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Digi-Seacam Manual Version 1.3 Digi-seacam Manual Version 1.3 Digi-SeaCam Owner’s Manual Deepsea Power & Light, Inc. 3855 Ruffi n Road, San Diego, CA. 92 123-1813 www.deepsea.com Digi-seacam Manual Version 1.3 1) OVERVIEW a) The Digi-seacam offers a flexible, high resolution digital photography system which provides a ‘drop in’ solution to a variety of Oceanographic imaging applications. The basic system provides a 4000 meter depth rated (optional upgrade to 6000 meter rating), 3.3 Mpixel, digital camera with up to 1GB of internal image storage and a corrected dome port which generates crisp, wide angle photographs exhibiting a minimum of geometric distortion. The camera can operate in either attended or unattended modes and provides the capability to operate, change time lapse settings, and upload photographs without opening the pressure housing. Deepsea Power & Light, Inc. 3855 Ruffin Road, San Diego, CA. 92123-1813 www.deepsea.com Digi-seacam Manual Version 1.3 2) SPECIFICATIONS a) CAMERA i) CAMERA SYSTEM: Nikon Coolpix 995 (1) Image sizes (user settable): 2048 X 1536 (FULL), 1600 X 1200 (UXGA), 1280 X 960 (SXGA), 1024 X 768 (XGA), 640 X 480 (VGA) 2048 X 1360 (3:2). (2) Optical Zoom: 4:1 (3) Lens: Nikkor, f 2.8 – 5.1, 10 elements, 8 – 32 mm. (4) Viewfinder: NTSC or PAL monitor video available on test video output connector (5) Storage, File System: Design rule for Camera File systems , Digital Print-Order Format (DPOF) compliant. (6) Storage, Compression: JPEG-based-compliant, FINE (~ ¼), NORMAL (~1/8), BASIC (~1/16), HI (uncompressed: RGB – TIFF). (7) Storage, Media: CompactFlash Card (Type 1 or Type 2) (8) Sensitivity: ISO 100 equivalent (selectable Auto, ISO 100, 200, 400, 800) (9) Shutter: 8 sec to 1/2000 sec b) OPTICS i) Port: 80mm diameter, hemispherical, tempered, BK-7 dome port. ii) Corrective optics: Multi element, pseudo-telecentric corrector, A/R coated. iii) Field of View: (1) Vertical: 46o (2) Horizontal: 74o c) ELECTRICAL i) Power requirement: 10 – 34VDC, 1A max (nominal ~ .1A) ii) Camera Control Port: EIA, RS-232 Compliant iii) Camera Data (image upload) Port: USB compliant iv) Strobe interface: xsync v) Video output: Slow scan, 15 frames/sec, NTSC or PAL compliant vi) Control: External switch closures may be used to: START, or STOP time lapse, as well as snap a single photo. d) MECHANICAL i) Depth rating: 4000m standard, 6000m optional ii) Pressure rating: 7000psi standard, 10,200psi optional iii) Weight in air: 16.75 lbs (7.60 kg) iv) Weight in water: 6.13 lbs (2.78kg) v) Dimensions (L X W X H): 8” X 12.5” X 7” vi) Materials: Aluminum Housing , MIL-A-8625F TYPE III, CLASS 1, Dichromate seal anodize. Titanium end cap. Glass port. Polypropylene crash guard, Acetal retainer. vii) Installation Drawing: Rear view of mounting bracket. Deepsea Power & Light, Inc. 3855 Ruffin Road, San Diego, CA. 92123-1813 www.deepsea.com Digi-seacam Manual Version 1.3 e) OPERATING MODES i) Attended: Camera may be set to take a single photograph on command or begin taking a sequence of photographs at a pre- programmed interval until commanded to stop. ii) Unattended: Camera may be set to delay a programmable interval of time and then begin snapping images at a programmable interval. Deepsea Power & Light, Inc. 3855 Ruffin Road, San Diego, CA. 92123-1813 www.deepsea.com Digi-seacam Manual Version 1.3 3) QUICK START (using Deck Box) 1. Quick start and checkout of the Digi-seacam a. Getting started i. Connections: 1. Connect Deck Box Cable 706-000-036 between the Digi-seacam’s 5 pin connector and the Deck Box’s 8 pin connector. 2. Connect the Deck Box Cable 706-000-038 between the Digi-seacam’s 16 pin connector and the Deck Box’s 16 pin connector. 3. Connect the Host Serial Cable 706-000-040 between the 4 pin connector on the Deck Box and the DB-9M connector on the host computer. 4. DO NOT CONNECT the USB cable at this point. 5. Connect the Test Video Out jack on the Deck Box to an appropriate monitor. Monitor should accept 1Vp-p input video, 75 Ohm input impedance, RS-170A signal standard. 6. Connect the strobe output jack to an xsync type strobe trigger. 7. Connect the Deck Box Power Cable 706-000-039 between a standard 120VAC outlet and the Deck Box. Press the ‘RESET’ switch on the GFCI, the green LED on the Deck Box will glow. The camera may wake up and immediately begin snapping pictures at the programmed interval. ii. Digisnap Configuration. The Digi-seacam remembers the previous configuration data. On initial start up it is a good Deepsea Power & Light, Inc. 3855 Ruffin Road, San Diego, CA. 92123-1813 www.deepsea.com Digi-seacam Manual Version 1.3 idea to verify these settings even if there is no desire to change them. 1. Run a terminal emulation program on the computer such as HyperTerminal. Configure the emulator for: ANSI, 19200, 8-N-1 with no handshaking. 