Ikelite 6183.33 User manual

Digital Housing
Instruction Manual
6183.33 Nikon 330
Thank you for your purchase of Ikelite equipment. Please read this
instruction manual completely before attempting to operate or dive
with this product. Please refer to the back page of this manual to
register your Ikelite product.

Table of Contents
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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
Usage ..........................................................................P. 9
Final Check ....................................................................P. 9
Zoom Control ..................................................................P. 9
Diffuser and Deflector Installation and Use ....................P. 10
Entering the Water ..........................................................P. 11
Maintenance ................................................................P. 11
ens Port ........................................................................P. 11
ubricant ........................................................................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
Returning roducts for Service ................................P. 23
roduct Registration ..................................................Back Cover

- Ikelite Digital Housing
- Housing anyard (attached)
- Silicone ubricant
- Vinyl Port Cover
ackage Contents
- Diffuser
- Deflector
- Extra Control Tips
- Black ens Sticker (for white cameras)
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 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 (173mm) including controls
Height ....................5 in (127mm) including controls
Depth ......................4.7 in (119mm) including controls and lens port
Weight ....................2.5 lb (1.1kg)
Buoyancy ................Near neutral in freshwater
Specifications

Initial Camera Setup (before placing camera in housing)
- Insert a fully charged battery.
- Insert and format a SD or SDHC memory card.
- Set Mode Dial to “M” Manual. Set Shutter speed to 1/60th second or
1/125th second for fast moving subjects. Set Aperture to F8.0. These
settings are a good starting point for most underwater shooting
situations.
- RAISE camera flash. Set Flash Mode to “Flash Always Fires” .
-Set Macro mode to “ON” to shoot close-up pictures.
- In the “M” Shooting MENU:
Set ISO sensitivity to “200” and AF area mode to “Center.”
Set Autofocus mode to AF-S “Single AF.”
Set Noise Reduction filter to “Normal” and Built-in ND filter to “OFF.”
Set Active D- ighting to “OFF” and Startup zoom position to “24.”
Set Image quality to “Fine” and Image Size to “12m.”
Set White Balance to “Auto1 (normal).”
Set Metering to “Center-weighted.”
Set Continuous to “Single.”
- In the Set Up Menu:
Set Time Zone and Date.
In Monitor Settings, set Image review to “ON.”
Set Vibration reduction to “Normal.”
Set Motion detection, AF assist, and Digital Zoom to “OFF.”
Set Auto off to “5 min” and Blink Warning to “OFF.”
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arts of the Housing - Front View
Zoom Control
Shutter
Button
Mode Dial
Lens ort
External Tray Mounts
id Snap
Command Dial
Initial Camera Setup (continued)
Notes: If overexposure occurs at a desired aperture setting, use “-”
exposure compensation, back away from your subject and zoom in.
When using an AF35 strobe or manual controller, turn the power down.
If you own a white camera, a reflection of the white camera lens may
appear in some of your photos. To eliminate this possibility, affix the
black sticker (supplied in housing box) over the center of the camera lens
as shown in Diagram A, Page 7.

6. OK (apply selection) Button
7. Exp. Comp./RIGHT
8. MENU Button
9. Macro Mode/DOWN
10. Delete Button
Housing Controls
1. Movie-record Button
2. Playback Button
3. Flash Mode/Self-timer/UP
4. Rotary multi-selector
5. Self-timer/ EFT
arts of the Housing - Back View
6
1
5
3
24
7
6
9
810
Power Switch
Note: The Rotary multi-selector (4) control has a cut out that will prevent the camera
dial from accidentally being rotated 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 the top housing controls until they stop. 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.
3. The mounting tray for the camera is secured to the housing back.
Position the camera on the tray.
4. Using a coin or screwdriver (preferred), secure the camera with the tray
mounting bolt which threads into the camera’s tripod socket, Diagram A.
5. RAISE the camera flash.
Opening the Housing
id Snaps have a Lock.
To open housing, push id Snap ock
forward and lift as shown. Keep pressure on
the id 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
id Snap
ock
ift
Diagram A
Nikon
HD
Full
Fn
Tray Mounting Bolt
Black ens Sticker

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Closing the Housing
1. Place housing face down in your lap or on a flat surface.
2. Check to see that there is an o-ring on the
housing back and that it is clean, and in its
proper location.
3. Guide the back into the housing front. 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. ift the lid snaps so they are extended and
place each 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. id 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.
Housing Back
O-ring
Housing Back
O-ring
Even gap on
all four sides
Housing
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 and zoom in
slightly 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 an external Ikelite Substrobe.
The camera’s built-in flash CANNOT be used with optional Wide-angle or
Accessory lenses.

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Usage
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.
ook 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.
+
-
+
-
Zoom Control
“Engaged”
Zoom Control
“Disengaged”
(Center Position)

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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.
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 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.
Diffuser and Deflector Installation
Diffuser/Deflector properly
installed in port groove