Ikelite 6147.89 User manual

IkeliteDigitalHousing

instruction

manual#6147.89forCanonSD890

CongratulationsonyourpurchaseofanIkeliteDigitalCameraHousing.

Ikelitehasover45yearsofexperienceintheunderwaterphotographic

andlightingmarket.OurproductsaredesignedandbuiltintheUSAby

Ikeliteforboththeprofessionalandamateurphotographer.

Theclearhousingpermitsinstantvisualinspectionofthecameraand

allsealingsurfacesaswellascompletemonitoringofcontrolsandcamera

LCDscreens.

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IkeliteDigitalHousingsareslightlynegativeinsaltwaterforstability.

Thishousinghasbeenwaterpressuretestedatthefactory.Housingis

pressuretestedto200'(60m).

PleaseRead

Wesuggestthatyoureadthisinstructionbookletthoroughlybefore

use.Ifyouarenewtounderwaterphotographybesuretoreadthe

GeneralandPhotoTips.

Wealsosuggestthatyoureadthecameramanualthoroughlytohave

afullunderstandingofwhereeachcameracontrolislocatedand

whatfunctioneachcontrolprovides.

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PleaseReadIfUsinganEV‐Controller

TheEV‐ControllerusedwithIkeliteDSSubstrobeshavetwouser

settings.Onesettingisforstrobeselection,theotherisforpre‐flash

ornonpre‐flash.Thiscamerausespre‐flash,thustheEV‐Controller

shouldbesettothepre‐flashpositionwhenusedwiththiscamera.

CameraSetup

1. UseCameraIcon+"M"modeforbestresults.

2. SetISOto80.

3. SetFlashto"ON".Lightningbolticonwillappear.NOTES:

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‐Camerafocusesbestatwide‐anglesettinginMacromode.

‐CamerastopsdowntoF9‐F11inMacromode

‐ExposureCompenstaiononthecameraaffectstheflash.

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OpeningtheHousingPush

Forward

LidSnap Lock

1.LidSnapshaveaLock.

Toopen,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

4

ofspringtensiononcetheygoovercenter,haveafirmgriponthe

lidsnap.LidSnapsmaybeopenedoneatatime.

InstallingtheCamera

1.Removethebackfromthehousing.Themountingtrayforthe

cameraissecuredto

thehousingback.

Positionthecamera

onthetrayand

secureitwiththe

mountingboltwhich

threadsintothe

camera'stripod

socket.Use

acoinorfiatbladed

screwdriverto

tightenthemounting

boltsothecamerais

flatagainstthetray.

CAUTION:

Somecameratripodsocketthreadsareplastic.Themountingtra



boltismetal.Donotcrossthreadorovertightenasyouma



damagethecameratripodsocketthreads.

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ClosingtheHousing

3. Guidethebackontothehousing.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thelidsnap

intothe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.

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.

2. Checktoseethatthereisano‐ring

onthehousingbackandthatitis

cleanandinitsproperlocation.

1. Placehousingfacedowninyourlapor

onflatsurface.

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CheckingControls

Oncethehousinghasbeenclosed,makesurethehousingcontrolsline

upwiththecamera'scontrols.Ifthehousingcontrolsaremisaligned

slightlymakesurethecameraholddownbolthasbeentighteneddown

firmlysothecameraisflatagainstthetray.

TurnCameraOn

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Turnthecameraonandoperateeachofthehousingcontrolstogeta

feelforusingthecamerainthehousing.Takeafewpicturesabove

waterwiththecamerainthehousing.

ZoomControl

(NOTE:)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anyotherfunctionasthecamerais

receivingasignalfromtheengagedzoomcontrol.

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Lubricants

1. Ikeliteprovidessiliconelubricantwiththehousing.Werecommend

youuseonlyIkelitelubricantonIkeliteproductsassomeotherbrands

maycausetheo‐ringtoswellandnotsealproperly.

2. Useonlyenoughlubricanttolightlycovercontrolshaftsando‐rings.

Wipeoffanyexcesslubricantwithacleancloth.Lubricantisnota

sealant,itisusedtoreducefriction.Excessivelubricantcancollect

sandanddirtwhichmayinterferewithpropersealing.

CAUTION

Neverusespraylubricantsasthepropellantingredientcan

causetheplastichousingtocrack.

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UsingFlash

UsingtheCamera'sBuilt‐inFlash.

Ifyoudonothaveanexternalflash,thecamera'sbuilt‐inflashcanbe

used.SeeDiffuserinstructions.

NOTE:Thecamera'sbuilt‐inflashcannotbeusedwithoptional

Wide‐anglelenses.

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DiffuserandDeflector

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DiffuserandDeflectorcont.

Diffuser

Thediffusershouldbeinstalledwhenusingthecamera'sbuiltin

flash.Whenshootingwiththecamera'sbuilt‐inflashat

approximately2feet(0.6m)orless,thelensportonthehousing

mayblockaportionofthelightfromthecamera'sbuilt‐inflash,

creatingashadowinthelowerleftofthephoto.Ifthisoccurs,zoom

thelensslightlytoeliminatetheshadow.(Youcantestthisabove

water)

Deflector

Thedeflectorshouldbeinstalledwhenusinganexternalstrobesuch

astheDS51orDS125SubstrobeandEVController.Thedeflectorwill

redirectthecamera'sflashtotheEVControllerwhichcontrolsthe

externalstrobesoutput.

Toinstallthediffuserordeflector

spreadtheportclampatthe

springendandslideoverthelens

port.Thewhiteplasticshouldbe

placedinfrontofthecamera

flash.Theportclampshouldbe

pushedbackagainstthefrontof

thehousing.

Adiffuseranddeflectorare

includedwiththehousing.The

diffuseriswhitetransparent

plastic.Thedeflectorisalsowhite

butisnottransparent.

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LensPort

Treattheglassinthelensportasacameralens.Afteruse,rinseand

gentlydrythelensporttoavoidwaterspotting.Tocleanuseamild

soapsolutionorlenscleaner.



DonotusealcoholorwindowcleanerontheLensPort.



WideangleaccessorylensesareNOTrecommendeddueto

extremevignetting.

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