Ikelite 6146.16 User manual

Digital Housing
instruction manual
6146.16 for Canon G16
Thank you for your purchase of kelite 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
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Table of Contents
Specifications ..............................................................P. 4
Package Contents ........................................................P. 4
Preparation ..................................................................P. 4
nitial Camera Setup........................................................P. 5
Attach External Tray and Handle to Housing ..................P. 6
Housing Controls - Front View ........................................P. 7
Housing Controls - Back View ........................................P. 8
Opening the Housing ......................................................P. 9
nstalling the Camera ......................................................P. 9
Attach Hotshoe to Camera..............................................P. 9, 10
Attach Camera to Mounting Tray ....................................P. 9, 10
Using the Camera’s Built-in Flash ..................................P. 11
Closing the Housing ........................................................P. 11
Usage ............................................................................P. 12
Final Check ....................................................................P. 12
Zoom Control ..................................................................P. 12
Diffuser and Deflector nstallation and Use ....................P. 13
Conversion Circuitry ........................................................P. 14
Attaching an kelite Strobe Arm to the Housing Handle..P. 14
Attaching a Sync Cord to the Housing ............................P. 15
Turn Camera On..............................................................P. 15
Entering the Water ..........................................................P. 16
Maintenance ................................................................P. 16
Lens Port ........................................................................P. 16
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Table of Contents - continued
Lubricant..........................................................................P. 16
Housing Maintenance......................................................P. 17
Control Maintenance ......................................................P. 18
Photo Tips ..................................................................P. 20
Troubleshooting ........................................................P. 20
Spare Parts ..................................................................P. 24
ecommended Accessories ....................................P. 24
Customer Support ......................................................P. 26
Limited Warranty ........................................................P. 26
eturning Products for Service ................................P. 27
Product egistration ..................................................Back Cover

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- 6146.16 kelite Digital Housing
- 9523.61 Tray with Single Handle
- 0200.08 Vinyl Port Cover
- 0184.1 Silicone Lubricant
- Flash Diffuser
- Flash Deflector
- Extra Control Tips
Package Contents
This product has been water pressure tested at the factory and is depth
rated to 200ft (60m). Thoroughly inspect and immerse the empty
housing completely in water before installing a camera. f any fogging
occurs or droplets of water enter the housing, do not install a camera.
Clean the main housing o-ring and retest to make sure that it is
watertight. Refer to the Troubleshooting section, page 21.
Please read your camera manual thoroughly to have a full
understanding of each camera function.
f you are new to underwater photography, be sure to read the Photo
Tips section, page 20.
Preparation
Width ......................7.5 in (190 mm) including controls
Height ....................6.2 in (157 mm) including controls
Depth ......................6.4 in (163 mm) including controls and lens port
Weight ....................4.5 lb (2 kg) above water
Buoyancy ................Slightly negative in saltwater for stability
Specifications

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Initial Camera Setup (before placing camera in housing)
- nsert a fully charged camera battery.
- Set Mode Dial to “Av” Aperture Priority and SO to “200.”
- Raise Flash and set to “Flash always fires .”
-In MENU:
Push button and move to the center. Set Digital Zoom to “Off.”
Set AF-Point Zoom to “Off” and Set Servo AF to “On.”
Set Continuous AF to “Off” and AF-assist Beam to “Off.”
Set MF-Point Zoom to “2X” and Safety MF to “On.”
n the Flash Control Built-in Flash Settings Menu, set Red-eye Corr.
and Red-eye Lamp to “Off.”
Set Review mage after Shooting to “4 sec.” and Display nfo to “Off.”
Set Blink Detection to “Off” and S Settings Mode to “Continuous.”
Set Spot AE Point to “Center” and Safety Shift to “Off.”
Set Shortcut Button to Custom White Balance or desired setting.
- In MENU:
Set Date/Time and Time Zone.
Set Lens retract to “1 min” and Eco Mode to “Off.”
n the Power Saving Menu, set Auto Power Down to “Off” and Display
Off to “3 min.”
nsert and Format an SDHC memory card.
-In FUNC./SET MENU:
Set DR Correction to “Off” and AWB White Balance to “Auto.”
Set White Balance to “AWB.” For best results, use manual Custom
White Balance and reset for each working depth.
Set Drive Mode to “Single Shot .”
Set Metering to “Center Weighted Avg. ”
Set ND Filter to “Off” and Still mage Aspect Ratio to “4:3.”
Set mage Type to “JPEG 12M” and mage Compression to “L.”
Set mage Quality to “Superfine” and Movies to “FHD/60P.”
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Initial Camera Setup (continued)
- Set Macro mode to “On” when shooting close-up. f the image
is overexposed, use “-” Flash Exposure Compensation
and/or back away, zoom in, and then reshoot.
Notes:
TTL Flash is NOT available when camera is in “M” Manual mode. There
is no TTL flash even with Canon's own flash in the camera "M" mode.
Manual power settings can be selected in the “Flash Control” section of
the camera menu. The strobe should still be left in TTL mode to take
advantage of this feature.
Leave the housing hotshoe disconnected when using ONLY the camera
flash and no external strobes, or when using an EV manual
controller. f using an EV controller in “M” Manual mode, set the EV
controller to “non Pre-flash.”
When multiple exposure (continuous shooting) mode is used with a
non-TTL flash, the external flash will not fire.
Using a 9/16” open
end or socket Wrench
(not su lied), tighten
the External Tray to
the Housing Base
using the two 3/8-16
Nuts supplied in the
accessory package;
tighten Nuts firmly.
External Tray & Handle
3/8-16 Nut
Attach External Tray and Handle to Housing
Wrench - not su lied

