Ikelite Digital Housing User manual

Digital Housing
Instruction Manual
6170.40 anasonic Lumix DMC-ZS40, TZ60
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
reparation ..................................................................P. 3
Specifications ..............................................................P. 4
What’s in the Box ........................................................P. 4
Parts of the Housing - Front View ..................................P. 5
Parts of the Housing - Back View ..................................P. 6
Housing and Camera Setup ........................................P. 7
STEP 1 - Initial Camera Setup ........................................P. 7, 8
STEP 2 - Opening the Housing ......................................P. 8
STEP 3 - Attach Camera to Mounting Tray ....................P. 8, 9
STEP 4 - Installing Camera in Housing ..........................P. 10
STEP 5 - Closing the Housing ........................................P. 10
STEP 6 - Final Check......................................................P. 11
Housing Usage ............................................................P. 11
Zoom Control Use ..........................................................P. 11
Built-in Flash and Strobe Use ....................................P. 12
Strobe Use ......................................................................P. 12
Using Strobes with a Fiber Optic Connection ................P. 12
Using the Camera’s Built-in Flash ..................................P. 13
Deflector Installation and Removal ................................P. 13
Diffuser Purpose..............................................................P. 14
Diffuser Installation and Removal....................................P. 14
Entering the Water ..........................................................P. 15
Recommended Accessories and Attachments ........P. 15 - 18
Maintenance ................................................................P. 19 - 24
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Table of Contents - continued
hoto Tips ..................................................................P. 25
Troubleshooting ........................................................P. 26 - 28
Spare arts ..................................................................P. 29
Customer Support ......................................................P. 29
Limited Warranty ........................................................P. 30
Returning roducts for Service ................................P. 31
roduct Registration ..................................................Back Page
This product has been water pressure tested at the factory and is depth
rated to 200 ft (60 m). 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 main housing o-ring and retest to make sure that it is
watertight. Refer to the Troubleshooting section, page 26.
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 25.
reparation

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Depth Rating..........................200 ft (60 m)
Controls ................................All camera functions accessed except “LVF”
................................................button
Buoyancy ..............................Near neutral in fresh water
Housing Weight ....................2.7 lb (1.2 kg)
Strobe Connection................Fiber Optic Ports or slaved
Use Built-in Flash..................Yes (flash diffuser included)
Optional Tray Mounting........12-24 thread external tray mounting with 3 in
................................................(76 mm) spacing
Main O-Ring ..........................0109
Housing Dimensions ............Dimensions 6.8w x 4.8h x 5.9d in
................................................(173 x 122 x 150 mm)
Housing Material ..................Polycarbonate front, acrylic back
Lens ort ..............................3.9-inch diameter glass
Specifications (no camera installed)
What’s in the Box
- Housing
- Port Cover
- Flash Diffuser
- Flash Deflector (removeable from inside housing)
- Silicone 1cc Lubricant Tube

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arts of the Housing - Front View
Zoom Lever
Shutter
Button
Camera [ON/OFF] Button
External Tray Mount
Lid Snap
Lens ort
Control Ring
Fiber
Optic
Ports
Mode Dial

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arts of the Housing - Back View
5
4
1
76
8
10 11
3
Fn
DISP
2
WIFI
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1. [Wi-Fi] Button
2. Fn Button
3. Playback Button
4. Up / Exp. Comp. Button
5. Left / Macro Button
6. MENU/SET Button
7. Right / Flash Button
8. Down / Self-timer Button
9. Control Dial
10. DIS . Display Button
11. Erase / Q. Menu Button
Motion
Picture
Button
Control
Dial
Dot
Housing
Dot
* Control Dial: Note t at a small section of t e rubber disc is missing at t e end of t is
control. T is is normal and allows t e user to completely disengage t e control from t e
camera w en not in use. To disengage Control Dial, rotate Control Dial Knob to t e
6 o’clock position, lining up t e Knob’s W ite Dot wit t e Housing Dot. Rotate Control
Knob W ite Dot to t e 12 o’clock position w en attac ing or removing Housing Back.

