Nauticam Panasonic LX100 Housing
The perfect solution for high end video with easy manual controls packed into a tiny body. The future of digital video begins now.
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Product Overview:
The NA-LX100 Housing is a compact underwater housing designed to allow the user to harness the full potential of this advanced compact camera underwater. Machined from a solid block of aluminum and depth rated to 100M (330 ft), the housing offers full camera controls with innovative engineering to allow access and ease of use for all options.
LX100 Camera Review:
Read our full LX100 review to lean more about its features and why we love it for underwater photography.
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Nauticam LX100 Recommended Accessories
- Nauticam LCD magnifier, for people without perfect vision
- Nauticam handstrap, for single-hand holding
- Nauticam N50 Short Port, for wide-angle lenses
- Nauticam N50 Dome Port, restores in air Field of View underwater
- AOI UWL-09 Wide Angle Lens  gives excellent wide-angle results
- Bluewater +7 macro lens, for great macro
- Nauticam Compact Macro Converter, highest quality macro diopter
- Nauticam Housing O-Ring
- N50 Port O-Ring
Housing Details
All of the basic functions and ergonomic enhancements that Nauticam users have grown to know and love are incorporated in NA-LX100. The housing is machined from a solid block of aluminum, then hard anodized to seal out corrosive salt water.  It is closed via a simple, yet secure locking rotary latch. The right side of the housing is sculpted to fit the palm of the user's hand, and Nauticam's two-stage shutter release lever provides clear differentiation between the half press and full press shutter release positions.  All functions are clearly labeled, and an M16 accessory socket allows an optional vacuum valve to be installed.
This housing also includes handle brackets that can be used with the optional Flexitray or Easitray, providing additional stability - important when shooting high resolution video.Â
The Nauticam leak alarm and vacuum monitoring system is installed as standard equipment. Â This system provides an audible and visual alert to any water entry in the housing, and when combined with an accessory M16 Vacuum Valve (#25612) the water tight integrity of the system can be tested before ever entering the water and monitored throughout the dive.
New N50 Port System
The NA-LX100 features the new Nauticam interchangeable port system for compact cameras with long zoom lenses. Called the "N50" mount, it allows optical solutions to be precisely dialed in for maximum performance in water. Â Ports are attached via a bayonet fitting, and locked securely in place.
The housing ships with the Standard Port (left), perfect for general shooting with full zoom capability.. This port offers a 60 degree angle of view underwater (compared to the standard 85 degrees in air). Accessories like the Flip Holder are available for this port so you can attach the excellent Compact Macro Converter for great macro compositions. Switch over to the mini 3.5" Dome Port for a wider field of view. This port restores the "in-air" field of view while underwater giving you access to the full 85 degree FOV. You maintain full zoom capability with this port, though the best quality will be found fully zoomed out. Lastly, for an extra push of wide angle use the N50 Short Port with 67mm threads to attach a wet wide angle lens. This port utilizes the camera at its widest - no zoom capability here. When paired with select wide angle lenses you gain a wider field of view of 100 degrees or more (specific lenses have yet to be tested).
NA-LX100 Housing Features
- Depth Rating: 100 meters
- Secure, easy to use locking latch
- Ergonomic controls with size, shape and color differentiation
- All camera controls accessible
- All controls clearly labeled
- Popup flash lever
- Dual fiber optic bulkhead
- Integrated leak detector and optional vacuum check
- M10 hole for mounting ball
- Cold shoe mount
- Interchangeable port mount
- Standard port offers full zoom throughÂ
- 1/4-20 tripod or tray mounting holes
- Sculpted, sensitive shutter release
- M16 bulkhead port for vacuum valve
- Zoom Lock
- Handle brackets for Added Stability
Nauticam LX100 undewater video
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LX100 underwater photos
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Great detail and color with the LX100, taken while diving the Red Sea
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