Aquatica Digital A7D Mk II Operating Manual

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• Aquatica Digital A7D Mk II, Content Foreword and feature Page 1 Safety recommendations Page 2 Strobes connections descriptions Page 2 Nomenclature of controls Page 3 & 4 Controls and components in detail Page 5 & 6 Preparation of the housing Page 7 Preparation of the ports Page 7 Camera preparation and installation Page 8 Closing procedure for the housing Page 8 Preparation and installation of the lens Page 9 Selecting focusing mode Page 10 Mounting a port and/or extension on the housing Page 10 Connecting lighting equipments to the housing Page 11 Using wired connectors

• Aquatica Digital A7D Mk II, Page 1 FOREWORD Thank you for having selected the AQUATICA Digital Camera System for your underwater photography needs. The AQUATICA Digital Housing is the result of a long and continuing relationship with the most demanding underwater photographers in the world. Each housings is handcrafted, tightly quality controlled and pressure tested to a 300 feet/90m equivalent by a small group of specially trained individuals, each of whom takes the utmost pride and satisfaction in offering you the best underwater camera housing in the world. The Aquatica Digital

• Aquatica Digital A7D Mk II, SAFETY RECOMMENDATIONS Please carefully read the following precautions and recommendations: Improper transportation, handling or use of this housing might cause a ood or malfunction. See Storage and transportation of housing and ports section on page13 Never remove, change a port or open the housing in a location where sand or similar foreign material might come in contact with an O- ring. Be wary of strong wind as it could potentially be carrying sand. Always perform a simple seal test without the camera inside after doing maintenance. Non authorized use of third party accessories, as well as modications an

• Aquatica Digital A7D Mk II, Page 5 1- Camera quick release tray (saddle): Used to attach camera and slide in housing. 2- Camera tray release lever: Press to release camera tray from housing. 3- Camera mounting screw (1/4’’-20): Used for securing the camera to tray. 4- Alignment posts: Help maintain proper alignment of the camera on the tray. 5- Shutter release lever: Pulling the shutter release lever back part way activates the camera meter and auto focus. Pulling the lever back all the way res the camera. 6- Main Dial access knob: This knob rotates clockwise and counter clockwise. Use it alone or in combination with other controls t

• Aquatica Digital A7D Mk II, Page 6 CONTROLS IN DETAIL, CONTINUED 33- Removable Viewnder Eyepiece: This Galileo type view nder offers a full view of the camera viewnder and its information display. For an enhanced larger view, this viewnder can be removed and replaced with one of our two optional Aqua View Finders, available in 45 o & 180 o version. 34- POWER switch: Rotate right or left to turn the camera power ON or OFF. 35- INFO button: This button will activate the rear LCD and display all pertinent shooting information. 36- MENU button. Press to activate menu display, scroll using main or quick dial control knob and select using SET function butt

• Aquatica Digital A7D Mk II, Page 7 Two hand grips are provided, these attach on the sides of the housing with the supplied screws and hexagonal wrench. Mount the necessary shoes or brackets onto the 1/4”-20 threaded holes located on the top of the hand grips. Three threaded holes of the same size are located on the bottom of your Aquatica housings for mounting accessories such as lighting support, trays, brackets or tripod. A similar sized hole, located on the top the housing, allows the mounting

• Page 8 CAMERA PREPARATION AND INSTALLATION To open the rear door of the housing,start by pressing on the latch cover and rotating the latch body downward. Important Note: Prior to installing the camera in the housing, remove the rubber eye cup, the camera strap and clips, and/or any object that might obstruct installation, third party camera strap hookup should be r

• Aquatica Digital A7D Mk II, Gear installation on the lens: Slip-on gears (gears without mounting screws): Slide the gear over the lens and align on the Focusing or Zoom ring or push until the gear cannot move any further up the lens. Gears with adjustment screws: Tighten the set screws lightly and evenly, approximately ½ a turn at a time, carefully working your way around the gear until all the screws are equally tightened, verify that the zoom and/or focus mechanism rotate smoothly and that the gear remains concentric with the lens body. CAUTION: Do not over-tighten the set screws, doing so might bind the lens and restrict the rotation of the Focus or Zoom ring and possibly damage the lens

• Aquatica Digital A7D Mk II, FOCUSING MODE Various focusing options are offered on the Canon 7D Mk II, these can be accessed by either navigating through the menus or by pressing the following buttons. 11- Drive Mode selection button, also used for AF Operation/Af method selection. 12- M-Fn button, gives access to the AF area 46- AF Point Selection button 9- (*) Star /AF-ON lever Once a button is engaged, use the Main control knob (# 6), Quick Command knob (# 7) or Multi Controller buttons (# 50) to slect the desired options. For more detailed information concerning the operation of the different focus modes consult the Canon ® instruction book for the 7D

• Aquatica Digital A7D Mk II, CONNECTING LIGHTING EQUIPMENT Mounting the strobe arms will require that the necessary shoes, brackets or Base Ball be attached to the threaded holes located on the top of the hand grips (key # 26). Use of the Aquatica Delta 3 Strobe Arm System is recommended. Three 1/4”-20 threaded holes on the bottom (key # 53) of this housing can be used for various mounting applications. A similar sized 1/4”-20 hole with thread is located on top of the housing (key # 27), and is ready to accept a 1”/25mm Technical Lighting Control Delta 3 (# 77651) for adapting a small dive light or an additional strobe arm can be attached using a clamp. USING WIRED CONNECTORS Internal switch b

• Page 12 For Aquatica housing with the optional Ikelite integrated conversion circuitry The A7D Mk II model # 20077-KT is a housing is equipped with an Ikelite designed and patented TTL conversion circuitry. Once attached to the housing, you should turn the strobe on rst before turning the power on the camera. When used with current Ikelite DS Strobes, the TTL Conversion Circuitry provides r

• Aquatica Digital A7D Mk II, Page 13 USING OPTICAL CONNECTORS This Aquatica housing can be supplied with optical type strobe connection: Version –OPT is fully optical, having dual optical type of connection. Included is one (1) dual adapter for typical straight cord used by INON and various other optical sync cords manufacturers and two (2) Sea & Sea/Olympus type of angled cord plug, select the desired connection and install on the optical port base, tighten the set screw into place with the supplied hexagonal wrench. Version –HYB is supplied with one optical and one Classic Nikonos type of strobe connectors. As well as the Nikono

• Maintenance of housing and ports 6. Lubricate the O-ring with a thin layer of Aquatica O-ring lubricant (# 19213) until it appears to be smooth and shiny. Do not over lubricate. Use just enough lubricant so the O-ring will pull smoothly through your ngers. Excessive amounts of grease will only serve to attract and trap dirt onto the o

• Aquatica Digital A7D Mk II, Page 15 System Chart www.aquatica.ca BULKHEAD SELECTION* 20077-NK 20077-OPT 20077-HYB 20077-KM 20077-KT * Bulkhead connections 20077-NK Double Nikonos connectors 20077-OPT Double Optical connectors 20077-HYB One optical & one Nikonos connectors 20077-KM One Ikelite 2 pins connector 20077-KT Ikelite internal TTL Circuit and connector (to know more about connectors refer to our website at www.aquatica.ca) Aquatica A7D Mk II For Canon 7D MkII Canon Type 2 Lens Chart +5 Close Up lens 19352 +10 Close Up lens 19353 19350 Close Up Kit I ncl

• Aquatica Digital A7D Mk II, Page 16 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 used commercially will carry a 90-day warranty. No statutory warranty applies. Cam

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