Canon 20062 User Manual
OPERATING MANUAL
FOR THE AQUATICA PRO DIGITAL
HOUSING FOR THE CANON 5D Mk II
PRODUCT # 20062
FOREWORD
Thank you for having selected the AQUATICA Pro Digital Camera Housing System for your underwater photography.
The AQUATICA Pro Digital Housing is the result of a long and continuing relationship with the most demanding underwa-
ter photographers in the world. Each housing is handcrafted, quality checked and pressure tested to a 300 feet equivalent
by a small group of specially trained individuals, each of whom takes the utmost pride and satisfaction in offering the best
underwater camera housing in the world.
The Aquatica Pro Digital Housing was designed for optimum technical and optical performance and to provide easy and
efcient underwater access to essantials functions and controls of the Canon 5D Mk II DSLR.
This manual assumes that the User is already familiar with the Canon 5D Mk II camera. If not, please read the Canon
instruction manual before attempting to use the housing.
With basic care and maintenance, your AQUATICA housing will give you a lifetime of enjoyment and satisfaction in pro-
ducing underwater images.
Please read this manual carefully before using your housing for the rst time and note that: wherever cited the right hand
is your right when using the housing.
SAFETY PRECAUTIONS:
Improper transportation handling or use of this housing might cause a ood or malfunction.
Please read and follow the following precautions:
• Store and transport the housing in a sturdy, shock proof container and avoid travelling with the camera mounted inside
the housing as impact forces especially on the external push buttons will be transferred to the camera.
• When travelling by air, either remove the port or open the housing.
• Never change a port or open the housing in a location where sand or similar foreign material might come in contact with
an O-ring.
• Use of accessories or modications and alterations unauthorized by the manufacturer may result in ooding or poor
functioning of the controls.
• Be careful when opening the housing as the pressure buildup inside the housing will exaggerate the force of the latch
spring. Keep ngers away from the path of the latches.
• Whenever changing ports or O-rings, perform a simple seal test with out the camera inside.
• Avoid scratching the acrylic or glass ports and windows.
• Make sure that all ports remain properly attached before rinsing the housing, especially when rinsing without a strobe
make sure the Bulkhead connector is sealed with its plug.
• Never attempt to operate the camera in autofocus mode with the lens mounted focus gear engaged with the housing
gear.
• The main O-ring seals should be maiained and cleaned on a regular basis. Read and follow the Care and Maintenance
section on this manual.
• Ensure that the spring loaded secondary lock is properly engaged on the latches to prevent their accidental opening.
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1- Shutter Release lever
2- Main Dial access knob
3- LCD Panel Illuminator lever
4- ISO / Flash exposure compensation button
5- AF / Drive selector button
6- Metering / WB selector button
7- Main Bulkhead Connector
8- Secondary Bulkhead Connector
9- Hydrophone
10- Focus/Zoom Control knob
11- Focus/Zoom Control pinion gear
12- Lateral Accessory Bulkhead port
13- Lens Release knob
14- Lens Release knob lever
15- Hot shoe connector
16- Grips (x2)
17- Port Release mechanism button
18- Removable Camera Tray
19- Bayonet Flange
20- Top Accessory Bulkhead port
21- Grip’s Accessories mounting holes (1/4”-20)
22- Mode Dial port window
23- Latches (x2)
24- Quick Control Dial access knob
25- AF-ON / AF-Start & Star access lever
26- Top LCD panel Window
27- Accessory mounting hole (1/4”-20)
28- Viewnder Eyepiece
29- Mode Dial access knob
30- AF Point / Magnier button
31- Set / Movie Shooting button
32- On/Off & Quick Control Dial switch lever
33- Rear LCD window
34- Erase button
35- Playback button
36- INFO activation button
37- Picture Style button
38- Menu button
39- Live View activating button
40- Rubber Anti Skid pad
41- Sacricial Anodes (x2)
42- Accessories mounting holes (x3)
43- Moisture Alarm LED
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CONTROLS IN DETAIL
1. 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.
2. MAIN DIAL ACCESS KNOB: Rotates clockwise and counterclockwise. Use alone or in combination with other controls to select
or set various camera functions or modes. In “Manual” the exposure mode controls the shutter speed settings (see camera manual).
