Ikelite 6147.89 User manual

IkeliteDigitalHousing
instruction
manual#6147.89forCanonSD890
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CongratulationsonyourpurchaseofanIkeliteDigitalCameraHousing.
Ikelitehasover45yearsofexperienceintheunderwaterphotographic
andlightingmarket.OurproductsaredesignedandbuiltintheUSAby
Ikeliteforboththeprofessionalandamateurphotographer.
Theclearhousingpermitsinstantvisualinspectionofthecameraand
allsealingsurfacesaswellascompletemonitoringofcontrolsandcamera
LCDscreens.
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IkeliteDigitalHousingsareslightlynegativeinsaltwaterforstability.
Thishousinghasbeenwaterpressuretestedatthefactory.Housingis
pressuretestedto200'(60m).

PleaseRead
Wesuggestthatyoureadthisinstructionbookletthoroughlybefore
use.Ifyouarenewtounderwaterphotographybesuretoreadthe
GeneralandPhotoTips.
Wealsosuggestthatyoureadthecameramanualthoroughlytohave
afullunderstandingofwhereeachcameracontrolislocatedand
whatfunctioneachcontrolprovides.
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PleaseReadIfUsinganEV‐Controller
TheEV‐ControllerusedwithIkeliteDSSubstrobeshavetwouser
settings.Onesettingisforstrobeselection,theotherisforpre‐flash
ornonpre‐flash.Thiscamerausespre‐flash,thustheEV‐Controller
shouldbesettothepre‐flashpositionwhenusedwiththiscamera.
CameraSetup
1. UseCameraIcon+"M"modeforbestresults.
2. SetISOto80.
3. SetFlashto"ON".Lightningbolticonwillappear.NOTES:
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‐Camerafocusesbestatwide‐anglesettinginMacromode.
‐CamerastopsdowntoF9‐F11inMacromode
‐ExposureCompenstaiononthecameraaffectstheflash.
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OpeningtheHousingPush
Forward
LidSnap Lock
1.LidSnapshaveaLock.
Toopen,pushLidSnapLock
forwardandliftasshown.Keep
pressureontheLidSnapsoitdoes
notflyopenquickly.Somelid
snapshavealot
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ofspringtensiononcetheygoovercenter,haveafirmgriponthe
lidsnap.LidSnapsmaybeopenedoneatatime.
InstallingtheCamera
1.Removethebackfromthehousing.Themountingtrayforthe
cameraissecuredto
thehousingback.
Positionthecamera
onthetrayand
secureitwiththe
mountingboltwhich
threadsintothe
camera'stripod
socket.Use
acoinorfiatbladed
screwdriverto
tightenthemounting
boltsothecamerais
flatagainstthetray.
CAUTION:
Somecameratripodsocketthreadsareplastic.Themountingtra
y
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boltismetal.Donotcrossthreadorovertightenasyouma
y
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damagethecameratripodsocketthreads.
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ClosingtheHousing
3. Guidethebackontothehousing.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thelidsnap
intothe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.
Doublecheck‐ 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.
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.
2. Checktoseethatthereisano‐ring
onthehousingbackandthatitis
cleanandinitsproperlocation.
1. Placehousingfacedowninyourlapor
onflatsurface.
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CheckingControls
Oncethehousinghasbeenclosed,makesurethehousingcontrolsline
upwiththecamera'scontrols.Ifthehousingcontrolsaremisaligned
slightlymakesurethecameraholddownbolthasbeentighteneddown
firmlysothecameraisflatagainstthetray.
TurnCameraOn
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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picturesabove
waterwiththecamerainthehousing.
ZoomControl
(NOTE:)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anyotherfunctionasthecamerais
receivingasignalfromtheengagedzoomcontrol.
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Lubricants
1. Ikeliteprovidessiliconelubricantwiththehousing.Werecommend
youuseonlyIkelitelubricantonIkeliteproductsassomeotherbrands
maycausetheo‐ringtoswellandnotsealproperly.
2. Useonlyenoughlubricanttolightlycovercontrolshaftsando‐rings.
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.
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UsingFlash
UsingtheCamera'sBuilt‐inFlash.
Ifyoudonothaveanexternalflash,thecamera'sbuilt‐inflashcanbe
used.SeeDiffuserinstructions.
NOTE:Thecamera'sbuilt‐inflashcannotbeusedwithoptional
Wide‐anglelenses.
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DiffuserandDeflector
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DiffuserandDeflectorcont.
Diffuser
Thediffusershouldbeinstalledwhenusingthecamera'sbuiltin
flash.Whenshootingwiththecamera'sbuilt‐inflashat
approximately2feet(0.6m)orless,thelensportonthehousing
mayblockaportionofthelightfromthecamera'sbuilt‐inflash,
creatingashadowinthelowerleftofthephoto.Ifthisoccurs,zoom
thelensslightlytoeliminatetheshadow.(Youcantestthisabove
water)
Deflector
Thedeflectorshouldbeinstalledwhenusinganexternalstrobesuch
astheDS51orDS125SubstrobeandEVController.Thedeflectorwill
redirectthecamera'sflashtotheEVControllerwhichcontrolsthe
externalstrobesoutput.
Toinstallthediffuserordeflector
spreadtheportclampatthe
springendandslideoverthelens
port.Thewhiteplasticshouldbe
placedinfrontofthecamera
flash.Theportclampshouldbe
pushedbackagainstthefrontof
thehousing.
Adiffuseranddeflectorare
includedwiththehousing.The
diffuseriswhitetransparent
plastic.Thedeflectorisalsowhite
butisnottransparent.
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LensPort
Treattheglassinthelensportasacameralens.Afteruse,rinseand
gentlydrythelensporttoavoidwaterspotting.Tocleanuseamild
soapsolutionorlenscleaner.
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DonotusealcoholorwindowcleanerontheLensPort.
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WideangleaccessorylensesareNOTrecommendeddueto
extremevignetting.
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OptionalAccessories
Backo‐ring#0109
O‐ringslastforseveralyearsifproperlymaintained.(See
maintenance)Alwayscarryaspareincaseo‐ringbecomes
damagedorlost.
UR/ProFilter(BlueWater)#644t32
TheUR/Prounderwatercolorcorrectingfilterisdesignedtorestore
someofthewarmcolorsfilteredoutbythewater.Foravailable
lightuseonly,notrecommendedforusewithflash.
GreenWaterFilter#644172
Enhancescontrastandaltersthecolorofgreenwatertogiveour
subjectarich,naturaltone.Foravailablelightonly,not
recommendedforusewithflash.
TraywithReleaseHandle#9523.31
TrayandReleaseHandleisrequiredtomountexternal
Substrobes.
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OptionalAccessoriesContinued
SubstrobeDS51SubstrobeDS125
TheSubstrobeDS125covers
theequivalentofa18mmlens,
100degrees.Itistheideal
choicewhenusingaccessory
wideanglelensesgreaterthan
28mm.
TheSubstrobeDS51coversthe
equivalentofa28mmlens.Itisthe
idealchoicewhenusingonlythe
cameralensorthecameralenswith
amacroaccessorylens.

