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Thank you for your purchase of a NAUTICAM housing.   

At NAUTICAM, we pride ourselves in the ability to recognize 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 ensure optimum quality.   

Please read this manual carefully before using the housing, this will maximize its performance 
as well as its lifetime. 

The illustrations in this manual may differ from the actual product. 

 

 

 

Summary of Contents for NA-GH5SV

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Page 2: ...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 ins...

Page 3: ...ackage Contents 7 Specifications 8 Identification of Parts 9 Opening and Locking the Housing 13 Preparation of the Housing 15 Installing the Camera 20 Mounting the Port 23 Changing the Viewfinder 26 C...

Page 4: ...authorized service center s Please note that this warranty only applies when the product is purchased in the territory where the service center is located NAUTICAM accepts no liability for any damage...

Page 5: ...t provided by NAUTICAM Discontinue use immediately should you notice any leakage Store the housing in a robust shock proof container during transportation avoid transporting with any equipment such as...

Page 6: ...nlight for prolonged periods Keep out of reach of children failure to do so could result in injury Defective products should be shipped to our distributors for service unauthorized disassembling and o...

Page 7: ...housing O ring remover CR2450 battery Lubricant Set of Allen keys Manual Instruction card For NA GH5SV NA GH5SV housing Spare silicone rubber O ring 90122 for housing M28 HDMI 2 0 Adaptor Pre installe...

Page 8: ...treatment Hard anodized Display window Abrasion resistant polycarbonate Dimensions Width 331mm Height 184mm Depth 110mm Weight Approx 2 36kg Buoyancy Slightly negative Depth rating 100 meters Port mo...

Page 9: ...cal fibre mount Accessory coldshoe M14 accessory port Lens release button Drive mode dial M16 accessory port Zoom focus knob Port lock safety button Port lock lever M5 threaded hole for tripod leg mou...

Page 10: ...al On off lever Shutter release lever Mode dial lock button Front dial Exposure compensation button AF AE lock lever M5 threaded hole for tripod leg mounting ball White balance lever ISO lever Fn1 but...

Page 11: ...on x2 LVF Fn5 button Movie button DISP button Delete Cancel Fn4 button Left button Fn3 button Up button MENU SET button Right button Down button Playback button Q Menu Fn2 button Moisture alarm window...

Page 12: ...12 Sacrificial zinc anode Threaded holes for tripod leg mounting ball 1 4 20UNC tripod socket x3 The maximum length of screws that can be used with the tripod sockets is 4mm...

Page 13: ...at surface or in your lap When closing make sure there is nothing caught between the closing surfaces of the two halves of the housing The housing can be opened and closed by the two housing locks To...

Page 14: ...14 To close the housing 1 To close turn both housing locks towards the housing all the way 2 Make sure they are locked in place securely...

Page 15: ...ve 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 first at the corners...

Page 16: ...es into flashing blue light standby mode 3 Test the alarm by connecting the two wires near the bottom of the housing with a damp cotton bud the alarm should start giving out a repeating beep sound alo...

Page 17: ...of the operation LED status identification On start up LED indicator Status Flash Blue light once Indicates a 2nd generation PCB Steady Blue light Battery is normal goes into flashing Blue light stan...

Page 18: ...isture is detected Flashing Yellow light Some vacuum is detected target vacuum level is not reached Steady Green light Target vacuum level is reached Rapidly flash Yellow light Vacuum is dropping Will...

Page 19: ...ly lost i e when opening the housing or changing port To reset when changing port lens 1 Release vacuum 2 Remove the port and lens from the housing and camera 3 Press the BLUE button once to reset the...

Page 20: ...he housing 1 Turn the locking lever on the tray of the housing to the open position as shown Then remove the camera saddle from the housing by sliding it outwards 2 Attach the saddle to the camera by...

Page 21: ...s 4 Then install the camera by sliding the attached saddle along the rail in the housing until it cannot go in any further 5 If installing the camera with lens and gear attached first pull out the zoo...

Page 22: ...locking lever to the lock position as shown 7 Gently push drive mode dial and on off lever downwards ensuring the actuator correctly engages with the ON OFF lever of the camera 8 Confirm that all the...

Page 23: ...le ports 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 i...

Page 24: ...Connect 24 4 Turn the port locking lever to the release position as shown 5 Lift housing cap...

Page 25: ...port into the port opening of the housing until it cannot go in any further 8 Lock the port into place by turning the port locking lever to the inward position To ensure that the port is securely mou...

Page 26: ...h the housing is designed so that it can be removed and re installed by the following simple steps described below To remove the viewfinder 1 Remove the retainer O ring of the viewfinder inside the re...

Page 27: ...r periphery of the viewfinder body with lubricant 1 Align the viewfinder with the sleeve in the display window 2 Push the viewfinder from the outside of the housing until it cannot go in any further 3...

Page 28: ...oved 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 obje...

Page 29: ...h the Nauticam Mini Flash Trigger P N 26309 HDMI 1 4 Output The GH5 camera features a full size Type A HDMI Connector on the camera body providing a reliable user friendly connection for external moni...

Page 30: ...s that attach directly to the bottom of NA GH5 GH5SV Top Mounting Ball The cold shoe base can be replaced with a 1 mounting ball for mounting heavier item like external monitor housing P N 25111 Strob...

Page 31: ...ticam 45 viewfinder for MIL housings P N 36059 O1250 Z Zoom Gear for Olympus 12 50mm EZ to use with GH5 EM1X for NA GH5 EM1X P N 36060 Macro Port and Zoom Gear Set for Olympus 12 50mm EZ to use with G...

Page 32: ...a V housing P N 17922 Nauticam Atomos Ninja V Housing for Atomos Ninja V 5 4Kp60 4 2 2 10 bit Recorder Monitor Player P N 25080 M28 M16 Step Down Adaptor P N 17909N Nauticam Atomos Flame Housing with...

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