Ikelite 6146.05 User manual

Underwater Housing for Canon Powershot G5X

Product Number 6146.05

Instruction Manual

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

PREPARATION.......................................................................P. 3

SPECIFICATIONS - no camera installed ................................P. 4

INCLUDED 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 STEPS..............................P. 7

STEP 1 - Camera Setup..........................................................P. 7

STEP 2 - Opening the Housing ...............................................P. 8

STEP 3 - Install Camera in Housing........................................P. 8 - 9

STEP 4 - Attach Hotshoe (if not using built-in ash)................P. 10

STEP 5 - Closing the Housing.................................................P. 11

STEP 6 - Final Check ..............................................................P. 11

STEP 7 - Entering the Water ...................................................P. 12

Removing the Camera from the Housing ................................P. 12

STROBE COMPATIBILITY and USE .....................................P. 13

Strobe Compatibility ................................................................P. 13

Housing Conversion Circuitry..................................................P. 13

Using Ikelite DS-series Strobes...............................................P. 13

Using Non-Ikelite or Ikelite Non-DS-series Strobes.................P. 13

Manual Flash Operation with Ikelite DS-series Strobes ..........P. 14

Attach Ikelite Sync Cord to the Housing and Strobe ...............P. 15

Using Fiber Optic Strobes .......................................................P. 16

Using the Camera’s Built-in Flash ...........................................P. 16

Deector Installation and Removal..........................................P. 16

Diffuser Installation and Removal............................................P. 17

PREPARATION

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 the housing is

watertight. Refer to the Troubleshooting section, page 28.

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 27.

Table of Contents - continued

Zoom Control Use ...................................................................P. 17

RECOMMENDED ACCESSORIES and ATTACHMENTS .....P. 18

SPARE PARTS .......................................................................P. 20

MAINTENANCE......................................................................P. 20

Lens Port .................................................................................P. 20

O-ring Storage.........................................................................P. 20

Lubricant..................................................................................P. 21

Housing Maintenance..............................................................P. 21 - 22

Control Maintenance ...............................................................P. 22 - 25

PHOTO TIPS...........................................................................P. 26

TROUBLESHOOTING............................................................P. 27 - 29

CUSTOMER SUPPORT..........................................................P. 30

LIMITED WARRANTY ............................................................P. 30

RETURNING PRODUCTS FOR SERVICE.............................P. 31

PRODUCT REGISTRATION...................................................Back Page

SPECIFICATIONS - no camera installed

Controls.................................. All camera buttons except Diopter adjustment

................................................. dial and Mobile Device Connection

Buoyancy ............................... Slightly negative in freshwater

Depth Rating .......................... 200 ft (60 m)

Strobe Connection ................ Ikelite ICS-5 5pin electrical bulkhead or

................................................. Fiber Optic housing ports

Use Built-in Flash .................. Yes

Main O-ring............................. 0110

Housing Dimensions............. 7.4 x 5.8 x 5.8 (188 x 147 x 147)

Housing Weight ..................... 3.3 lb (1497)

Housing Material.................... Polycarbonate front , acrylic back

INCLUDED in the BOX

• Housing

• Instruction Manual

• Waterproof Bulkhead Cap (connected to external strobe connector)

• 9299.61 Accessory Package (includes hex head wrench, 1cc silicone lube,

extra control tips, extra rear dial control pad)

Parts of the Housing - Front View

Shutter

Button

Zoom

Lever

ON/OFF

Fiber Optic

Ports

Mode Dial

Bulkhead

Connector

Front

Dial

1/4-20 External Tray Mounts

Exp.

Comp.

Dial

Parts of the Housing - Back View

INFO

MOVIE

1. Control Dial

2. Movie Button

3. Single-image Erase Button

4. AF Frame Selector

5. Drive Mode / Up Button

6. MF / Macro / Left Button

7. Q-Set / Set Button

8. Flash / Right Button

9. INFO / Down Button

10. Playback Button

11. MENU Button

Set Mode Dial to “Av” or “M.”

Set ISO to “200.”

IMPORTANT: In Display Settings, set Display Control to “Manual.” This

option turns off eye-piece automation and must be set, otherwise, the

camera will sense the housing back and shut off the LCD screen in favor of

the optical viewnder.

RAISE the CAMERA FLASH! You cannot raise the camera ash after the

camera in closed inside the housing.

When using the internal camera ash, DO NOT place housing hotshoe into

hotshoe camera mount. This will deactivate the internal ash. Instead, place

hotshoe directly above the hotshoe camera mount before closing housing.

When using the housing hotshoe, the internal camera ash is deactivated.

HOUSING and CAMERA SETUP STEPS

Step 1 - Camera Setup

Step 2 - 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 y open

quickly. Some Lid Snaps have a lot of spring tension once they go over

center, so keep a rm grip on each Lid Snap. Lid Snaps may also be

opened one at a time.

2. Remove the Housing Back.

Step 3 - Install Camera in Housing

1. Make sure the camera battery is fully charged and a SD card is inserted into

the camera. Save existing photos on a separate storage device before

formatting SD Card.

2. Pull top housing control knobs up for more clearance.

3. The Mounting Plate is secured to the inside bottom of the housing. The

camera Mounting Tray slides into the Mounting Plate. Use your index

nger and thumb to pull the Mounting Tray away from the Mounting Plate,

Diagram A, page 9. Use your other thumb to apply opposite pressure

against the bottom of the housing to assist in removal of the Tray if

necessary.

Push Forward

Lid

Snap

Lock

Lift

Step 3 - Install Camera in Housing - continued

Diagram A

Mounting Tray Mounting Plate

Pull to Remove

4. Using a coin or athead screwdriver

(preferred), secure the camera Mounting

Tray to the camera tripod mount,

Diagram B. Tighten camera rmly to

avoid movement on tray. The Mounting

Tray only attaches one way with the

Mounting Tray Tab to the back of the

camera.

An additional 1/4-20-inch tray hole allows

attachment to a land tripod stand.

5. Gently slide the camera with Mounting Tray back into the Mounting Plate,

Diagram C, page 10. Using your thumbs, push against the Mounting Tray

until it stops sliding forward into the Mounting Plate. Give the Tray an extra

push to make sure it is properly seated all the way forward in the Mounting

Plate and no housing controls are in the way.

HDMI

Diagram B

Tighten here

Mounting

Tray Tab

Step 4 - Attach Hotshoe (if not using built-in ash)

When connecting an external strobe to the housing bulkhead, slide the

hotshoe into the top camera mount until it stops. Hotshoe must be all the

way forward in the camera mount to assure a good electrical connection

with a strobe, Diagram C, below.

Make sure hotshoe cord does not interfere with controls or the housing back

when closing the housing.

When using the housing hotshoe, the internal camera ash is deactivated.

When NOT connecting an external strobe to the housing bulkhead, RAISE

the CAMERA FLASH and DO NOT connect the housing hotshoe.

You CANNOT raise the camera ash after the camera is closed in the

housing.

When using the internal camera ash, DO NOT place housing hotshoe into

hotshoe camera mount. This will deactivate the internal ash. Instead, place

hotshoe directly above the hotshoe camera mount before closing housing.

HDMI

Diagram C

Push Camera and

Mounting Tray all

the way forward into

Mounting Plate

Hotshoe - push all the

way forward into the

camera mount

Mounting Plate

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