Ikelite 6146.02 Manuale utente
Digital Housing
nstruction Manual
6146.02 for Canon G1 X Mark II
Thank you for your purchase of kelite 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 kelite product.
Table of Contents
Preparation ..................................................................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 - Attach Tray and Handle to the Housing ..........P. 8
STEP 2 - nitial Camera Settings ....................................P. 8, 9
STEP 3 - Opening the Housing ......................................P. 9
STEP 4 - Attach Hotshoe to Camera ..............................P. 10
STEP 5 - Attach Camera to Mounting Tray ....................P. 11
STEP 6 - Attach the Step Ring Gear ..............................P. 12
STEP 7 - nstalling Camera in Housing ..........................P. 13
STEP 8 - Closing the Housing ........................................P. 13
STEP 9 - Final Check......................................................P. 14
Usage ............................................................................P. 14
Strobe Use and Compatibility ....................................P. 14
Strobe Compatibility ........................................................P. 14
kelite Housing Conversion Circuitry ..............................P. 15
Attaching a Sync Cord to the Housing ............................P. 15, 16
Using Strobes with a Fiber Optic Connection ................P. 16
Diffuser and Deflector nstallation / Usage......................P. 17
Attaching an kelite Strobe Arm to the Housing Handle..P. 18
Entering the Water ..........................................................P. 19
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Table of Contents - continued
Recommended Accessories ......................................P. 19, 20
Maintenance ................................................................P. 21 - 24
Photo Tips ..................................................................P. 25
Troubleshooting ........................................................P. 26 - 28
Zoom Control ..................................................................P. 28
Spare Parts ..................................................................P. 29
Customer Support ......................................................P. 30
Limited Warranty ........................................................P. 30
Returning Products for Service ................................P. 31
Product 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. f 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.
f you are new to underwater photography, be sure to read the Photo
Tips section, page 25.
Preparation
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Controls ................................All important camera functions accessed
Buoyancy ..............................Nearly neutral in saltwater
Depth Rating..........................200 ft (60 m)
Strobe Connections.............. kelite Digital TTL CS-5 5-pin Electrical
................................................Bulkhead plus TTL circuitry compatible with
................................................current model kelite DS strobes and Fiber
................................................Optic Ports.
Use Built-in Flash..................Yes
Tray and Handle Weight ......11.5 oz (327 g)
Main O-Ring ..........................0110
Housing Dimensions ............Dimensions 7.4 x 6.4 x 7.3 in (188 x 157 x
................................................185 mm)
Housing Weight ....................4.7 lb (2.1 kg)
Housing Material ..................Polycarbonate front, acrylic back
Specifications (no camera installed)
What’s in the Box
- Housing
- Tray with Quick Release Handle
- Port Cover
- Flash Diffuser
- Flash Deflector
- Step Ring Gear with set screws
- Waterproof Bulkhead Cap (on External Strobe Connector)
- Silicone 1cc Lubricant Tube
- Allen wrench for control knob set screws
- Step Ring Gear with 3 small set screws installed, 3 extra small set
screws and small allen wrench (in a bag inside housing)
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Parts of the Housing - Front View
Housing controls ar provid d for all cam ra functions xc pt th
flash up switch. Wh n using th built-in cam ra flash, it must b
xt nd d BEFORE placing th cam ra in th housing.
Zoom
Lever
Shutter
Button
Power Button (On/Off)
Lens Port
External Tray Mounts
Lid Snap
Mode
Dial
Step
Ring
Continuous Ring
Playback Button
Fiber Optic Ports
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Parts of the Housing - Back View
6
8 10
7
9
11
13 14
1
5
4
MENU
12
DISP
MF
3
2
S
1. External Strobe Connector & Cap
2. Conversion Circuitry
3. Mobile Device Button
4. S Shortcut Button
5. MF Manual Focus
6. AF Frame Selector
7. Exp. Comp. / Up Button
8. Macro / Left Button
9. FUNC./SET Button
10. Flash / Right Button
11. ISO / Down Button
12. *Control Dial
13. DISP Display Button
14. ME U Button
* Control Dial: Not that a small s ction of th rubb r disc is missing at th nd of this
control. This is normal and allows th us r to compl t ly dis ngag th control from th
cam ra wh n not in us . To dis ngag Control Dial from cam ra, rotat Dial to 6 o’clock
position and lin up Control Dial Whit Dot with Housing Dot. Rotat Control Dial Whit
Dot to 12 o’clock position wh n attaching or r moving Housing Back.
