Ikelite 6116.10 DSC-RX100 User manual

Digital Housing
instruction manual
6116.10 Sony DSC-RX100
Thank you for your purchase of Ikelite equipment. Please read this
instruction manual completely before attempting to operate or dive
with this product. Please refer to the back page of this manual to
register your Ikelite product.

Table of Contents
Specifications ..............................................................P. 3
Package Contents ........................................................P. 3
Preparation ..................................................................P. 4
Initial Camera Setup........................................................P. 4
Parts of the Housing - Front View ..................................P. 5
Parts of the Housing - Back View ..................................P. 6
Opening the Housing ......................................................P. 7
Installing the Camera ......................................................P. 7
Using the Camera’s Built-in Flash ..................................P. 8
Closing the Housing ........................................................P. 8
Usage ............................................................................P. 9
Final Check ....................................................................P. 9
Zoom Control ..................................................................P. 9
Diffuser and Deflector Installation and Use ....................P. 10
Attach External Tray and Handle to Housing ..................P. 11
Attach Ikelite Strobe Arm to Housing ..............................P. 11
Turn Camera On..............................................................P. 12
Entering the Water ..........................................................P. 12
Maintenance ................................................................P. 12
Lens Port ........................................................................P. 12
Lubricant..........................................................................P. 12
Housing Maintenance......................................................P. 13
Control Maintenance ......................................................P. 14
Photo Tips ..................................................................P. 16
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Table of Contents - continued
Troubleshooting ........................................................P. 17
Spare Parts ..................................................................P. 20
Recommended Accessories ....................................P. 20
EV Manual Controller Use ............................................P. 22
Technical Support ....................................................P. 22
Limited Warranty ........................................................P. 23
Returning Products for Service ................................P. 23
Product Registration ..................................................Back Cover
- Ikelite Digital Housing
- Silicone Lubricant
- Vinyl Port Cover
Package Contents
- Diffuser and Deflector
- Lanyard (attached to housing)
- Extra Control Tips
Width ......................6.8 in. (173mm) including controls
Height ....................5.0 in. (127mm) including controls
Depth ......................5.5 in. (140mm) including controls and lens port
Weight ....................2.6 lb (1179g) above water
Buoyancy ................Slightly negative in freshwater
Specifications

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This product has been water pressure tested at the factory and is depth
rated to 200 ft. (60m). Thoroughly inspect and immerse the empty
housing completely in water before installing a camera. If any fogging
occurs or droplets of water enter the housing, do not install a camera.
Clean the housing main o-ring and retest to make sure that it is
watertight. Refer to the Troubleshooting section, page 17.
Please read your camera manual thoroughly to have a full
understanding of each camera function.
If you are new to underwater photography, be sure to read the Photo
Tips section, page 16.
Preparation
Initial Camera Setup (before placing camera in housing)
- Insert and Format an SD memory card.
- Set Date and Time.
- Set Mode Dial to “A” Aperture Priority. Manually adjust aperture setting
to achieve the best exposure for your shooting conditions. The shutter
speed will be locked at 1/30th second. If a faster shutter speed is
desired, set Mode Dial to “M” Manual mode to manually adjust both
aperture and shutter speed settings.
- Set Drive Mode to “Single Shooting.”
- Set Flash Mode to “Fill-flash” and Focus Mode to “Single-shot AF.”
- Set Autofocus Area to “Center” and ISO to “80.”
- Set Metering Mode to “Center” and White Balance to “Auto WB.”
- Set DRO/Auto HDR and AF Illuminator to “OFF.”
- Set SteadyShot to “On.”
- Set Red Eye Reduction to “Off” and Auto Review to “5 Sec.”
Do not extend camera flash before placing in housing.

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Parts of the Housing - Front View
Mode Dial
Shutter
Release
Zoom Lever
External Tray Mount
Control Ring
Lid Snap
Lens Port
ON/OFF (Power) Button
Control Ring: To properly engage the Control Ring on the surface or in
shallow water, apply slight downward pressure as you rotate the knob.

