Ikelite DS-125 User manual

Digital Housing
i n s t r u c t i o n m a n u a l
6148.11 Canon SX110 IS
Thank you for your purchase of Ikelite equipment. Please read this
instruction manual completely before attempting to operate or dive with this
product.

Table of Contents
Product Registration........................................................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
Closing the Housing ........................................................P. 8
Usage ..........................................................................P. 9
Turn Camera On..............................................................P. 9
Zoom Control ..................................................................P. 9
Using the Camera’s Built-in Flash ..................................P. 9
Diffuser and Deflector Installation and Use ....................P. 10
Entering the Water ..........................................................P. 11
Maintenance ................................................................P. 11
Lens Port ........................................................................P. 11
Lubricant..........................................................................P. 11
Housing Maintenance......................................................P. 12
Control Maintenance ......................................................P. 13
Specifications ............................................................P. 15
hoto Tips ..................................................................P. 15
Troubleshooting ........................................................P. 17
Replacement arts ....................................................P. 19
Recommended Accessories ....................................P. 19
Technical Support ....................................................P. 22
Limited Warranty ........................................................P. 22
Returning Products for Service ......................................P. 23
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- Ikelite Digital Housing
- Silicone Lubricant
- Vinyl Port Cover
- Tray and Handle
ackage Contents
- Diffuser
- Deflector
- Extra Control Tips
roduct Registration
Please take a moment to fill out the online Ikelite roduct Registration
form at http://www.ikelite.com/forms/regForm.htm.
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.
We suggest that you read this instruction booklet thoroughly before use
to have a full understanding of where each camera control is located,
and what function each control provides. 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.
Due to the power required to operate the camera and LCD screen start
each dive with a fully charged camera battery.
reparation
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Initial Camera Setup
- Insert a fully charged battery.
- Insert and format a memory card.
- Set camera date and time.
- Set Mode Dial to “Av” Aperture Priority.
- Set ISO to 80.
- Raise the camera flash to it’s open or “UP” position.
- Set Flash to forced “On .”
- In the Flash Settings Menu set Flash Mode to “Auto”, and
Red-Eye Corr. and Red-Eye Lamp to “Off.”
- Set White Balance to “Auto AWB.”
- Set Image Quality to “Superfine” and “L.”
- Set Metering to “Center Weighted Avg.”
- Set AF-assist Beam to “Off.”
- Set AF Frame to “Center.”
- Set AF Mode to “Single.”
- Set Review to 5 seconds.
- Set IS Mode to “Shoot Only.”
- In the Power Saving menu, set Auto Power Down to “Off” and Display
Off to “3 min.”
NOTE: Make sure that the camera flash is in the “up” or “raised” position
before closing your housing with the camera inside.
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arts of the Housing - Front View
Shutter
Button
Lens
Port
Lens ort
External Tray Mounts
Lid Snap
Zoom
Dial
Mode
Dial

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9
10
7
1
3
5
2
8
11
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Housing Controls
1. Print/Share
2. Playback
3. Face Selector
4. Exposure Compensation
5. ISO/ ump,
6. Macro ,
arts of the Housing - Back View
7. FUNC./SET Button
8. Flash / Control Dial,
9. Continuous,
10. Display Button
11. Menu Button
6
Power Button

7
Canon
10x
OPTICAL
ZOOM
9.0
MEGA
PIXELS
SX110IS
PowerShot
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 Housing and position camera on Mounting Tray.
3. Using a coin or screwdriver (preferred), secure the camera with the tray
mounting bolt which threads into the camera’s tripod socket - diagram A.
Do not cross thread or over tighten the mounting bolt or you may
damage the camera tripod socket threads.
4. RAISE the camera flash. This must be done before closing the
housing.
Opening the Housing
Lid Snaps have a Lock.
To open housing, push Lid Snap Lock
forward and lift as shown. Keep pressure
on the Lid 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
Lid Snap
Lock
Lift
Diagram A
Tray Mounting Bolt Mounting Tray
Housing Back
Lid Hook
O-ring
RAISE flash before
closing housing

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Closing the Housing
1. Place housing face down in your lap or on 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. Lift 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.
Lid 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.
Double 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.
Look 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.
Housing Back
O-ring
Housing Back
O-ring
Even gap on
all four sides

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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 setting, 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.
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.
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Zoom Control
“Engaged”
Zoom Control
“Disengaged”
(Center Position)
Turn Camera On
Turn the camera on and operate each of the housing controls to get a
feel for using the camera in the housing.
You are now ready to shoot underwater photos!
Usage
The camera’s built-in flash CANNOT be used with optional Wide-Angle or
Accessory lenses.
Note: To shoot photographs closer than 2 feet (0.6m), we recommend using
an external strobe which can be positioned so nothing blocks the light
path between the strobe and the subject.

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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 an Ikelite external strobe.
The deflector will block and redirect the camera’s flash to the AF35 slave
unit or EV-controller 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 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
that is secured around the back of
the housing port, to this hole.
Diffuser and Deflector Installation
Diffuser/Deflector properly
installed in port groove