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This product has been water pressure tested at the factory and is depth
rated to 200 ft. (60m). Thoroughly inspect and immerse the empty
housing completely in water before installing a camera. If any fogging
occurs or droplets of water enter the housing, do not install a camera.
Clean the housing main o-ring and retest to make sure that it is
watertight. Refer to the Troubleshooting section, page 17.
Please read your camera manual thoroughly to have a full
understanding of each camera function.
If you are new to underwater photography, be sure to read the Photo
Tips section, page 16.
Preparation
Initial Camera Setup
(before placing camera in housing)
- Set Mode Dial to “A” Aperture Priority. Manually adjust aperture setting to
achieve the best exposure for your shooting conditions. The shutter
speed will be locked at 1/30th second. If a faster shutter speed is
desired, set Mode Dial to “M” Manual mode to manually adjust both
aperture and shutter speed settings.
- Set Image Size to “L: 17M” and Aspect Ratio to “16:9” widescreen view.
- Set Quality to “Fine.”
- Set Drive Mode to “Single Shooting.”
- Set Flash Mode to “Fill-flash” and Focus Mode to “Single-shot AF.”
- Set Autofocus Area to “Center” and ISO to “200.”
- Set Metering Mode to “Center” and White Balance to “Auto WB.” For
best results, manually set white balance for each working depth.
- Set DRO/Auto HDR, Digital Zoom, and AF Illuminator to “OFF.”
- Set SteadyShot to “On” and Auto Review to “10 Sec.”
- Set Red Eye Reduction to “Off” and Auto Review to “5 Sec.”
- Insert and Format an SDHC memory card.
- Set Date and Time.
* All menu functions not mentioned should be set to user preference.
