Ikelite 6165.01 User manual

Digital Housing
Instruction Manual
6165.01 for Leica C
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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. 3
Package Contents ........................................................P. 3
Preparation ..................................................................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
Closing the Housing ........................................................P. 8
Using the Camera’s Built-in Flash ..................................P. 8
Usage ............................................................................P. 9
Final Check ....................................................................P. 9
Fiber Optic Ports ............................................................P. 9
Zoom Control ..................................................................P. 9
Diffuser and Deflector Installation and Use ....................P. 10
Attach Optional External Tray and Handle to Housing ..P. 11
Attach Optional Ikelite Strobe Arm to Housing................P. 11
Turn Camera On..............................................................P. 12
Entering the Water ..........................................................P. 12
Maintenance ................................................................P. 12
Lens Port ........................................................................P. 12
Lubricant..........................................................................P. 12
Housing Maintenance......................................................P. 13
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Table of Contents - continued
Control Maintenance ......................................................P. 14
Photo Tips ..................................................................P. 17
Troubleshooting ........................................................P. 18
Spare Parts ..................................................................P. 21
ecommended Accessories ....................................P. 21
Customer Support........................................................P. 22
Limited Warranty ........................................................P. 22
eturning Products for Service ................................P. 23
Product egistration ..................................................P. 24
- Ikelite Digital Housing
- Silicone Lubricant
- Vinyl Port Cover
Package Contents
- Diffuser and Deflector
- Extra Control Tips
Width ......................6.9 in (175 mm) including controls
Height ....................5.0 in (127 mm) including controls
Depth ......................5.2 in (132 mm) including controls and lens port
Weight ....................2.0 lb 9 oz (1.2 kg) above water
Buoyancy ................Slightly negative in freshwater
Specifications
Preparation
This product has been water pressure tested at the factory and is depth
rated to 200 ft. (60m). With a port attached, 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.

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Initial Camera Setup (before placing camera in housing)
- Insert a fully charged camera battery.
- Set Mode Dial to “A” Aperture-Priority.” Shutter speed is locked at a
minimum 1/60th second with flash activated. Use “M” Manual mode for
faster shutter speeds. Other modes are not recommended underwater.
- Set Flash to “Forced Flash On ”; flash fires in any conditions.
-In ec MENU:
Set Aspect Ratio to 4:3 (normal TV) or 16:9 (high-definition TV).
Set Picture Size to “12m” and Quality to “Fine.”
Set ISO Sensitivity to 200 and White Balance to “AWB.” For best results
set to “Manual White Balance” ; reset for each working depth.
Set AF Mode to “1-Area” and Quick AF to “ON.”
Set Face Recog. to “OFF”, AF/AE Lock to “AF/AE.”
Set Metering Mode to “Center-Weighted” .
Set i.Exposure to “OFF”, i.Resolution and Digital Zoom to “OFF.”
Set Color Mode to “Standard” and AF Assist Lamp to “Off.”
Set Red-eye Removal to “OFF” and Stabilizer to “ON.”
Set Date Stamp to “OFF” unless otherwise desired.
In Clock Set, set the Date and Time.
-In Setup MENU:
In ECO Economy, set Auto Power Off to “OFF” and Monitor Power Save
to “OFF.”
Set Auto Review to “HOLD.”
Insert and “Format” a SD card.
SET
Clean the housing main o-ring and retest to make sure that it is
watertight. Refer to the Troubleshooting section, page 18.
Please read your 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, page 17.
Preparation - continued

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Initial Camera Setup - continued
- Set Focus Mode to AF Macro
If close-up images are overexposed, adjust aperture to a smaller
setting (larger number), and/or back away, zoom in, and then reshoot.
Parts of the Housing - Front View
Mode Dial
Shutter
Button
Zoom Lever
External Tray Mount
Lid Snap
Lens Port
Fiber Optic Ports
ON/OFF
(Power) Control Ring

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1. [LVF] Button
2. Motion Picture Button
3. [FN] Button
4. Playback Button
5. Cursor Up / Exp. Comp.
6. Cursor Left / MF / Macro
7. [MENU/SET] Button
8. Cursor Right / Flash
Parts of the Housing - Back View
9. Control Dial: (Note that a small
section of the rubber disc is missing
at the end of this control, Diagram A,
page 7. This is normal and allows
the user to completely disengage
the control from the camera when
not in use).
10. Cursor Down / Self-Timer
11. [ DISP] Button
12. [Q.MENU] / Button
-Note: Wi-Fi is not effective in an underwater environment, therefore,
no housing control is offered for this feature.

Installing the Camera
1. Remove any lanyard attached to the camera.
2. Remove the back from the housing.
3. Pull up on the top housing control knobs until they stop. This will get the
controls out of the way for installation of the camera.
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,
below.
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 keep a firm grip on the lid
snap. Lid Snaps may be opened one at a time.
Push Forward Lid Snap
Lock
Lift
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CAUTION:
Do not cross thread or
o ertighten the Tray
Mounting Bolt as you
may damage the
camera tripod socket
threads.
Diagram A
Leica
Tray Mounting Bolt
Attach Camera to Mounting Tray
* Control Dial “cut away.” When
not in use, rotate Control Dial so
“cut away” is over camera dial
and not contacting camera.

Closing the Housing
1. Check to see that there is an
o-ring on the housing back that
is clean and in its proper
location.
2. 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.
3. Lift the lid snaps so they are
extended and place the 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 lid-snap
lock.
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Housing Back
O-ring
Even gap on
all four sides
Lid Hook
Lid
Snap
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, 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 (included) and
zoom in slightly to eliminate any dark areas noted in your photographs
(You can test this abo e water). See Diffuser/Deflector Installation, page
10.For the best results, we recommend using an external Ikelite
Substrobe.
The camera’s built-in flash CANNOT be used with optional Wide-Angle or
Accessory lenses.

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
200’ (60m).
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.
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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-
+
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Zoom Control
“Engaged”
Zoom Control
“Disengaged”
(Center Position)
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Fiber Optic Ports
Attach fiber optic cords to the housing Fiber Optic Ports, page 5, to fire
compatible external strobes. Install the housing Flash Deflector, page
10, to reduce backscatter and assist in redirecting the flash to the Fiber
Optic Ports.

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 the shadow (You
can test this abo e water).
Deflector Use
The deflector should be installed when using any external strobe. The
deflector will block and redirect the camera’s flash to an optional slave
strobe or fiber optic cord which will then fire the external strobe. The
deflector also stops the built-in flash from creating backscatter in the
image. Remove the diffuser before attempting to install the deflector.
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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 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