Ikelite 6182.71 User manual

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Port
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Digital Housing
instruction manual
6182.71 Nikon 7100

Table of Contents
Specifications ..............................................................P. 4
ackage Contents ........................................................P. 4
reparation ..................................................................P. 4
Initial Camera Setup........................................................P. 5
Attach External Tray and Handle to Housing ..................P. 6
Housing Controls - Front View ........................................P. 7
Housing Controls - Back View ........................................P. 8
Opening the Housing ......................................................P. 9
Installing the Camera ......................................................P. 9
Attach Hotshoe to Camera ..............................................P. 9, 10
Attach Camera to Mounting Tray ....................................P. 9, 10
Using the Camera’s Built-in Flash ..................................P. 11
Closing the Housing ........................................................P. 11
Usage ............................................................................P. 12
Final Check ....................................................................P. 12
Zoom Control ..................................................................P. 12
Diffuser and Deflector Installation and Use ....................P. 13
Conversion Circuitry ........................................................P. 14
Attaching an Ikelite Strobe Arm to the Housing Handle..P. 14
Attaching a Sync Cord to the Housing ............................P. 15
Turn Camera On..............................................................P. 15
Entering the Water ..........................................................P. 16
Maintenance ................................................................P. 16
Lens Port ........................................................................P. 16
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Table of Contents - continued
Lubricant..........................................................................P. 16
Housing Maintenance......................................................P. 17
Control Maintenance ......................................................P. 18
hoto Tips ..................................................................P. 20
Troubleshooting ........................................................P. 20
Spare arts ..................................................................P. 24
Recommended Accessories ....................................P. 24
EV Manual Controller Use ............................................P. 26
Technical Support ....................................................P. 26
Limited Warranty ........................................................P. 26
Returning roducts for Service ................................P. 27
roduct Registration ..................................................Back Cover

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- Ikelite Digital Housing
- 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 21.
Please read your Canon 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
Width ......................7.5 in. (190mm) including controls
Height ....................6.8 in. (173mm) including controls
Depth ......................6.6 in. (168mm) including controls and lens port
Weight ....................4.8 lb (2177g) above water
Buoyancy ................Slightly negative in saltwater for stability
Specifications

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Initial Camera Setup (before placing camera in housing)
1. Insert a fully charged battery and formatted memory card.
2. Set camera date and time.
3. Set Shooting Mode to “A” Aperture priority or “M” Manual. In “A”
Aperture Priority mode the shutter speed will lock at 1/30th second. If a
faster shutter speed is desired or picture blur occurs, use “M” Manual
mode. For Macro photography, set Aperture to f8 and engage “Macro
close-up” setting in the camera menu.
4. Set Metering to “Center-weighted.”
5. Set Continuous Mode to “S” Single.
6. Set AF area mode to “Center (normal).”
7. Set Autofocus mode to (AF-S) “Single AF.”
8. Set Flash exp. comp. to “0.0.”
9. Set noise reduction filter to NR “Normal.”
10. Set Wide-angle converter to “OFF.”
11. In the camera menu settings, set Flash control to “AUTO.” When using
external strobes, set to “Built-in off.”
12. Set Active D-Lighting to “OFF.”
13. Set Flash Mode to (lightning bolt in LCD).
14. Set White Balance PRE1 to “Auto (normal): AUTO1.”
15. Set ISO to “100.”
16. Set Image Quality to “FINE.”
17. Set Image Size to “10m”.
18. Set +/- Dial to “0.”
Flash is disabled in the following settings:
- BSS (Best Shot Selection), Continuous Shooting, Multi-shot 16, Auto
Bracketing, Continuous Flash, and Landscape AF Mode

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Attach External Tray and Handle to Housing
Using a 9/16” open end or socket wrench, tighten the External Tray to the
Housing Base using the two 3/8-16 Nuts supplied in the accessory package;
tighten Nuts firmly.
External Tray & Handle
3/8-16 Nuts

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Housing Controls - Front View
Housing Front Dial Control
The Housing Front Sub-command Dial Control rotates the G12 front dial.
This control is NOT applicable to a G11 camera and will sit idle.
Zoom
Control
Shutter
Release
ON/OFF Button
External Tray Mounts
Flash pop-up
Button
Mode
Dial
Lid Snap
Quick
Menu
Dial
Quick Menu Button
Sub-command
Dial
Lens ort

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Housing Controls
1. External Strobe Connector / Cap
2. Monitor Button
3. Main Command Button
4. AE-L, AF-L Button
5. Playback Button
6. Rotary multi-selector
7. Flash Mode ,
Housing Controls - Back View
8. Self-timer,
9. “O ” Apply Selection Button
10. AF Area Mode,
11. Focus Mode ,
12. Menu Button
13. Delete Button

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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
sp ing tension once they go ove
cente , so keep a fi m g ip on the Lid Snap.
Lid Snaps may be opened one at a time.
Push Forward
Lid Snap Lock
Lift
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. Slide the housing Hotshoe Connector into the Camera Hotshoe Mount
- page 10, diagram A.
Slide the connector forward until it stops. This can
be done before or after the camera is secured with the mounting bolt
- page 10, diagram B.
Note: If you are using an EV Controller or slave strobe and NOT hardwiring
your strobes directly to the housing, leave the housing hotshoe
disconnected from the camera. You will also need to install the Flash
Deflector (supplied) into the external port groove to block and deflect the
camera flash to the EV controller - page 13. For additional information
regarding EV Controller Use, go to page 26.
6. Using a coin or screwdriver (preferred), secure the camera with the Tray
Mounting Bolt which threads into the camera’s tripod socket - page 10,
diagram B.

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CAUTION:
Do not c oss
th ead o
ove tighten the
T ay Mounting
Bolt as you may
damage the
came a t ipod
socket th eads.
Diagram B
Attach Camera to Mounting Tray
Attach Hotshoe to Camera
Tray Mounting Bolt
Diagram A
Hotshoe Connector
Mounting
Tray
Housing Back
O-ring
External Strobe Connector
& Waterproof Cap
(Do not emove unde wate )
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