Fantasea FS-5 Operator's Manual
FS-5
For Nikon Coolpix S5
Digital Cameras
FS-5
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Manual for the FS-5
Care & Maintenance: ............................
pg.15
Using the flash: .....................................
pg.12
Accessory slave flash: ................................................
Lens accessories: ........................................................
Fantasea coolpix accessory systems and sets: ...............
pg.12
pg.13
Battery life: ............................................
pg.11
Using the fantasea FS-5 housing.....................
pg.8
Opening the Housing: ..................................................
Inserting Camera: ............................................................
Checking the gasket: ...................................................
Closing the housing: ....................................................
pg.8
pg.8
pg.9
pg.10
General information: ..............................
pg.2
The Fantasea FS-5 housing: ........................................
Fantasea FS-5 Uses: ....................................................
General Camera description: ........................................
Nikon Coolpix S5 feature highlights: .............................
pg.2
pg.2
pg.7
pg.7
Table of contents.....................................
pg.1
Exposure Modes:
(Pre-set before camera insertion)
......
Zoom control: ..............................................................
Macro focus: ...............................................................
Quick review: ..............................................................
Camera standby mode: ..............................................
pg.14
pg.14
pg.14
pg.14
pg.14
Shooting Techniques: ............................
pg.14
Viewing the subject: ...............................
pg.10
Taking the picture: .......................................................
Choosing image files: ..................................................
pg.11
pg.11
Flood insurance: ...................................
pg.17
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pg.13
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General Information:
Fantasea FS-5 Uses:
The Fantasea FS-5 housings is designed as an underwater/outdoor
camera housing. It has a working depth of 130 feet/40 meters.
Underwater photographers can dive or snorkel and capture all
the excitement of this fascinating world, while outdoor
photographers also have the option of capturing the action of
such activities as white water and paddle sports, sailing and
boating, surfing, fishing and hunting, backpacking and camping,
and for family activities around the swimming pool or at the
beach. The Fantasea FS-5 will protect those Coolpix cameras
from water, sand, dust, and other damaging elements.
The Fantasea FS-5 housing:
Fantasea has designed a special housing for the Nikon Coolpix
S5 digital camera. The housings, dedicated to Nikon S5, insures
the most compact design for easy handling and accurate access
to camera functions through the critical placement of push-button
controls.
The FS-5 housings provide a built in Flash Diffuser and an antiglare hood over the LCD screen.
Control Features include:
This housing is ideal for outdoor and underwater photographers
who enjoy the camera's automatic exposure features for capturing
fast action pictures easily and creatively.
Zoom
Macro
Exposure
Video/Still
Delete
Review
Menu
Mode
3
Top and front buttons
6
5
2
4
1
3
Back Side of Housing Buttons
7
10
11
8
9
12
4
1: One Touch Portrait/ D-Lighting:
For portrait shots when this button is pressed in shooting mode
the following features are available:
2: Power Switch:
When this button is pressed during full-frame or thumbnail
playback a copy of current picture is created with enhanced
brightness and contrast.
Enhanced Contrast: D-Lighting:
To turn the camera on, press the power switch. The power-on
lamp will light and the monitor will turn on.
To turn the camera off, press the power switch and wait for
the power-on lamp to turn off.
3: Shutter Release button:
This is a two stage shutter-release button. First lightly press
the shutter-release button halfway, stopping when you feel
minimal resistance. Once the camera has focused, press the
shutter-release button the rest of the way down to release the
shutter and take the picture.
4: Buckle to secure housing:
Refer to the section "Using the Fantasea FS-5 Housing" on
how to open and close the camera housing.
5: Removable Flash diffuser:
To diffuse the flash's intensity [the internal flash]. See the
section on "Accessory Slave Flash" for additional information.
6: Lens Port:
Refer to the section "Inserting Camera" for useful information.
Portrait background details are softened; the subject stands
out more clearly.
Face-priority AF camera detects and focuses on faces
automatically.
Advanced red eye reduction reduces red eye caused by
the flash.
5
7: Zoom Control/playback zoom and thumbnail playback
[swivel button]
8: Mode/Shooting/Playback button:
9: Delete[N1] button:
Pressing the W button in full-frame playback displays pictures
in contact sheets whereas pressing the T button can be used
to zoom in on pictures during full-frame playback.
Swivels between Shooting/Playback and Mode function.
Pressing this button during shooting or playback displays a
mode selection menu either Shooting Mode or Playback
Mode menus appear.
To view pictures full-frame in monitor [full-frame playback],
press this button [if camera is off, pressing the button for about
a second will turn the camera on in playback mode].
To delete the current displayed picture in the monitor, press
the Delete button. Two options appear: No or Yes. Highlight
wanted option and press the OK center button [#10].
Additionally, pressing the Delete button in full-frame or
thumbnail playback displays the same dialog requesting
confirmation for deletion. Follow the directions as stated above
to delete.
The zoom control is used to frame subjects in the monitor.
Select W to zoom out, increasing the area visible in the frame.
Select T to zoom up to 3x so that the subject fills a larger
area of the frame. Pressing T for about 2 seconds at 3x zoom
will trigger the digital zoom, allowing subject to be magnified
up to 4x more. Note that unlike the optical zoom, the digital
zoom will not increase the amount of detail visible in the
picture they are simply enlarged producing a slightly grainy
image.
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