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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