Canon SEAFLASH 150DIGITAL manuale d’uso

SEAFLASH 150 DIGITAL 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 accessori[...]

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 chargi ng unit and TTL cable which are delivered with the flash. • Never connect two flashes together to a[...]

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 an d 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 lis ted in E-TTL, film-TTL and in manual mode. By using digital cameras all t[...]

4 GENERAL DESCRIPTION The SEAFLASH 150 DIGITAL is fully controlled by a micro processor. Some of the signi ficant advantages of using a micro controller are the possi bility 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 ge[...]

sealing surface regularly. Attention Always prevent water or mo isture from entering into the battery container or into the batteries. Close the battery container (6) before using the flash under water. If no syncro cable is connected, close also t he syncro socket (7) with the protection cap. Feature The battery container is completely sealed. In [...]

max power. With 40% power residual ca. 60 lamps at full power. This should be enough capacity for one dive without recharging. When the battery is down to 20% the display and the ready flash indicator start to blink every minute for 4 seconds and an audible alarm sounds once. When the battery is completely discharged a continuous alarm is emitted a[...]

long time, a few full charge/discharge cycles (4-7) are necessary to refresh the batte ries for perfect conditions. .c Battery maintenance As for all NiMH battery it's advised to fully discharge the battery when possible before charging it. To discharge the battery, leave it inside the flash and switch it on in high pilot lamp (P1) position. T[...]

showing the delivered energy in % on max flash energy, both with film and digital cameras. This feature allows the user to identify whether it is still possi ble to open or close the aperture. .b Manual mode The user can choose the flash energy between 7 + 5 different steps. Information With digital cameras no pre lamp is emitted. The display indic[...]

IMPORTANT – FOR NIKON USERS For I-TTL use with NIKON cameras S6 sockets on the flash and the camera are recommended. Connect the main flash (master) always to the left socket – the 2.flash ( slav e ) to the right socket. If two strobes are used you have to use the dedicated SEACAM - NIKON digital dual str obe connector (S-N DDSC) . This circuit[...]

problem occurs repeatedly check and clean the camera hot shoe, the strobe connectors and wires. Wires plugs and sockets must be absolutely dry to be working flawlessly. Water inside the connectors can stop the data transmission and TTL working mode. 7 PILOT LIGHT A 3W power LED (11) generates a very bright pilot light. This light beam of 10° allow[...]

with a true S.O.S. function. With the power switch (1) in the SOS position a true S.O.S. light signal is generated. This feature can also be used to test the flash. Attention Use the S.O.S. signal only when really needed and never use it to discharge the battery. 9 DISPLAY ERROR CODES If an error is recognized by the micro processor, a code is show[...]

N5 SOCKET Pay attention when plugging it in; hold it at the anti-kink sleeve of the spiral cord, completely pull the movable nut back and tenderly press the plug in as s oon as tongue and groove click into place. Then tighten the nut. Attention If no sync wire is connect ed, close also the sync socket (7) with the protection cap. Due very special p[...]

• User manual 12 CONNECTIONS Connect the flash to the housing and the camera only as described below. Battery power supply plug Input: 12-14V, 1.5A DC CANON Syncro socket S6 (wires rear view) 1 – Trigger 2 – Camera Data 3 – Ground 4 – TTL / Clock 5 – Ready / Clock 6 – Flash Data CANON digital 1/2 flash Connect all wires to the housing[...]

NIKON Attention Never connect two flash devices parallel to a digital NIKON camera. It can result in serious damage of flash and camera. Syncro socket N5 (wires rear view) 1 – Trigger 2 – TTL / Data 3 – Ground 4 – Acknowledge 5 – Ready / Clock Syncro socket S6 (wires rear view) 1 – Trigger 2 – TT L / Data 3 – Ground 4 – Ac knowled[...]

Nikon film 2 flash NIKON digital 2 flash no digital dual strobe connector (S-N DDSC) installed. NIKON digital 2 flash S-N DDSC SEACAM - NIKON digital 1 2 3 4 5 Ca me r a Mo u n t i n g - f o o t top v iew 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 D2 BA T 4 6 D1 BA T 4 6 D1 r BA T 4 6 D2r BA T 4 6 D1 x BA T 4 6 D2 x BA T 4 6 1 2 3 4 5 C am er a M oun ti ng- f oot top v i[...]

dual strobe connector installed. (connection on comp one nt side) Connect all wires to the housin g so cket and to the camera hot shoe followin g the numbering J1 main strobe (ma ster) J2 2. Strobe (slave) J3 camera (hot shoe) FLASHARM FIXATION Use the M8 stainless steel inse rt thread at the bottom of the flash to fix the SEAFLASH 150 DIGITAL on a[...]

13 TECHNICAL DETAILS AND FEATURES • CANON digital E-TTL / film-TTL • NIKON digital I-TTL/ film-TTL • Energy 150 Ws • Uw-guide number 14 - ISO 100 / 1m at full power • Coverage light angle 130° • 180 flashes at full power • Recycle time 0,1 – 2 sec. • Manual light level selecti on in 7 + 5 different steps • Color temperature 440[...]

14 WARRANTY A 24 month warranty from the dat e of invoice for function and tightness applies to the flash delivered. This warranty is valid within the EU member count ries – for non EU member countries the warranty of the c ountry to where the article is delivered applies. Warranty repai rs do not extend the warranty time. This warranty does not [...]