2. Set the deck box toggle switch to ‘LOAD’. This connects the Digisnap to the host computer. When set to ‘RUN’ (later in this script) it will connect the Digisnap to the CoolPix 995. 3. Press the ‘RESET’ button on the Deck Box. The LED will extinguish, release the button. If the terminal emulator is configured correctly, a menu will scroll by on the computer display. 4. To configure for either ‘Alvin’ mode or ‘sled’ mode, set up the Simple Time Lapse mode. This is done by Deepsea Power & Light, Inc. 3855 Ruffin Road, San Diego, CA. 92123-1813 www.deepsea.com Digi-seacam Manual Version 1.3 typing ‘M’ for set operating mode followed by return. In the operating mode menu, select ‘T’ for simple time lapse mode. Select “m” from menu to get configure the start up mode.<enter> Select “t” to start in Simple Time Lapse mode when the camera powers up.<enter> Deepsea Power & Light, Inc. 3855 Ruffin Road, San Diego, CA. 92123-1813 www.deepsea.com Digi-seacam Manual Version 1.3 5. Exit that menu and select ‘T’ from the main menu to configure the simple time lapse settings. You will be guided through the setting up the number of images to capture (0 for ‘infinite’), the time to delay before starting the time lapse mode, and the interval between image captures. Then exit to the main menu and type ‘Q’ to quit (save changes, shut off Digisnap). Select “t” again to configure Simple Time Lapse mode.<enter> Input desired time increments. <enter> iii. CoolPix 995 Configuration Deepsea Power & Light, Inc. 3855 Ruffin Road, San Diego, CA. 92123-1813 www.deepsea.com Digi-seacam Manual Version 1.3 1. The camera may have been turned off for shipment or storage. To configure the camera, turn the camera on M for manual operation. ( see page 92 of the Coolpix manual in Appendix A) 2. Disable the internal strobe by pressing the menu button. ( Page 133 Nikon user’s manual-see appendix A ). a. Scroll down the menu and select the “S” tab. This is called Set-Up1. b. Using the camera button with the arrows, scroll and select Speedlight Opt. c. Select Int Flash off. d. Select “yes” to enable the internal flash off option. The external sync will still be active. (The camera strobe must be unlatched for the sync to fire). e. Exit by pressing the menu button 3. Set manual focus. Hold down the manual focus button (M-FOCUS on the rear of the camera) while adjusting the focus setting with the rotary dial on the top. The Digi-seacam focuses much closer underwater than the focus numbers indicate, refer to the focus correction table (see section 6 of this manual) to accommodate this or set to ‘INF’ (INF is a good, general purpose setting). (Page 81 Nikon user’s manual) 4. Set the auto power down function to the shortest interval (30 sec). ( Page 127 Nikon user’s manual). a. In the Set-up 1 menu, select Auto Off. b. Select 30s. c. Exit by pressing the menu button 5. Set-up eternal strobe to trigger whenever a shot is taken. a. Press the Flash mode button repeatedly until only the ‘lightning’ icon appears (the flash door must be open/unlatched in order for this button to function). (Page 69-70 in Nikon user’s manual). Deepsea Power & Light, Inc. 3855 Ruffin Road, San Diego, CA. 92123-1813 www.deepsea.com Digi-seacam Manual Version 1.3 b. Note that the camera internal camera strobe must be unlatched for the sync to fire. As factory configured, a bracket holds the flash slightly open to facilitate this. 6. Set wide zoom as default mode. a. In the Set-up1 menu, scroll and select Zoom options. b. Select Startup position. c. Select wide. d. Press the menu button to exit. iv. Operating 1. Change the toggle switch on the Deck Box to ‘RUN’ to connect the Digisnap to the CoolPix. 2. Press the ‘RESET’ button on the Deck Box. You have just started the ‘Alvin’ mode and the camera will begin snapping images at the preset interval – without the programmed delay. 3. To stop the current cycle, press the ‘STOP CYCLE’ button on the Deck Box. Since the Digisnap woke up the camera with the ‘take a picture’ command, at least one photo will be snapped no matter how quickly you press the ‘STOP CYCLE’ button. IF POWER IS MOMENTARILY INTERRUPTED OR IF THE RESET BUTTON IS PRESSED, THE CAMERA WILL RE- ENTER ‘ALVIN’ MODE.
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