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Fantasea FS51 User Manual

Manual for the FS51 Housing
For Nikon Coolpix S50, S50c, S51, S51c, S52 & S52c
Digital Cameras
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
THE FANTASEA FS51 HOUSING ........................................................................................................................ 3
FANTASEA FS51 USES ..................................................................................................................................... 3
GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF CAMERAS ............................................................................................................ 10
NIKON COOLPIX S50, S50C, S51 AND S51C FEATURE HIGHLIGHTS ........................................................... 11
OPENING THE HOUSING ................................................................................................................................ 12
INSERTING CAMERA....................................................................................................................................... 12
CHECKING THE O-RING ................................................................................................................................. 13
CLOSING THE HOUSING.................................................................................................................................. 13
TAKING THE PICTURE .................................................................................................................................... 15
CHOOSING IMAGE FILES ................................................................................................................................ 15
ACCESSORY SLAVE FLASH ............................................................................................................................. 17
LENS ACCESSORIES ....................................................................................................................................... 18
FANTASEA COOLPIX ACCESSORY SYSTEMS AND SETS .................................................................................. 18
EXPOSURE MODES (PRE-SET BEFORE CAMERA INSERTION) ........................................................................... 19
ZOOM CONTROL ............................................................................................................................................ 19
MACRO FOCUS ............................................................................................................................................... 19
QUICK REVIEW .............................................................................................................................................. 19
CAMERA STANDBY MODE ............................................................................................................................. 20
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GENERAL INFORMATION
THE FANTASEA FS51 HOUSING
Fantasea has specially designed the FS51 housing for the Nikon Coolpix S50, S50c, S51, s51c, S52 and S52c cameras. 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. The FS51 housing insures easy handling and accurate access to camera functions through the critical placement of push-button controls and a compact design. The FS51 housing provides all essential control functions: On/Off, Shutter Release, D-Lighting, One-touch Portrait, Mode, Zoom In/Out, Menu, Flash, Exposure Compensation, Timer, Macro, Playback and Delete, and has a built in Flash Diffuser and an anti-glare hood over the LCD screen.
FANTASEA FS51 USES
The Fantasea FS51 housing is designed as an underwater/outdoor camera housing. It features double O-rings on all controls, and has a working depth of 200 feet/60 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, swimming, sailing and boating, surfing, fishing and hunting, backpacking and camping. The Fantasea FS51 will protect the S50, S50c, S51, s51c, S52 and S52c cameras from water, sand, dust, and other damaging elements.
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6. Buckles to Secure Housing
4. Removable Flash Diffuser
5. Lens Port
3. One-touch Portrait /
D-Lighting
Top/Front Side of Housing
Numbered description below refers to corresponding numbers on above graphic.
1. Shutter Release
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.
2. Power On/Off
To turn on the camera, press the power switch. The power-on lamp (green) will turn on for a moment, and the monitor will turn on. To turn off the camera, press the power switch again.
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3. One-touch Portrait / D-Lighting
One-touch Portrait: For portrait shots, press the One-touch Portrait button when the camera is in auto,
high-sensitivity, scene or movie modes. The following features are automatically activated:
o Portrait: Portrait subjects stand out clearly. o Face-priority AF: The camera automatically detects and focuses on faces. o Advanced red-eye reduction: Reduces "red-eye" caused by the flash.
Press the One-touch Portrait button again to return to the shooting mode selected in the shooting mode selection menu.
D-Lighting: can be used to create copies, with enhanced brightness and contrast, brightening dark
portions of a picture. Enhanced copies are stored as separate files.
o Select the desired picture from full-frame or thumbnail playback mode and press the D-
Lighting button.
o Press the multi-selector up or down arrows to choose "OK", and press the OK Button to
confirm your selection.
4. Removable Flash Diffuser
The Flash Diffuser is used to diffuse the flash's intensity [the internal flash]. See the section on "Accessory Slave Flash" for additional information.
5. Threaded Lens Port
Refer to the section "Inserting Camera" for useful information.
6. Buckles to Secure Housing
Refer to the section "Using the Fantasea FS51 Housing" on how to open and close the camera housing.
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8. Zoom In/Out
11. Exposure
Compensation
14. Self-Timer
12. Macro Mode
15. Delete
16. Menu
9. Playback
13. OK button
Back Side of Housing Buttons
Numbered description below refers to corresponding numbers on above graphic.
7. Mode
Press the Mode button during shooting to display the shooting mode selection menu (Auto mode,
Scene mode, Setup mode, High sensitivity shooting mode, Movie mode or Voice recording mode), or during playback to display the playback mode selection menu (Playback mode, Audio playback mode, List by date mode, Calendar mode or Setup mode).
Use the multi selector to choose the desired mode. Press the Playback button to switch between the mode selection menus for shooting mode and
playback mode.
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9. Zoom In/Out
Use the Zoom buttons to activate optical zoom. Press "W" to zoom out, increasing the area visible in
the frame, or "T" to zoom in, so that the subject fills a larger area of the frame. When the camera is zoomed to the maximum magnification (3x), holding "T" down triggers digital zoom. The subject is magnified up to 4x, for a total magnification of 12x. A monitor indicator shows the current zoom ratio.
Press "W" in full-frame playback to display pictures in "contact sheets" of four or nine thumbnail
images.
Press "T" to zoom-in on still images displayed in full-frame playback. When entering a menu, press "T" to view a description of the currently selected menu option.
10. Playback
Press the Playback button to enter full-frame playback. Multi-selector buttons may be used to view
pictures.
Press Playback button again or press the shutter-release halfway to return to shooting mode. If the camera is turned off, hold down the Playback button to turn the camera on in playback mode.
Multi-Selector buttons (11-15)
11. Flash Mode
In order to select a flash mode:
Press the Flash Mode button. Use the multi-selector up/down arrows to choose the desired flash mode (Auto, Auto with Red-Eye
Reduction, Off, Fill Flash and Slow Sync), and press "OK".
12. Exposure Compensation
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