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Housing Controls - Front View
Zoom
Lever
Shutter
Button
Lens Port
External Tray Mounts
Lid Snap
Mode
Dial
Front
Dial
Flash up Switch
Flash Up Switch (Caution)
Turn control downward and inward before inserting camera and closing
housing, otherwise, control can be accidentally wedged between the top
of the housing and the electronics box. This can result in interference
with the housing seal or control malfunction.

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MENU
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1. External Strobe Connector & Cap
2. Flash Exp.Comp. Dial
3. Playback Button
4. Exp. Comp. Dial
5. Movie Button
6. Shortcut Button
7. SO/Single Erase Button
8. AE/FE Lock
9. MF Manual Focus / UP Button
10. Control Dial: (Note that a small
section of the rubber disc is
missing at the end of this control.
This is normal and allows the
Housing Controls - Back View
user to com letely disengage the
control from the camera when
not in use). To disengage dial
from camera, rotate Dial to 6
o’clock position and line up dial
white dot with housing dot.
11. Macro / Left Button
12. FUNC. / SET Button
13. Flash / Right Button
14. D SP.(Display) / Down Button
15. AF Frame Selector Button
16. MENU Button
Power Button / Lamp

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Opening the Housing
Lid Snaps have a Lock.
To open housing, push Lid Snap
Lock forward and lift as shown.
Keep pressure on the Lid Snap so it
does not fly open quickly.
Some Lid Sna s have a lot of
s ring tension once they go over
center, so kee a firm gri on the Lid Sna .
Lid Sna s may be o ened one at a time.
Push Forward
Lid Snap Lock
Lift
Installing the Camera
1. Pull out on each housing control until it stops. This will get the controls
out of the way for installation of the camera.
2. Remove the back from the housing.
3. Remove camera lanyard from camera if attached.
4. The mounting tray for the camera is secured to the housing back.
Position the camera on the tray.
5. When using hardwired external strobes such as the DS51 and DS161,
slide the housing Hotshoe Connector into the Camera Hotshoe Mount,
page 10, diagram A.
Slide the connector forward until it stops. This should
be done before the camera is secured with the mounting bolt, page 10,
diagram B, otherwise, leave the hotshoe disconnected from the camera.
f you are using the built-in flash or a slave strobe and NOT hardwiring
your strobes directly to the housing, leave the housing hotshoe
disconnected from the camera, otherwise the built-in flash will NOT fire.
You will also need to install the Flash Diffiser (supplied) for the built-in
flash, or the Flash Deflector (supplied) to block and deflect the camera
flash to a slave unit, page 13. Refer to page 11 when using ONLY the
Built-in Camera Flash.
6. Using a coin or screwdriver (preferred), secure the camera with the Tray
Mounting Bolt which threads into the camera’s tripod socket, page 10,
diagram B.

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CAUTION:
Do not cross thread or
overtighten the Tray
Mounting Bolt as you
may damage the
camera tri od socket
threads.
Diagram B
Canon
G16
Tray Mounting Bolt
ON/OFF
PowerShot G16
Front
Ikelite
Diagram A
Hotshoe
Connector
Mounting Tray
Housing Back
O-ring
External Strobe Connector
& Waterproof Cap
(Do not remove underwater)
Attach Camera to Mounting Tray
Attach Hotshoe to Camera
* Control Dial “cut away.” When
not in use, rotate Control Dial
white dot to the 6 o’clock position
so “cut away” is over camera dial
and not contacting camera.