Ikelite 6148.28 for Canon SX280 HS User manual

Digital Housing
instruction manual
6148.28 for Canon SX280 HS
Lens
Port
Thank you for your purchase of Ikelite equipment. Please read this
instruction manual completely before attempting to operate or dive
with this product.

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Table of Contents
Specifications ............................................................P. 3
ackage Contents ......................................................P. 3
reparation ..................................................................P. 3
Initial Camera Setup........................................................P. 4
Parts of the Housing - Front View ..................................P. 5
Parts of the Housing - Back View ..................................P. 6
Opening the Housing ......................................................P. 7
Installing the Camera ......................................................P. 7
Using the Camera’s Built-in Flash ..................................P. 8
Closing the Housing ........................................................P. 8
Final Check ....................................................................P. 8
Usage ..........................................................................P. 9
Turn Camera On..............................................................P. 9
Zoom Control (lever type only)........................................P. 9
Using the Camera’s Built-in Flash ..................................P. 9
Diffuser and Deflector Installation and Use ....................P. 10
Entering the Water ..........................................................P. 11
Maintenance ................................................................P. 11
Lens Port ........................................................................P. 11
Lubricant ........................................................................P. 11
O-ring Storage ................................................................P. 11
Housing Maintenance ....................................................P. 12
Control Maintenance ......................................................P. 13
hoto Tips ..................................................................P. 15
Troubleshooting ........................................................P. 16
Spare arts ..................................................................P. 19
Recommended Accessories ....................................P. 19
Customer Support ....................................................P. 21
Limited Warranty ........................................................P. 22

- Ikelite Digital Housing
- Housing Lanyard (attached)
- Silicone Lubricant
- Vinyl Port Cover
ackage Contents
- Diffuser
- Deflector
- Extra Control Tips
This product has been water pressure tested at the factory and is depth
rated to 200 ft. (60m). Thoroughly inspect and immerse the empty
housing completely in water before installing a camera. If any fogging
occurs or droplets of water enter the housing, do not install a camera.
Clean the housing main o-ring and retest to make sure that it is
watertight. Refer to the Troubleshooting section, page 16.
Please read your Nikon camera manual thoroughly to have a full
understanding of each camera function.
If you are new to underwater photography, be sure to read the Photo
Tips section.
reparation
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Width ......................6.8 in (173 mm) including controls
Height ....................4.8 in (122 mm) including controls
Depth ......................6.1 in (155 mm) including controls and lens port
Weight ....................2.9 lb (1.3kg)
Buoyancy ................Near neutral in freshwater
Specifications
Table of Contents - continued
Returning Products for Service ......................................P. 23
roduct Registration ..................................................P. 24

Initial Camera Setup - before placing camera in housing
- Insert a fully charged battery. Due to the power required to operate the
camera and LCD screen, start each dive with a fully charged camera
battery.
- In FUNC./SET:
Set Mode Dial to “Av” Aperture Priority.
Set Metering to “Center Weighted Avg.”
Set AWB White Balance to “Auto.”
Set ISO to “200.”
Set Drive Mode to “Single Shot” and Still Image Aspect Ratio to 4:3.
Set Recording Pixels to “L” 12M and Compression to “S” Superfine.
Set Movie Quality to “1920/30.”
- In MENU Shooting Settings:
Set AF Frame to “Center” and AF Frame Size to “Normal.”
Set Digital Zoom to “Off” and AF-Point Zoom to “Off.”
Set Servo AF to “Off” and Continuous AF to “On.”
Set AF-assist Beam to “Off.”
In the Flash Settings Menu set Flash Mode to “Auto.”
Set Red-Eye Corr. and Red-Eye Lamp to “Off.”
Set i-Contrast to “Auto” and Safety Shift to “Off.”
Set Review to “4 seconds.”
- In MENU Camera Settings:
Set Date, Time and Time Zone.
Set Lens Retract to “1 min.”
Set Eco Mode to “Off.”
In Power Saving: set Auto Power Down to “Off” & Display Off to “3 min.”
Insert and format an SDHC memory card.
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Lens
Port
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arts of the Housing - Front View
Zoom Lever
Shutter
Button
Power
Button
Lens ort
External Tray Mounts
Lid Snap
Initial Camera Setup - continued
- Set Flash to forced “On-Flash always fires .”
- Set Macro mode to “On” when shooting close-up. If the image
is overexposed, use “-” Flash Exposure Compensation and/or
back away, zoom in, and then reshoot.

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Housing Controls
1. Mode Dial
2. Playback Button
3. Movie Button
4. Exp. Comp./Up Button
5. Macro/MF/Left Button
6. FUNC./SET Button
arts of the Housing - Back View
7. Flash/Right Button
8. Control Dial *
9. DIS . (Display) Button
10. Single Erase
11. MENU Button
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* Control Dial Note: A small section is “cut away” from the Control Dial
rotating rubber pad - Page 7, Diagram A. Rotate Control Dial to its “cut
away” resting position so it does not contact the camera when not in use.

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CAUTION:
Some camera tripod
soc et threads are
plastic. The mounting
bolt is metal. Do not
cross thread or over
tighten as you may
damage the camera
tripod soc et threads.
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. Using a coin or screwdriver (preferred), secure the camera with the tray
mounting bolt which threads into the camera’s tripod socket - Diagram A.
Opening the Housing
Lid Snaps have a Lock.
To open housing, push Lid Snap
Lock forward and lift as shown.
eep pressure on the Lid Snap so it
does not fly open quickly.
Some Lid Snaps have a lot of
spring tension once they go over
center, so eep a firm grip on the Lid Snap.
Lid Snaps may be opened one at a time.
Push Forward
Lid Snap Lock
Lift
Diagram A
Canon
SX280 HS
OPTICAL
ZOOM
20x
Tray Mounting Bolt
Control Dial “cut away.” When
not in use, rotate Control Dial
so “cut away” is over camera
dial and not contacting camera.

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o-ring
housing back
housing back
housing
housing
o-ring
Final 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 the housing.
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.
Closing the Housing
1. Place housing face down in your lap.
2. Check to see that there is an o-ring on
the housing back that is clean and in its
proper location.
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
corresponding 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 lid-snap lock.
even gap
all 4 sides

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Using the Camera’s Built-in Flash
If you are shooting with the camera’s built-in flash and the camera lens
is set to the widest angle setting, 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. Install the Diffuser and zoom
in to eliminate any dark areas noted in your photographs (You can test
this above water). See Diffuser/Deflector Installation - page 10.
For the best results, we recommend using external Ikelite Substrobes.
Zoom Control (lever type only)
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
other functions. This is because the
camera is receiving a signal from the
engaged zoom control.
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-
+
-
Zoom Control
“Engaged”
Zoom Control
“Disengaged”
(Center Position)
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.
Usage
The camera’s built-in flash CANNOT be used with optional Wide Angle or
Accessory lenses.

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Diffuser/Deflector material
Small hole
Cut-out
Section
Diffuser and Deflector Installation
Diffuser/Deflector properly
installed in port groove
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 an EV-controller or other slave unit which controls the external
strobe’s output. Remove the Diffuser before attempting to install the
Deflector.
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.