Ikelite 6146.19 User manual

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Underwater Housing for Canon PowerShot G1 X Mark
II Camera
Product Number 6146.19

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About this Product
Thank you for your purchase of Ikelite equipment. Please read this
instruction manual completely before attempting to operate or dive
with this product. Please visit ikelite.com to register your product
to receive information on any updates or notices pertaining to your
equipment.
Included in the Box
• Housing
• Housing rear o-ring # 0110
• Vinyl port cover # 0200.08
• Waterproof bulkhead cap # 9104.5
Specifications
• 200’ / 60 m depth rating
• All important camera functions are accessible; a control is not
provided for the (Flash up) switch
• Ikelite bulkhead connector with built-in TTL circuitry
• 1/4-20 thread tray mounting with 3” (76 mm) spacing
• 3.9” diameter glass lens port
• Slightly negative buoyancy in fresh water
• 3.4 lb (1.5 kg)
• 7.0 x 5.8 x 7.3” (178 x 147 x 188 mm)

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Important Notices
»To prevent salt build-up and sticking controls, submerge the
empty housing in clean, freshwater. Operate the controls
several times each while underwater to ush out any residue.
»Never leave a housing in a rinse tank, even if it is the only
system in the tank. Most catastrophic oods happen when the
user walks away from a housing while it is in the rinse tank.
»A bulkhead cap or sync cord must be attached to the housing
for waterproof operation. Never submerge the housing without
either a sync cord or waterproof bulkhead cap attached.
»Do not use alcohol, cleaning agents, spray lubricants, Rain-X,
or other solvents on the housing or lens port. Use of an
incompatible chemical compound can damage the plastic and
o-rings, and may result in leaking.
»This housing is only compatible with the Canon Powershot
G1 X Mark II camera as shipped by the manufacturer. Unless
otherwise noted, this housing does not accommodate the use
of add-on grips, battery grips, eyepieces, LCD covers, or other
accessories.
Accessory Port
»Do not remove the Accessory Port Hole Plug unless you are
installing a compatible accessory such as factory optional
Vacuum Kit # 47012.
Your housing features one 1/2-20 threaded Accessory Port which
may be used for attachment of factory optional or aftermarket housing
accessories. Visit ikelite.com for an updated list of factory optional
accessories.

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Contents
Product Registration 1
About this Product 2
Included in the Box 2
Specications 2
Important Notices 3
Accessory Port 3
Getting to Know Your Housing 5
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Setting Up Your Camera 6
Pre-Installation Checklist & Initial Camera Settings 6
Setting Up Your Housing 9
Opening the Housing 9
Inserting the Camera 10
Attaching the Hotshoe 11
Closing the Housing 12
Final Check 12
Entering the Water 13
Setting Up An External Strobe 13
About the Built-In Flash 13
About Sync Cords 14
Attaching a Sync Cord 14
About Fiber Optic Cords 15
Attaching a Fiber Optic Cord 16
Installing an Accessory via the Accessory Port 16
Wide angle and macro close-up 17
Maintenance 18
Post-Dive 18
Travel and Storage 18

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Shutter
Button Electrical Bulkhead
Tray Mounts
Lens Port
Lid
Snap
Zoom Lever
Mode Dial
Step
Ring
Continuous Ring
Playback Button
Finger
Grip
Getting to Know Your Housing
Troubleshooting 19
Spare Parts / Optional Accessories 21
Limited Warranty 22
Service and Repairs 23
Contact Us 24

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Fiber Optic
Ports
MENUDISP
S
MF
Main Housing O-Ring
Movie
Button
Accessory Port Hole Plug
Q-SET
Control
Dial
Power Button
ISO
Setting Up Your Camera
Pre-Installation Checklist & Initial Camera Settings
1. Insert a fully charged camera battery.
2. Set Mode Dial to “Av” Aperture Priority, or “M” Manual Mode if
shutter speeds faster than 1/60th second are required.

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Fiber Optic
Ports
MENUDISP
S
MF
Main Housing O-Ring
Movie
Button
Accessory Port Hole Plug
Q-SET
Control
Dial
Power Button
ISO
Setting Up Your Camera
Pre-Installation Checklist & Initial Camera Settings
1. Insert a fully charged camera battery.
2. Set Mode Dial to “Av” Aperture Priority, or “M” Manual Mode if
shutter speeds faster than 1/60th second are required.
3. In MENU:
Set AF Frame to “1-point” and 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.”
In the Flash Control Built-in Flash Settings Menu, set Flash Mode
to “Auto”, Shutter Sync. to “1st-curtain”, Red-eye Corr. and Red-eye
Lamp to “Off.”
Set Review Image after Shooting to “8 sec.” and Display Info to
“Off.”
Set Blink Detection and Night Display to “Off.”
4. In MENU
Set Date/Time and Time Zone.
Set Eco Mode to “Off.”
In the Power Saving Menu, set Auto Power Down to “Off” and
Display Off to “3 min.”
Set Touch Operation to “Off.”
Insert and Format a compatible memory card.
5. In FUNC./SET MENU:
Set DR Correction to “Off” and White Balance to “Auto” or
“Underwater.” 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.”
Set Image Type to “JPEG 13M” and Image Compression to “L.”
Set Image Quality to “Superne” and Movies to “FHD/30P.”
6. Set ISO to 200.
7. Activate Macro mode when shooting close-up subjects. If the
image is overexposed, use “-” Flash Exposure Compensation
and/or back away, zoom in, and then reshoot.

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8. FLASH USE (read carefully):
When using Fiber Optic strobe(s) - RAISE the camera ash
BEFORE placing camera in housing. DO NOT attach hotshoe to
camera when using a FIBER OPTIC cord and strobe. The camera
will detect a connected hotshoe and not allow the internal camera
ash to re.
CAUTION: You CANNOT extend the ash once the camera is
closed inside the housing. When installed correctly, the ash will
like Diagram A.
MENUDISP
MF
PowerShot G1 X
Mark II
S
Flash Extended Properly
Diagram A
When using Strobe(s) attached by a Sync Cord - DO NOT raise
the ash. ATTACH hotshoe to camera - Diagram B, Page 9.

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MENUDISP
S
MF
Hotshoe Attached Properly
Diagram B
Camera Flash Closed
Manual power settings can be selected in the “Flash Control”
section of the camera menu.
Settings not mentioned should be set to the user’s preference.
Setting Up Your Housing
Opening the Housing
1. Push the lid snap lock forward and start to lift the curved end away
from the housing.

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2. Lid snaps are designed to provide enough force to compress the
o-ring for a proper seal. Keep rm pressure against the lid snap
while lifting it away.
Lid Snap Lock
3. Repeat with remaining lid snap(s).
4. Remove the housing back.
Inserting the Camera
1. Remove any lanyard or neck strap which may be attached to the
camera.
2. Check to see whether the camera’s lens will t through the port
opening of the housing. If not, the lens will need to be removed
from the camera body and reattached AFTER the camera body is
installed in the housing.
3. Remove the camera mounting plate from the housing.