Nauticam NA-RX100V Underwater Housing for Sony RX100 Mk V Cameras

Nauticam NA-RX100V Underwater Housing for Sony RX100 Mk V Cameras

Nauticam is pleased to announce the release of it’s newest aluminum underwater camera housing for the Sony RX100 V. The NA-RX100V housing provides the ergonomics, build quality, and innovative feature set our customers demand in a tiny, travel friendly package. Nauticam designs are always improving, and new features integrated into each new release. The ergonomic experience has been tailored for a photographer’s right hand on the side of the housing, placing key controls literally at the users finger tips. There is also a NA-RX100V Pro package which includes the Nauticam Flexitray and right handle. To better support this style of shooting, a set of stainless steel handle brackets and new mechanical shutter release trigger extension is included with every housing. This package also includes two mounting balls and an M14 vacuum valve.

NA-RX100V Feature Checklist

• New stainless steel handle brackets and trigger release
• Secure, easy to use locking latch
• Ergonomic controls with size, shape and color differentiation
• All camera controls accessible
• All controls clearly labeled
• Popup/push down flash lever
• Fiber optic bulkheads
• Integrated leak detector and vacuum monitoring circuit
• M10 accessory mounting ball
• Cold shoe accessory mount
• 67mm threaded port mount for wide angle and macro lenses
• 1/4-20 tripod or tray mounting holes
• Sculpted, sensitive shutter release
• M16 bulkhead port for HDMI output
• M14 bulkhead port for vacuum valve

GOING WIDE OR GOING SMALL

The RX100V housings feature an industry standard 67mm threaded port mount, meaning it is easy to attach a number of different wet mount lenses. A compact camera underwater is only as good as the optics in front of it, and the growing Nauticam accessory lens lineup sets new performance standards with every release.

On the macro end, the Compact Super Macro Converter (CMC) is the ideal choice and enables a subject 35mm wide by 23mm tall to fill the frame. This is over 4x magnification provided by the stock lens (stock lens images 160mm wide, CMC 35mm wide).

All Nauticam lenses are engineered specifically for underwater imaging, not waterproof adaptations of lenses designed for use in air, resulting in superior image quality. The CMC provides visibly sharper images than competing macro lenses, especially in the corders, with noticeably less purple fringing. The lens design is also designed with autofocus systems in mind, easing the learning curve associated with high magnification imaging.

This completely sealed and underwater mountable optic is designed to be used in water – with the refractive index of optical glass to water accounted for at every step in the design process. Optimized for best wide angle performance at the 28mm equivalent focal length, the lens offers 130° diagonal field of view with low distortion, extremely high overall sharpness (especially in the corners), excellent contrast, and resistance to flare.

The outstanding image quality of today’s top compacts paired with Nauticam conversion lenses is stunning. They combine to form a complete system that covers the entire range from macro to super wide angle, and packs into a small backpack or shoulder bag

NAUTICAM VACUUM CHECK SYSTEM

The engineers at Nauticam managed to squeeze in the Nauticam vacuum monitoring and leak detection electronics. By default, it serves as an audible and visual leak detector, but add a Nauticam M14 Vacuum Valve, (p/n 25611) and it becomes a vacuum check system. The vacuum monitoring system provides early warning for any problem with watertight integrity – which means peace of mind when shooting underwater.

VIDEO

The standard NA-RX100V housing supports HDMI out, via an optional HDMI bulkhead connected to the M16 accessory hole in the front of the housing. This means that the underwater videographer can use the excellent SmallHD 501 or 502 Monitors (in the NA-502S housing, p/n 17907), the Atomos Ninja 2 Recorder (NA-NINJA2 housing, p/n 17902), or even the Atomos Shogun UHD Recorder (Nauticam Housing p/n 17904). The RX100IV camera offers “clean” HDMI output, allowing high bit rate Apple ProRes recording at up to 4k 30P with Shogun.

The line between a camcorder and still camera no longer exists, with examples like RX100 V providing excellent capture functionality for both still and motion images. RX100 IV is an excellent upgrade from your favorite action cam, and can even fill a POV or Pole Cam role on natural history productions.

NA-RX100V housing come with two versions, one standard version and one Pro package version

• P/N: 17418 NA-RX100V housing for Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 V Digital Camera
• P/N:17418P NA-RX100V Pro Package (Inc. flexitray, right handle, two mounting balls, M14 vacuum valve, shutter extension)

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

• Depth Rating: 100m
• Weight: 0.85kg
• Dimensions: 150mm (W) × 101mm (H) × 109mm (D)