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.

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Closing the Housing
1. Place housing face down in your lap or on a flat surface. Check to see
that there is an o-ring on the housing back, and that it is clean and in its
proper location.
2. Guide the back into the housing front. Once the
back is properly installed, the o-ring should
touch the housing all the way around.
There should be an even gap on each side
of the housing between the housing and
the back.
3. Lift the lid snaps so they are
extended and place each lid snap
into the corresponding hook on the
housing back.
4. 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.
The o-ring seal should now appear as a solid black line.
Housing Back
O-ring
Even gap on
all four sides
Using the Camera’s Built-in Flash
f 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. nstall the Diffuser (included) and
zoom in slightly to eliminate any dark areas noted in your photographs
(You can test this above water). See Diffuser/Deflector nstallation, page
13.For the best results, we recommend using an external kelite
Substrobe.
The camera’s built-in flash CANNOT be used with optional Wide-Angle or
Accessory lenses.
Lid Hook
Lid
Snap

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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
200ft (60m).
Once the housing is closed, recheck the o-ring seal. Check the gap
between the housing back and the housing. t 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 or solid black line where the o-ring is compressed against
the housing back. f 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. f 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 any shadow not
eliminated by the Diffuser (You can test this above water).
Deflector Use
The Deflector should be installed when using a slave unit to trigger an
external strobe. The Deflector will block and redirect the camera’s flash
to a slave unit which controls the external strobe’s output. Remove the
Diffuser before attempting to install the Deflector.
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 over the
port and 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

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Ikelite Housing Conversion Circuitry
This housing has kelite designed and patented Conversion Circuitry
built right into the housing back. The Conversion Circuitry provides real
Canon eTTL flash exposure when used with kelite DS series
Substrobes. Once a DS-series substrobe is attached to the camera
housing, the conversion circuitry is automatically powered after the
strobe is turned on. Once attached, turn the strobe on first before turning
on the camera.
Attaching an Ikelite Strobe Arm to the Housing Handle
To attach an kelite Arm to your
Housing Handle, depress the
spring-loaded Handle Push
Button until it stops. Gently slide
the pronged end of the kelite
Arm into the hole in the top of
the Handle as shown.
When the kelite Arm is properly
seated, the Handle Push Button
will return to its starting position.
kelite Arm
Handle Push
Button
Housing Handle

The Housing Bulkhead is designed to accept only an kelite 5-pin TTL
Sync Cord.
1. Lightly lubricate the Sync Cord O-ring. Use ONLY kelite lubricant
(supplied with housing).
2. Remove Bulkhead Cap from Housing Bulkhead.
3. Line up the Sync Cord Pins with the corresponding Bulkhead
Receptacles. Gently insert Sync Cord into Bulkhead. DO NOT force this
installation. If the Sync Cord does not seat ro erly inside the Bulkhead,
then the Pins and Rece tacles are im ro erly aligned (re eat Ste 3).
4. Tighten the Knurled Nut snugly using your ndex finer and thumb. DO
NOT use pliers or other tools to tighten the Knurled Nut.
- Always remove the
Sync Cord from your
Housing when not in
use and replace the
Bulkhead Cap.
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Turn Camera On
Turn the camera on and operate each of the housing controls to get a
feel for using the camera in the housing. Take a few test shots on land.
Attaching a Sync Cord to the Housing
Bulkhead
Cap
Sync Cord O-ring
Housing
Bulkhead
kelite TTL
Sync Cord
Sync Cord Pin
Knurled Nut

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Maintenance
Lubricant
kelite provides silicone lubricant with the housing. We recommend you use
only kelite lubricant on kelite products. Other brands may cause the main
housing o-ring to swell and not seal properly.
Use only enough lubricant to lightly cover the main housing o-ring or
lubricate a sticky control. Wipe off any excess lubricant with a clean
cloth. Lubricant is not a sealant; it is used to reduce friction. Excessive
lubricant can collect sand and dirt which may interfere with proper
sealing.
CAUTION:
Never use spray lubricants as the propellant ingredient can cause
the plastic housing to crack or o-rings to swell.
Lens Port
Treat the glass or acrylic in the lens port as a camera lens. After use,
rinse and gently dry the outside lens port to avoid water spotting. To
clean, use a mild soap solution or lens cleaner. Do not rinse the inside
port glass. Do not use alcohol or window cleaner on the Lens Port.
Entering the Water
As soon as you enter the water, take a moment and check the housing
to see that it is properly sealed. f time permits, we recommend you first
water test the housing with no camera inside to assure a safe and
watertight environment.
Next, check to see if there are any bubbles on the face of the lens port.
f there are, take your finger and remove them. f there are bubbles on
the lens port they can produce soft focus spots in your photos or video.

