Canon 150DIGITAL User Manual

SEAFLASH 150DIGITAL

CANON

NIKON

USER MANUAL

CONTENT

1. Warnings

2. Controls and parts

3. Compatible cameras

4. General description

5. Battery pack management
.a General
.b Battery recharge
.c Battery maintenance

6. Shooting modes

.a E-TTL, I-TTL, Film-TTL
.b Manual
.c Slave
.d Dual flash operation

7. Pilot light

8. SOS safety mode

9. Display error codes

10. Maintenance

11. Standard accessories

12. Connections

13. Technical details

14. Warranty

15. General

1 WARNINGS

• Never try to open the unit - the internal high voltage is

potentially lethal. The unit may be serviced only by
authorised service centres.

• Shooting a flash close to eyes can seriously injure them.

• Use only the original charging unit and TTL cable which are

delivered with the flash.

• Never connect two flashes together to a digital camera in a

different way than the one recommended in this manual. Not
strictly following the correct connections can result in a
damage of the strobes and the camera.

• Never connect the flash to a camera that is different from

the type listed in this manual. Before using the flash with a
camera not listed in this manual contact Seacam.

• Never connect a power adapter or battery charger to the

syncro connector.

• Never use this flash together with a different flash brand.

Enquire first about its compatibility and special connections.
Not following this can result a damage of the unit or the
camera.

• Never shoot the flash directly into the lens of a digital

camera. It can damage the camera picture sensor.

• Use the flash always following the directions of this user

manual.

• Not paying attention to the recommendations of this user

manual can cause damage to this unit or to the used
camera.

2 CONTROLS AND PARTS

CONTROL PANEL

1 - Power switch and mode selector
2 - TTL / MAN selector
3 - Ambient light meter for display
4 - LED display
5 - Ready light indicator
6 - Battery compartment
7 - Synchro cable socket

FRONT
8 - Macro protection ring – removable for wide angle
9 - Slave sensor
10 - Bulb / Reflector
11 - Pilot light LED

BATTERY PACK
12 - Power adapter socket
13 - Recharger LED indicator
14 - Data pin
15 - minus (-) Battery pin
16 - plus (+) Battery pin

3 COMPATIBLE CAMERAS

The SEAFLASH 150

DIGITAL is suitable for CANON and NIKON

cameras. It is compatible with digital / film cameras in E-TTL,
I-TTL, film -TTL and in manual mode.

CANON

The SEAFLASH 150

DIGITAL is compatible with the following

CANON digital / film cameras listed in E-TTL, film-TTL and in
manual mode. By using digital cameras all the special functions
as, +/- flash compensation, automatic AF- light, pre exposure
lamps, automatic standby, etc. are supported.

CANON EOS1DS MKIII, EOS1D MKIII
CANON EOS1DS MKII, EOS1DNMKII, EOS1DMKII
CANON EOS1D, EOS1DS
CANON EOS5D

NIKON

The SEAFLASH 150 DIGITAL is compatible with the following
NIKON digital / film cameras listed in I-TTL, film-TTL and in
manual mode. By using digital cameras all the special functions
as, +/- flash compensation, automatic AF- light, pre exposure
lamps, automatic standby, etc. are supported.

NIKON D3X, D3
NIKON D2X, D2H, D2S
NIKON D700, D300, D200
NIKON D80, D70

4 GENERAL DESCRIPTION

The SEAFLASH 150 DIGITAL is fully controlled by a micro
processor. Some of the significant advantages of using a
micro controller are the possibility of managing digital
communication on a serial bus with a digital camera and the
possibility of easily updating the firmware in order to
guarantee compatibilities with future generation digital
picture cameras (if possible). An additional advantage offers
the digital display (4) which is the perfect interface between
the user and the flash.
Feature The display
automatically dimmed by an ambient light photo diode
With this feature the display retains its perfect visibility in
different light conditions.

In order to improve battery life and to make the battery
management very fast, easy and safe for the user a lot of
attention was given to the battery pack electronics.

This user manual contains important information. By reading it
carefully you will learn about the many advantageous features
of the flash which will help you take great pictures.

Firmware release number

When the unit is switched on the LED display (4) shows first the
firmware release number. A dot after the firmware release
number

(.) indicates it is for CANON – no dot means it is for

NIKON.

5 BATTERY PACK MANAGEMENT

The SEACAM removable battery pack is located under the
battery container cap (6). Unscrew the cap by turning to the left
and close it by turning to the right.
Information You don’t need to tighten the cap very firmly.
Maintain / check the o-ring when opening and grease the

(4) and ready flash indicator (5) are

(3).