OptionalAccessoriesContinued
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A
F35AutofldShkitincludes:
‐AF35strobe
‐
Flexarm
‐AutoFlashsensor
‐Handlewithrubbergrip
‐Tray(singleordual)
‐Mountinghardware
TheAutoflashAF35replicatesyourcamera's
flashforautomaticexposureinanysituation.
Singleordualtrayscanattachdirectlytoyour
housing.Theexposureselectordialonthe
sideofthesensorprovidesfinetuningto
optimizeresultswithavarietyofdigitalstill
cameras.Onceyoufindanexposurelevelthat
youlike,leavethedialonthatnumberfor
automaticoperation.
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Completeinformationregardingoptionalaccessoriesavailableat
www.ikeUtexom

Maintenance
TheIkeliteDigitalHousingshouldbegiventhesamecareandattention
asyourotherphotographicequipment.Inadditiontonormal
maintenancewerecommendthatthehousingbereturnedtoIkelite
periodicallytobecheckedandpressuretested.
1. DoNotleavethecameraandhousingindirectsunlightforprolonged
periods.Heatmaydamagethecamera.
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2. DoNotshipthecamerainthehousing.
3. 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.
4. Keepthebacko‐ringcleanandlightlylubricated.Tolubricateremove
theo‐ringfromtheback.PutasmallamountofIkelitelubricanton
yourfingers.Drawtheo‐ringthroughyourfingerstoapplyalight
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.
5. Keeptheareawheretheo‐ringfitsandthesealingsurfaceofthe
housingclean.
6. Rinsethehousingexteriorthoroughlyinfreshwateraftereachsalt
wateruse.Drywithasoftcloth.Drylensporttoeliminatewater
spotting.
Afterseveralusesinsaltwatersoakthehousingexteriorinamild
soapsolution,rinseanddrybeforestorage.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.
7. Ifremovingahousingpushbutton,DoNotre‐usetheE‐clip.
ContactIkeliteforreplacementE‐clips(part#0319.12).
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Control
Ikelitecontrolsaredesignedtoprovideyearsofreliableservicewith
minimalmaintenance.
1,Pushbuttoncontrolsrequirenomaintenanceotherthanrinsingin
freshwateraftersaltwateruse.Ifapushbuttoncontrolbecomes
difficulttopushorifitstickswhendepressed,soakthehousinginluke
warmfreshwater.Afterafewminutesoperatethepushbutton.Ifthis
doesnotcorrecttheproblem,returnthehousingtoIkelitefor
maintenance.
2.Someofthecontrolshavelongshafts.Thesecontrolscanbepulled
out,exposingtheshaft(seedrawing).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Ikelitecontrolgland.Thisshould
bedonebeforeusingthehousingafteraprolongedstorageperiod,
oronceaweekwhenthehousingisinuse.
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ControlMaintenanceCont.
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3.Someofthecontrolshaveashortshaftandcannotbepulledout
exposingtheshaftforlubrication.In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
Ikeliteformaintenance.Toremovethecontrol,loosenthesetscrew
intheknob(alienwrenchrequired);removetheknob.If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.
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,NOTE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.