3. LCD PANEL ILLUMINATOR BUTTON: Press to engage the top LCD panel illuminator.
4. ISO / FLASH EXPOSURE COMPENSATION: Press to select ISO speed or to select exposure correction of the ash*
* (please note this is only in the event a Canon ash in a housing would be used)
5. AF/ DRIVESELECTOR BUTTON: press to select either AF Mode or the DRIVE modes
6. METERING PATTERN / WHITE BALANCE MODE BUTTON: Press to select the appropriate metering mode and/or White Balance mode.
7. MAIN BULKHEAD CONNECTOR: To connect Flash Sync Cord. (Manual Nikonos Type by default other option available on request).
8. SECONDARY BULKHEAD CONNECTOR: For Flash Sync Cord. (Manual Nikonos Type by default other option available on request).
9. HYDROPHONE: This will record sound while video recording underwater, it is design to be effective underwater and will not function
properly if not immersed.
10. FOCUS/ZOOM KNOB: Turning allows manual focus of a single focus lens or rotation of the zoom mechanism of a lens.
11. FOCUS/ZOOM PINION GEAR: Engages and operates the focus or zoom gear attached to the lens.
12. LATERAL ACCESSORY BULKHEAD CONNECTOR: For additional accessories or control connector.
13. LENS RELEASE KNOB: activates the lens release button on the camera allowing easy removal of the lens.
14. LENS RELEASE KNOB LEVER: Applies pressure on the camera lens lock button
15. HOT SHOE CONNECTOR: connects the camera to the Flash Bulkhead. Slide this Connector into the camera Hot Shoe.
When detaching do not pull the cord as this might damage the electrical connections.
16. HAND GRIPS (X2): Left and right grip allowing the mounting of strobe arms and accessories.
17. PORT RELEASE MECHANISM BUTTON: Press down to release the locking mechanism when installing or removing a port or extension.
18. REMOVABLE CAMERA TRAY: Used to attach camera and slide in housing.
19. BAYONNET MOUNTING FLANGE: allows the mounting of different ports and extension rings on the housing.
20. ACCESSORY BULKHEAD CONNECTOR: For additional strobe or remote control connector.
21. GRIP’S ACCESSORIES MOUNTING HOLES: Two 1/4-20 TPI holes on each grip are ready to accept TLC Base Brackets or TLC Base Ball
for strobe arms or accessories.
22. MODE DIAL PORT WINDOW: Enables viewing of the different release options
23. LATCHES: Two heavy duty latches with safety locks to protect against accidental opening.
24. QUICK CONTROL DIAL ACCESS KNOB: It rotates clockwise and counterclockwise. It can be used alone or in combination with other
controls to select or set various camera functions or modes. Refer to camera manual for in depth use.
25. AF-ON / AF-START / STAR ACCESS LEVER: This lever can be pull outward or inward to access both the AF-ON feature and the Star
customizable button, theses are important controls for video shooting and care should be taken to fully understand their working and subtleties.
26. TOP LCD WINDOW: displays essential camera operating data.
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. MOUNTING HOLE FOR ACCESSORY: a 1/4”-20 TPI hole is supplied to accept a TLC accessory or TLC base ball for mounting a
strobe arm or a modeling light.
28. REMOVABLE VIEWFINDER: A full view of the illuminated camera viewnder displays all necessary information.
This viewnder be removed and replaced with optional Aqua View Finder for a larger displayed image.
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29. MODE DIAL ACCESS KNOB: Rotate to select the proper shooting mode, C1, C2 and C3 can pre programmed with personal parameter
CONTROLS IN DETAIL, CONTINUED
and care should be taken to understand the various combination available
30. AF POINT SELECTOR / MAGNIFIER BUTTON: Push to select the AF pattern desired or to magnify the image on the rear LCD,
Spot, Center Weighted or Matrix metering options.
31. SET / MOVIE SHOOTING BUTTON Press to approve selection of menu or to engage the video recording mode.
32. ON/OFF & QUICK CONTRONL DIAL SWITCH LEVER: Rotate to turn on the camera and quick control dial
33. REAR WINDOW LCD: This port window allows viewing of the recorder images and is used in the Live View as well as the Video mode
for framing, a cutaway in the upper right corner allows the users to see the recording pilot light. Allow viewing of menus as well.