Housing and Camera Setup
STE 1 - Initial Camera Setup (before placing camera in housing)
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Setup your camera for underwater use and t en adjust your settings once underwater.
- Set Mode Dial to “A” Aperture Priority. Manually adjust aperture setting
to achieve the best exposure for your shooting conditions. The shutter
speed will be locked at 1/60th second. Set Mode Dial to “M” Manual
mode to manually adjust both aperture and shutter speed settings.
- Set Flash to “Forced Flash On ” and Macro Mode to “AF Macro”
-In Menu Rec:
Set Aspect Ratio to “4:3, Picture Size to 18M” and Quality to “Fine.”
Set ISO Sensitivity to “200” and White Balance to “AWB.” For best
results, manually set white balance for each working depth.
Set AF Mode to “1-Area” and Q-AF Quick AF to “ON.”
Set Face Recog. to “OFF” and AF/AE Lock to “AF/AE.”
Set Metering Mode to “Center Weighted.”
Set i.Exposure to “OFF”, I.R. i.Resolution to “ON” and i.Zoom to “OFF.”
Set Digital Zoom, AF Assist Lamp and Red-Eye Removal to “OFF.”
Set Image Stabilizer to “ON.”
-In Menu Setup:
In Clock Set, set Date and Time.
Set Monitor Display to desired brightness level.
Set Monitor Luminance to “Power Monitor.”
In Economy, set Auto Power Off to “5 MIN.” and Monitor Power
Save to “OFF.”
Set Auto Review to “HOLD.”
Insert and Format a SD memory card.
SET

STE 2 - Opening the Housing
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Lid Snaps have a Lock.
1. Push Lid Snap Locks forward and lift as shown.
Open opposing Lid Snaps simultaneously. Keep
pressure on the Lid Snaps so they do not fly
open quickly.
Some Lid Snaps ave a lot of spring tension
once t ey go over center, so keep a firm grip on
eac Lid Snap. Lid Snaps may also be opened
one at a time.
2. Remove the Housing Back.
Push Forward Lid
Snap
Lock
Lift
STE 3 - Attach Camera to Mounting Tray
CAUTION:
Do not cross t read or overtig ten t e Mounting Tray Bolt as you may
damage t e camera tripod socket t reads.
1. The Mounting Tray for the camera is secured to the housing back.
Position the camera on the Mounting Tray.
2. Using a coin or screwdriver (preferred), secure the camera with the
Mounting Tray Bolt which threads into the camera’s tripod socket,
Diagram A, page 9.
STE 1 - Initial Camera Setup - continued
If close-up images are overexposed, adjust aperture setting and/or use
“-” Exposure Compensation and/or back away, zoom in, and then
reshoot. When using an AF35 strobe or manual controller, turn the power
down.
** All camera user settings not listed should be set to the user’s
preference.

L
Lumix
Mounting Tray Bolt
Diagram A
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Mounting Tray
STE 3 - Attach Camera to Mounting Tray - continued
* Control Wheel “cut away.” Use this
position with Control Wheel knob white
dot in the 12 o-clock position to install or
remove camera from housing. W en not
in use after installation, rotate Control
W eel knob w ite dot to t e 6 o’clock
position so “cut away” is over camera
dial and not contacting camera.

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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 camera lanyard from camera if attached.
3. Place the Housing Front face down in your lap.
4. The Motion Picture Button control must be facing forward and upward to
allow clearance for proper camera installation.
5. ently guide the Housing Back with camera attached into the Housing
Front.
STE 4 - Installing Camera in Housing
STE 5 - Closing the Housing
1. Once the back is properly
installed, the o-ring should touch
the housing all the way around.
There should be an even gap on
each side of the housing between
the housing and the back.
2. Lift the lid snaps so they are
extended and place each lid snap
into the corresponding hook on
the housing back.
3. To close the housing, push down on
the opposing lid snaps simultaneously
until they snap into place. Be sure
they are down far enough to engage
the Lid Snap Lock. The o-ring seal
should now appear as a solid black
line from the back of the housing.
Housing Back
O-ring
Even gap on
all four sides
Lid Hook
Lid
Snap
Lid Snap Lock