GeneralTips
1. Duetothepowerrequiredtooperatethecamera,flash,andLCD
screenitisagoodideatostarteachdivewithafreshsetof
batteries.
2. SomecamerasresettheirflashtoAUTOwhenthecameraisturned
on.Ifyoupreferanothersettingbesuretoselectit.
3. Assoonasyouenterthewater,takeamomentandcheckthe
housingtoseethatitisproperlysealed.
4. Next,checktoseeifthereareanybubblesonthefaceofthelens
port.Ifthereare,takeyourfingerandremovethem.Ifthereare
bubblesonthelensporttheycanproducesoftfocusspotsinyour
photographs.
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NOTE
5. Ifyouareshootingwiththecamera'sbuilt‐inflashandthe
cameraslensissettothewidestangleyoumayneedtozoom
thelensslightlyorashadowmayappearinthelowerleft
cornerofclose‐upphotographs.Thelensportmayblocksome
ofthelight.Installingtheflashdiffuserwillhelptoeliminate
theshadow.(Youcantestthisabovewater)
Toshootphotographscloserthan2feet(0.6m),youneedtousean
externalstrobesuchastheDS51orDS125.Withanexternalstrobe
youcanpositionitsonothingblocksthelightpathbetweenthe
strobeandthesubject.
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PhotoTips
1. Thenumberoneruleinunderwaterphotographyiseliminateasmuch
waterbetweencameraandsubjectaspossible.Getascloseasyou
cantothesubject,thenusethezoom.Ifyouareusingflash,subjects
beyond6feet(1.8m)willnothavemuchcolor.
2. Thecamera'sbuilt‐inflashisveryclosetothecameralens.Theflash
canlightupanysuspendedparticlesinthewaterandtheycanbe
recordedinyourpicture.Thiseffectiscalledbackscatter.Toeliminate
asmuchbackscatteraspossible,photographclose.Photographin
clearwater;donotstirupthesandorsiltybottom.Ifbackscatter
becomesaproblemintheenvironmentyouarephotographing,an
externalflashwillhelpeliminatemuchofthebackscatter.
3. Digitalcamerashaveaslightlagtimebetweenwhenyoupressthe
shutterreleasebuttonandthecameraactuallytakesthepicture.Hold
thecamerasteadyasecondortwoafterpressingtheshutterrelease
button.
4. 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.
5. Underwaterflashisusedtorestorethewarmercolorsfilteredoutby
thewateraswellastoilluminatethesubject.Whenphotographing
underwater,setthecameratouseflashoneveryshot.Ifthecamera's
flashissettoAUTOandthesunisbehindyoursubject,thecamera
mayseeenoughlightthatitdoesnotfiretheflash.Withthesun
behindthesubjectthesubjectisshaded(dark)andneedsflashfora
goodexposure.
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PhotoTipsCont.
6.Whenusingdaylightorflashifyourcameraconsistentlyoveror
underexposestheimageyoumaywanttoadjustyourcamera's
exposurecompensationsettings.Manycamerasallowyoutoadjust
bothavailablelightandflashexposurewithanEVcontrolinthe
camera'smenu.
7.Manyphotographerstransfertheirimagestothecomputerwhere
theycanfinetunetheappearanceoftheimage.Manyoftheimage
manipulationprogramsmakeyouthinkyoucanmagicallycorrect
anyimagetakenandmakeagoodpicture.Onethingtoremember
whenusingimagemanipulationprograms,iftheimageis
overexposedmuchofthecolorismissing.Ifthecolorismissingyou
cannotadjustit.Ifimagesareslightlyunderexposedthecoloris
there,itisjustdarkandyoucanadjustittosomedegree.Soifyou
errorinexposureitisbettertohavetheimageslightly
underexposedthanoverexposed.
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IkeliteLimitedWarranty
AllIkeliteproductsarewarrantedagainstanymanufacturingdefectsfor
aperiodofoneyearfromthedateofpurchase.Defectiveproducts
shouldbereturnedprepaidtoIkelite.Ikelitewill,atitsdiscretion,repair
orreplacesuchproducts,andwillreturntocustomerprepaid.Allother
claims,ofanynature,includingbutnotlimitedtobulbfailurearenot
covered.Exceptasmentionedabove,nootherwarrantyexpressedor
implied,appliestothisIkeliteproduct.
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ReturningProductsforService
Ikeliteismostinterestedinpreforminganyservicetoassurethatall
productsperformasintended.Forrepairorservice,returntheproduct
totheaddressbelowwithyourname,address,phonenumberanda
briefdescriptionoftheproblem.Evidenceofpurchasedatemustbe
providedtoobtainwarrantyservice.Normalserviceturnaroundtimeis
approximately2‐3weeks.
IkeliteUnderwaterSystems
50W33rdStreet
Indianapolis,IN46208USA
Whenreturningproducts,sendtotheaboveaddress*attn.
RepairDept."
317‐923‐4523
"generalquestions"e‐mail:[email protected]
www.ikelite.com
Digital6147.89‐0‐0508
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