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06138
UNDERWATER DIGITAL
CAMERA HOUSING
DX-1200HD
Instruction Manual
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Introduction Thank you for purchasing SEA&SEA products. Please read this instruction manual carefully prior to using your underwater housing. Only with a thorough understanding of this manual’s content will you be able to use the housing correctly. After reading the manual, please be sure to keep it in a place where you can easily come back to it at any time. Note: Pressure-resistance inspection sticker Products bearing this sticker are those that have passed SEA&SEA’s criteria-based
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Safety Precautions For safe handling of the product, please read the following precautions carefully before use. Failure to heed the precautions listed below could result in serious consequences. To prevent injury or damage to yourself and/or others, please observe the precautions as they contain highly important information related to personal and product safety. WARNING Situations that could result in severe injury or death. Situations that could result in property damage or CAUTION per
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Safety Precautions Avoid strong shocks/impacts or excess stress to prevent malfunction, damage or breakdown. Make sure that the product has been securely mounted to other products in order to prevent injury, fall or missing. Do not rest heavy weight on the product. It might deform the outer casing, damage internal parts, make the waterproofing fail, or result in fire or electric shock. Please note that some marks may be left on the camera scraping against the dials or gears of the hou
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Accessories Before using this model, check to make sure that all accessories are present. DX-1200HD LCD Monitor Hood Hand Strap Desiccant Pack Sillicon Grease O-ring remover (Silica Gel) O-ring Maintenance Manual DX-1200HD Instruction Manual t his manual E-4
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Identification of Parts Accessory shoe Flash window Power button Shutter lever Diffuser lever Buckle Lens Lens protector Retractable cable socket lever OK / MENU button / ISH button Zoom lever LCD monitor hood holder Mode button Hand strap hook Playback / Flash button button Exposure compensation/ Delete button / Macro button LCD monitor hood / Self-timer button string eyelet Tripod socket LCD monitor hood holder E-5
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Opening the Rear Cover Push the red buckle lock buttons 1 together to unlock, and pull the buckle all the way towards back to lift the rear cover from the front case Pull the rear cover to open 2 CAUTION Before opening the rear cover, make sure that the housing is completely dry and free of salt deposits. If you find any salt deposits, rinse with fresh water and wipe off water completely with a soft cloth. Never use the buckle/buckle lock buttons underwater. When opening the rear door a
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Installing the 1200HD Camera Turn off the power of the 1 1200HD camera and place it as shown in figure 2 Make sure that there is no dust or scratches on the O- ring / O-ring contact surface before closing the rear cover. Take the hand strap out, press the rear cover, and then put the buckle over the front case 3 Push the buckle down until it clicks. Make sure that the red buckle lock buttons on both sides are popped out CAUTION To avoid flooding by trapping, remove the wrist strap fr
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Operation Power button Power button Use the power button to turn ON / OFF the 1200HD camera. Shutter lever Depress the shutter lever to press the shutter button of the 1200HD camera. Shutter lever Zoom lever The Tele/Wide Switch of the 1200HD camera Zoom lever is operated by turning the zoom lever toward the left (for wide-angle) or right (for tele-photo). Other buttons Use buttons to control each function of the 1200HD camera underwater. Please refer to the instruction manual of the 1200HD
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Operation LCD Monitor Hood Put the LCD monitor 1 hood string through the rear cover eyelet as shown 2 Mount the LCD monitor hood to the holder CAUTION Please be careful not to get the strap of the LCD monitor hood caught in the rear cover when closing. Do not hold the LCD monitor hood to carry the housing. It may come off and the housing may fall down. Hand Strap Attaching the hand atrap Put the hand strap through the hook on the housing, let other end go through between the strap, a
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Operation Lens Protector The lens protector should be removed when using an optional accessory such as a conversion lens. Removing the lens protector from the housing Pull out and push up the left side (A) of the lens protector Mounting Align the three points (a, b and c) as shown and press the lens protector into position Make sure that the lens protector is properly mounted. E-11
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Operation Desiccant Pack (Sillica Gel) A substantial difference between the external (water) and the internal (camera and air) temperatures sometimes result in dewfall on the inside surface of the housing lens. This phenomenon typically happens when the camera becomes hot due to long and consecutive use. To mitigate the effect of the dew, use the desiccant pack (included in the product package) as follows; Using the desiccant pack (Sillica Gel) 1 Install the 1200HD camera to the housing Plac
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Attaching the Optional Accessories This product accepts SEA&SEA optional accessories. By using this product in combination with those accessories, you will be able to try various shooting techniques. Lenses, strobes and other accessories have different depth rating. Check the depth rating for each before use. Read the instruction manual for each accessory before use. Wide-angle Conversion Lens (Option) Using an optional Wide-Angle Conversion Lens for DX-860G (#52115) will expand the field
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Attaching the Optional Accessories Accessory shoe Example SEA&SEA strobes / lights can be mounted to the accessory shoe by using optional Mini Shoe Arm (#29511) or Hot Shoe Arm (#29501). CAUTION The max. weight of an accessory that can be mounted to the accessory shoe is approx. 750g / 26.3oz (equivalent to the weight of SEA&SEA YS-110 strobe). Remove the accessories from the accessory shoe when carrying the housing out of water. Fiber-optic Cable (Option) Connection E xample This pr
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Maintenance and Storage CAUTION Never use chemicals, cosmetics, any petroleum solvents such as paint thinner, or neutral detergent on the product. They may deform and damage the product. After each use in salt water, make sure it is watertight, then soak it sufficiently in fresh water and rinse with running water. Operate all the buttons, dials or levers underwater, but do not operate the buckle / buckle lock buttons. Insufficient soaking causes damage by salt to the product. Salty resi
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Specifications Compatible camera 1200HD Controls Power button, Shutter lever, Flashlight diffuser lever, Retractable Cable Socket LeverZoom lever , Mode buttonPlayback button, Exposure compensation / Delete button, OK / MENU button, / ISH button / Self-timer button, / Flash button, / Macro button BodyPolycarbonate Construction GripABS resin 45m Depth rating Apporox.145(W)×97.5(h)×85(D) mm Dimensions (5.8×3.9×3.4 inches) 375g (housing only) Weight LCD monitor hood, O-ring remover, De
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SEA&SEA SUNPAK Co., Ltd. 3-2-20, Saiwai-cho, Kawaguchi-shi, Saitama, Japan 332-0016 TEL. +81-48-256-2251 World Customer Service Center TEL. +81-48-255-8512 http://www.seaandsea.jp 0745-Z-01