34. ERASE BUTTON: Press to delete images.
35. PLAYBACK BUTTON: Press to activate the monitor and review images.
36. INFO BUTTON: This button will activate the rear LCD and display all pertinent shooting information.
37. PICTURE STYLE BUTTON: Press to select the desired feature. (note: It is somewhat recommended to shoot in RAW format and
concentrate on these option in post production).
38. MENU BUTTON: Press to activate menu display, scroll using main or quick dial control knob and select using SET function button
39. LIVE VIEW ACTIVATING BUTTON: Press to engage the LIVE VIEW feature of your camera, this is the rst step in setting up the camera
for video shooting.
40. RUBBER ANTI SKID PADS: Four rubber pads are provided to protect the housing and preventing it from sliding on wet decks.
41. SACRIFICIAL ANODES: (2X) zinc anodes are installed to protect your housing against salt water corrosion; theses are made to deteriorate
easier than the other strategic part of your housing, hence the name sacricial anodes. These anodes need to be replaced by the user
as needed.
42. MOUNTING HOLES: Three 1/4” X 20 holes are provided for mounting strobes trays or accessories.
43. MOISTURE ALARM WARNING DIODE: Warning LED will light up in the unlikely event of water penetrating the housing.
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FEATURES
The Aquatica Pro Digital housing serie is issued from the world’s most technologically advanced underwater housing lineage, ergonomically
designed to place all the essential camera controls under your nger tips and features the following:
A. A port locking mechanism to prevent accidental rotation of the port or extension mounted on the housing
B. A Lens Lock Release control that will activate the lens release button of camera from the outside of the housing.
C. A quick release tray, allowing fast and easy removal of camera.
D. Large ergonomic and easy to operate controls for most of the manual and computerized
camera functions.
E. A exible strobes connector circuitry that allows evolution according to ones needs.
F. The following controls can be easily manipulated or accessed underwater:
- Mechanical shutter release.
- Shutter speed through the Main-Command Dial
- Aperture through the Sub-Cmd Dial
- Focus / Zoom
- AE-L/AF-L & AF-ON and * (star) access
- LCD panel illumination & information display.
- Top LCD windows
- Metering system selector
- Exposure mode (Mode)
-.Exposure Compensation
- Focus Area Selector
- ISO sensitivity
- Delete button access
- Live view & Video recording access
G. A complete selection of bayonet mounted ports including an 6”, 8” and 9.25 diameter dome, two at ports, various extension
rings to preserve the image quality of your EF mount lenses as well as various port adapter for other makes of housings.
H. A complete line of lens gears including Auto/Manual focus selector gears and related accessories.
PREPARATION OF THE HOUSING
1. Attach Grip Bracket to the housing:
The housing comes with two Grips for both right and left hand grips which should be installed on the sides of the housing with the
supplied screws and Allen key. Occasionally remove the grips and lubricate the screws (see Care and Maintenance: of the housing.)
Depending on which strobe system you are using, you can mount the necessary shoes or brackets onto the 1/4”-20 threaded holes on
the top of the hand grips. The AQUATICA TLC strobe arm system is recommended.
There are also three (3) 1/4”-20 threaded holes on the bottom of the housing that can be used for various mounting application trays or
tripod. As well there is another hole on top rear half of the housing for mounting accessories such as a video or focusing light.
Mount your strobe and connect the sync cord to the housing’s strobe bulkhead. Be sure to read the
section titled “Care and Maintenance: of the O-rings.”
2. Lubricate the Main O-ring Seal:
Before use, carefully inspect the Main O-ring seal from in its groove on the front half of the housing to conrm that it is free from
scratches or foreign material. Lubricate the O-ring with a light coat of silicone grease.
When replacing the O-ring place the entire O-ring over the O-ring groove and start by pushing the Oring in the corners. Work your way
around the O-ring making sure the O-ring is snugly sitting in the groove.
For proper handling and maintenance of O-rings be sure to read the section titled “Care and Maintenance: of the O-rings.”
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