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Housing Controls
1. MOVIE Button
2. Fn Function Button
3. MENU Button
4. DISP Display
5. Control Wheel
6. Drive Mode
Parts of the Housing - Back View
7. Set / Tracking Focus
8. Flash Mode
9. c Exposure Comp.
10. Playback Button
11. ? / Guide/Delete Button

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CAUTI N:
Some camera tripod
socket threads are
plastic. The mounting
bolt is metal. Do not
cross thread or over
tighten as you may
damage the camera
tripod socket threads.
Installing the Camera
1. Remove any lanyard attached to the camera.
2. Pull out on each housing control until it stops. This will get the controls
out of the way for installation of the camera.
3. Remove the back from the housing.
4. The mounting tray for the camera is secured to the housing back.
Position the camera on the tray. Do not extend the camera flash.
5. Using a coin or screwdriver (preferred), secure the camera with the tray
mounting bolt which threads into the camera’s tripod socket - Diagram A.
pening the Housing
Lid Snaps have a Lock.
To open housing, push Lid Snap
Lock forward and lift as shown.
eep pressure on the Lid Snap so
it does not fly open quickly.
Some lid snaps have a lot of
spring tension once they go over
center, so keep a firm grip on the lid snap.
Lid Snaps may be opened one at a time.
Push Forward
Lid Snap Lock
Lift
Diagram A
SONY
ZEISS
Tray Mounting Bolt

Closing the Housing
1. Place housing face down in your lap or on a
flat surface.
2. Check to see that there is an o-ring on the
housing back and that it is clean and in its
proper location.
3. Guide the back into the housing front. The
o-ring should touch the housing all the way
around. There should be an even gap all
the way around between the housing and
the housing back.
4. Lift the lid snaps so they are extended and
place each lid snap into the corresponding
hook on the housing back.
5. To close the housing, push down on the lid
snaps until they snap into place. Lid snaps
on opposite sides of the housing should be
closed at the same time. Be sure they are
down far enough to engage the lock.
Housing Back
O-ring
Housing Back
O-ring
Even gap on
all four sides
Housing
Using the Camera’s Built-in Flash
If you are shooting with the camera’s built-in flash and the camera lens
is set to the widest angle, you may need to zoom the lens slightly or a
dark area may appear in a lower corner of close-up photographs. The
lens port may block some of the light. Install the Diffuser and zoom in
slightly to eliminate any dark areas noted in your photographs (You can
test this above water). See Diffuser/Deflector Installation - page 10.
For the best results, we recommend using an external Ikelite Substrobe.
The camera’s built-in flash cannot be used with optional Wide-angle or
Accessory lenses.
Do not extend the camera flash before placing camera in housing.
Camera flash may be extended after camera is secured inside housing.
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Usage
Final Check
The clear housing permits instant visual inspection of the camera and
sealing surfaces as well as complete monitoring of controls and camera
LCD screens. This housing has been factory water pressure tested to
200’ (60m).
Once the housing is closed, check the o-ring seal. Check the gap
between the housing back and the housing. It should be even all the
way around the housing.
Look through the clear plastic back at the o-ring. You should see a
darkened area where the o-ring is compressed against the housing
back. If you do not see an even black compression seal all the way
around the back, open the lid snaps, reseat the housing back and close
the lid snaps. Visually check the seal again.
Zoom Control (lever type only)
After you have used the housing's
zoom control, it must be returned to the
center position to disengage. If the
housing zoom control is pushing the
zoom lever in either direction, you may
not be able to take a picture or access
other functions. This is because the
camera is receiving a signal from the
engaged zoom control.
+
-
+
-
Zoom Control
“Engaged”
Zoom Control
“Disengaged”
(Center Position)
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Diffuser Use
The diffuser should be installed when using the camera flash. When
shooting close-up photographs with the camera flash and at the camera
lens’s widest angle setting, the lens port on the housing can block a
portion of the light from the camera flash. This can result in a shadow in
a lower corner of the frame. Zoom the lens to eliminate the shadow (You
can test this above water).
Deflector Use
The deflector should be installed when using any Ikelite external strobe.
The deflector will block and redirect the camera’s flash to an optional
AF35 slave unit or EV Manual Controller, which will then control the
external strobe’s output. The deflector also stops the built-in flash from
creating backscatter in the image. Remove the diffuser before
attempting to install the deflector.
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Diffuser/Deflector material
Small hole
Cut-out
Section
A diffuser and deflector are
included with the housing. The
diffuser is white transparent plastic.
The deflector is also white but is
not transparent.
To install the diffuser or deflector,
push the “Cut-out” Section into the
port groove until it stops.
Note the Small Hole. To avoid
losing the diffuser or deflector, you
can attach a fishing line or string to
this hole.
Diffuser and Deflector Installation
Diffuser/Deflector properly
installed in port groove