latches to prevent their accidental opening.
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