Ikelite DMC-ZS20 User manual

Digital Housing
instruction manual
6170.20 anasonic DMC-ZS20, TZ30
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
Specifications ..............................................................P. 3
ackage Contents ........................................................P. 3
reparation ..................................................................P. 4
Initial Camera Setup........................................................P. 4
Housing Controls - Front View ........................................P. 5
Housing Controls - 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
Attach External Tray and Handle to Housing..................P. 11
Attach Ikelite Strobe Arm to Housing ..............................P. 11
Turn Camera On..............................................................P. 12
Entering the Water ..........................................................P. 12
Maintenance ................................................................P. 12
ens Port ........................................................................P. 12
ubricant..........................................................................P. 12
Housing Maintenance......................................................P. 13
Control Maintenance ......................................................P. 14
hoto Tips ..................................................................P. 16
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Table of Contents - continued
Troubleshooting ........................................................P. 17
Spare arts ..................................................................P. 20
Recommended Accessories ....................................P. 20
EV Manual Controller Use ............................................P. 22
Technical Support ....................................................P. 22
Limited Warranty ........................................................P. 23
Returning roducts for Service ................................P. 23
roduct Registration ..................................................Back Cover
- Ikelite Digital Housing
- Silicone ubricant
- Vinyl Port Cover
ackage Contents
- Diffuser and Deflector
- anyard (attached to housing)
- Extra Control Tips
Width ......................6.8 in. (173mm) including controls
Height ....................5.0 in. (127mm) including controls
Depth ......................5.6 in. (142mm) including controls and lens port
Weight ....................2.9 lb (1315g) above water
Buoyancy ................Slightly negative in freshwater
Specifications

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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 17.
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 16.
reparation
Initial Camera Setup (before placing camera in housing)
- Insert and Format an SD memory card.
- Set Date and Time.
- 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 Aspect Ratio to “4:3.”
- Set Picture Size to “14M” and Quality to “Fine.”
- Set ISO Sensitivity to “100” and White Balance to “AWB.”
- Set AF Mode to “1-Area” and Face Recog. to “OFF.”
- Set Metering Mode to “Center Weighted.”
- Set i.Exposure and i.Resolution to “OFF.”
- Set AF Assist amp and Red-Eye Removal to “OFF.”
- Set Image Stabilizer to “ON” and Focus to “Center AF.”
- Set Flash to “Forced Flash On and Macro Mode to AF Macro .”
NOTE: If overexposure occurs, use “-” exposure compensation, back away
from your subject and zoom in, or switch to “M” Manual mode, and
adjust aperture and shutter speed settings. When using an AF35 strobe
or manual controller, turn the power down.

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Housing Controls - Front View
Motion Picture Button
Shutter
Release
Zoom ever
External Tray Mount
Mode Dial
id Snap
Lens ort
ON/OFF Switch

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Housing Controls
1. REC/P AY switch
2. EXPOSURE / MAP Button
3. Up / Exp. Comp. Button
4. eft / Self-timer Button
5. MENU / SET Button
Housing Controls - Back View
6. Right / Flash Button
7. Down / Macro Mode Button
8. DISP. Button
9. Q.MENU / Delete Button

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CAUTION:
Some camera tripod
socket threads are
plastic. The mounting
bolt is metal. Do not
cross thread or over
tighten as you may
damage the camera
tripod socket threads.
Installing the Camera
1. Remove any lanyard attached to the camera.
2. Pull out on each housing control until it stops. This will get the controls
out of the way for installation of the camera.
3. Remove the back from the housing.
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.
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 keep a firm grip on the lid snap.
Lid Snaps may be opened one at a time.
Push Forward
id Snap ock
ift
Diagram A
Panasonic
20x
L
FULL HD
Lumix
Tray Mounting Bolt

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
The clear housing permits instant visual inspection of the camera and
sealing surfaces as well as complete monitoring of controls and camera
CD 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.
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 the shadow (You
can test this above water).
Deflector Use
The deflector should be installed when using any Ikelite external strobe.
The deflector will block and redirect the camera’s flash to an optional
AF35 slave unit or EV Manual Controller, which will then control the
external strobe’s output. 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
Lens Port
Diffuser/Deflector properly
installed in port groove