Control Dial
White Dot
Housing
Dot
Movie
Button
Using a 9/16” open/box end or socket Wrench (not suppli d), firmly
tighten the External Tray and Spacer to the Housing Base using the two
3/8-16 Nuts supplied in the accessory package. One side of the Spacer
has an adhesive backing. Remove the Protective Film to adhere the
Spacer to the Tray.
ote: Tray and Handle may be attached before or after the camera is
secured in the Housing. We recommend attaching it immediately to avoid
scratching table tops with the Tray Mounting Bolts.
3/8-16 Nut
Wrench - not suppli d
Housing and Camera Setup
STEP 1 - Attach Tray and Handle to the Housing
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MADE IN USA
Tray Mounting Bolt
External Tray
& Handle
Spacer
Protective Film
STEP 2 - Initial Camera Settings
S tup your cam ra for und rwat r us and th n adjust your s ttings onc und rwat r.
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Initial Camera Setup (before placing camera in housing)
- nsert a fully charged camera battery.
- Set Mode Dial to “Av” Aperture Priority, or “M” Manual Mode if shutter
speeds faster than 1/60th second are required.
-In ME U:
Set AF Frame to “1-point” and Digital Zoom to “Off.”
Set AF-Point Zoom to “Off” and Set Servo AF to “On.”
Set Continuous AF to “Off” and AF-assist Beam to “Off.”
n the Flash Control Built-in Flash Settings Menu, set Flash Mode to
“Auto”, Shutter Sync. to “1st-curtain”, Red-eye Corr. and Red-eye Lamp
to “Off.”
Set Review mage after Shooting to “8 sec.” and Display nfo to “Off.”
Set Blink Detection and Night Display to “Off.”
- In ME U:
Set Date/Time and Time Zone.
Set Eco Mode to “Off.”
n the Power Saving Menu, set Auto Power Down to “Off” and Display
Off to “3 min.”
Set Touch Operation to “Off.”
nsert and Format a compatible memory card.
-In FU C./SET ME U:
Set DR Correction to “Off” and White Balance to “Auto” or “Underwater.”
For best results, use manual Custom White Balance and reset for
each working depth.
Set Drive Mode to “Single Shot .”
Set Metering to “Center Weighted Avg. ”
Set ND Filter to “Off.”
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STEP 2 - Initial Camera Settings - continued
Set mage Type to “JPEG 13M” and mage Compression to “L.”
Set mage Quality to “Superfine” and Movies to “FHD/30P.”
- Set SO to “200.”
- Activate Macro mode when shooting close-up subjects. f the image
is overexposed, use “-” Flash Exposure Compensation and/or
back away, zoom in, and then reshoot.
- RA SE the camera flash before placing camera in housing when using
only the built-in flash, fiber optic and slave strobes. DO NOT attach the
housing Hotshoe Connector. Set Flash to “On-Flash always fires .”
- When using external strobes connected to the External Strobe
Connector, DO NOT raise the camera flash. nstead, attach the housing
hotshoe - Diagram A, Page 10.
otes: Manual power settings can be selected in the “Flash Control” section
of the camera menu.
** All camera user settings not mentioned should be set to the user’s
preference.
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STEP 3 - Opening the Housing
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.
Som Lid Snaps hav a lot of spring t nsion
onc th y go ov r c nt r, so k p a firm grip on
ach Lid Snap. Lid Snaps may also b op n d
on at a tim .
2. Remove the Housing Back.
Push Forward Lid
Snap
Lock
Lift
STEP 4 - Attach Hotshoe to Camera
PowerShot
G1X
ON/
OFF
Mark II
Front
Ikelite
Diagram A
Hotshoe
Connector
Mounting Tray
Housing Back
O-ring
External Strobe Connector
& Waterproof Cap
(Do not r mov und rwat r)
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1. The Mounting Tray for the camera is secured to the housing back.
Position the camera on the Mounting Tray.
2. ATTACH the hotshoe when:
- NOT using the built-in camera flash.
- Connecting a strobe(s) to the External Strobe Connecter (#1, Page 8).
Slide the housing Hotshoe Connector forward into the Camera Hotshoe
Mount
until it stops,
Diagram A, Page 10
. This should be done before
the camera is secured with the mounting bolt, Diagram B, Page 11,
otherwise leave the hotshoe disconnected from the camera.
You will also need to install the Flash Deflector, Page 17.
DO OT attach the hotshoe when:
- US NG the built-in camera flash.
- Connecting a strobe(s) to the fiber optic ports.
You will also need to install the Flash Diffuser, Page 17.
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