Ikelite 6184.95 User manual

Digital Housing
Instruction Manual
6184.95 for Nikon S9500
Lens
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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
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Table of Contents
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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
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
Photo Tips ..................................................................P. 15
Troubleshooting ........................................................P. 16
Spare Parts ..................................................................P. 19
ecommended Accessories ....................................P. 19
Customer Support ....................................................P. 21
Limited Warranty ........................................................P. 22
eturning Products for Service ................................P. 23
Product egistration ..................................................Back Cover

- Ikelite Digital Housing
- Housing anyard (attached)
- Silicone ubricant
- Vinyl Port Cover
Package 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.
Preparation
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Width ......................6.8 in (173mm) including controls
Height ....................5 in (127mm) including controls
Depth ......................6 in (152mm) including controls and lens port
Weight ....................2.8 lb (1.3kg)
Buoyancy ................Near neutral in freshwater
Specifications

Initial Camera Setup (before placing camera in housing)
- Remove any attached camera lanyard.
- Insert a fully charged battery. Due to the power required to operate the
camera and CD screen, start each dive with a fully charged camera
battery.
- Insert and format a memory card.
- Set camera to “Auto mode .”
- Set Image Mode to “18m.”
- Set Continuous to S “Single.”
- Set White Balance to “Auto.”
- Set Metering to “Center-weighted.”
- Set ISO sensitivity to “200.”
- Set AF area mode to “Center.”
- Set Autofocus mode to AF-S “Single AF.”
- Set Quick effects to “OFF.”
- Set camera Time Zone and Date.
- Set Vibration reduction to “On.”
- Set Motion Detection, AF-assist beam and Digital Zoom to “Off.”
- Set Flash Mode to “Fill flash .”
- Set Auto off to “5 min.”
- Set Blink Warning to “OFF.”
- Set Macro mode to “On” when shooting close-up. If
the image is overexposed, use “-” exposure compensation
and/or back away, zoom in, and then reshoot.
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Parts of the Housing - Front View
Zoom Control
Shutter
Release
Power Switch
Lens Port
External Tray Mounts
id Snap
Mode Dial

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1
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4
5
3
6
Housing Controls
1. Movie-record Button
2. Playback Button
3. Flash Mode
4. Self-timer
5. OK, Apply Selection
Parts of the Housing - Back View
6. Exposure Compensation
7. Macro Mode
8. MENU Button
9. Delete Button
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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.
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
COOLPIX
22x
WIDE
Full
HD
Tray Mounting Bolt

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Using the Camera’s Built-in Flash
The camera flash will automatically extend when the shutter release is
depressed halfway and the camera is set to “Fill Flash” in the “Auto
Mode.” When the camera lens is set to the widest angle setting, you
may need to zoom the lens slightly or a dark area (vignetting) may
appear in a corner(s) of your photographs. The lens port will block some
of the flash. 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 an external Ikelite Substrobe.
The camera’s built-in flash should NOT be used with optional Wide Angle
or Accessory lenses.
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

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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