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Housing Maintenance
Your kelite Digital Housing should be given the same care and attention
as your other photographic equipment. n addition to normal
maintenance, we recommend that the housing be returned to kelite
periodically to be checked and pressure tested.
-Do Not leave the camera and housing in direct sunlight for prolonged
periods. Heat may damage the camera.
-Do Not ship the camera in the housing.
- Before using the housing, always check the tightness of the set screw
in each control knob. Check each control gland penetrating the housing
to make sure they are tight. There is a slight chance that either could
vibrate loose during travel.
- Keep the main housing o-ring clean and lightly lubricated. To lubricate,
remove the o-ring from the back. Put a small amount of lkelite lubricant
on your fingers. Pull the o-ring through your fingers to apply a thin
coating of lubricant. Only apply enough lubricant to make the o-ring feel
slick. Do Not stretch the o-ring. This light coating of lubricant will help
to keep the o-ring from drying out and will help to show a dark sealing
line when the housing back is properly sealed.
- Keep the area where the o-ring fits and the sealing surface of the
housing clean.
- Rinse the housing exterior thoroughly in freshwater after each saltwater
use. Depress push buttons repeatedly in freshwater to eliminate trapped
saltwater. Dry with a soft cloth. Dry lens port to eliminate water spotting.
After several uses in saltwater, soak the housing exterior in a mild soap
solution; rinse and dry before storing. When storing the housing, remove
the back o-ring, lightly lubricate, and place in a plastic bag. Place the
plastic bag with o-ring inside the housing for safe keeping.
- f removing a housing push button, Do Not re-use the E-clip. Contact
kelite for replacement E-clips (part 0319.12).
- Leave lid snaps in the open position when not using the housing for
extended periods.

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Control Maintenance
kelite controls are designed to provide years of reliable service with
minimal maintenance.
- Push button controls normally require no maintenance other than rinsing
in freshwater after saltwater use. Depress each push button in
freshwater several times to eliminate trapped saltwater. f a push button
control becomes difficult to push or if it sticks when depressed, soak the
housing in luke warm freshwater. After a few minutes, operate the push
button. f this does not correct the problem, return the housing to kelite
for maintenance. f you are on a trip and unable to return the housing
immediately, a push button may be lubricated by pressing and holding
the push button all the way in. Then, use your finger or other small
object to place a small amount of lube at the base of the shaft inside the
housing. Press and release the push button several times until the lube
is worked up into the o-ring.
- Some of the controls have long shafts. These controls can be pulled out,
exposing the shaft, diagrams C and D, page 19.
To lubricate the control, gently pull on the knob until the stainless steel
shaft is exposed. Lightly lubricate the shaft, then move the shaft in and
out several times. This will lubricate the x-ring in the kelite control gland.
This should be done before using the housing after a prolonged storage
period, or once a week when the housing is in constant use.
- Some of the controls have a short shaft and cannot be pulled out,
exposing the shaft for lubrication. n the unlikely event one of these
controls sticks or becomes difficult to operate, you can remove the
control from the housing and lubricate it, or return the housing to kelite
for maintenance. To remove the control, diagram C, page 19, loosen the
set screw in the knob (allen wrench required); remove the knob. f there
is salt or dirt build-up on the exposed control shaft, clean the shaft.
Open the housing and gently slide the control shaft out of the control
gland. Clean and lightly lubricate the shaft, including the end of the
shaft.

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Control Maintenance - continued
Slide the shaft back into the control gland and gently slide it back and
forth a few times without fully removing the shaft from the gland.
Replace the knob, noting the flat area on the shaft. The set screw in the
knob should tighten down against the flat area on the control so the
knob does not turn on the shaft.
After completing this procedure, close the housing and submerge it in
water without the camera inside. Check the control for watertightness.
Housing
Lubricate shaft
Pull out knob to
expose shaft
Diagram D
Loosen set screw
(allen wrench required)
Tighten set screw down
against this flat area
when replacing the knob.
Housing Gland
Control Shaft
Lubricate end of shaft
before reinserting into
gland
Diagram C

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Photo Tips
- The number one rule in underwater photography is to eliminate as much
water between the camera and subject as possible. Get as close as you
can to the subject, then use the zoom. f you are using flash for still
photos, subjects beyond 6 feet (1.8m) will not have much color
regardless of strobe power.
- Photograph in clear water; do not stir up the sand or silty bottom. f
backscatter becomes a problem in the environment you are
photographing, an external flash will help eliminate much of the
backscatter.
- Many digital cameras have a slight lag time between when you press
the shutter release button and the camera actually takes the picture.
Hold the housing steady a second or two after pressing the shutter
release button.
- Do not shoot down on subjects as they will quite often blend into the
background and be difficult to see in the photograph. Shoot subjects
straight on or shoot up at a slight angle using the blue water as a
contrasting background.
- When using daylight or flash, if your camera consistently over or
underexposes the image, you may want to adjust your camera’s
exposure compensation or flash exp. comp. settings.
- f you error in exposure, it is better to have the image slightly
underexposed rather than overexposed. An overexposed image is
missing color information which cannot be adjusted in a photo
processing program. A slightly underexposed image has color
information that can be adjusted.
- t is important to respect all living creatures underwater, including
people, marine life, and coral. While we encourage people to get close
to their subjects when taking a photograph, they should not touch, lie on,
or in any way disturb the things they find underwater.