Ikelite 6165.01 User manual

Digital Housing

Instruction Manual

6165.01 for Leica C

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

Table of Contents

Specifications ..............................................................P. 3

Package Contents ........................................................P. 3

Preparation ..................................................................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

Using the Camera’s Built-in Flash ..................................P. 8

Usage ............................................................................P. 9

Final Check ....................................................................P. 9

Fiber Optic Ports ............................................................P. 9

Zoom Control ..................................................................P. 9

Diffuser and Deflector Installation and Use ....................P. 10

Attach Optional External Tray and Handle to Housing ..P. 11

Attach Optional Ikelite Strobe Arm to Housing................P. 11

Turn Camera On..............................................................P. 12

Entering the Water ..........................................................P. 12

Maintenance ................................................................P. 12

Lens Port ........................................................................P. 12

Lubricant..........................................................................P. 12

Housing Maintenance......................................................P. 13

Table of Contents - continued

Control Maintenance ......................................................P. 14

Photo Tips ..................................................................P. 17

Troubleshooting ........................................................P. 18

Spare Parts ..................................................................P. 21

ecommended Accessories ....................................P. 21

Customer Support........................................................P. 22

Limited Warranty ........................................................P. 22

eturning Products for Service ................................P. 23

Product egistration ..................................................P. 24

- Ikelite Digital Housing

- Silicone Lubricant

- Vinyl Port Cover

Package Contents

- Diffuser and Deflector

- Extra Control Tips

Width ......................6.9 in (175 mm) including controls

Height ....................5.0 in (127 mm) including controls

Depth ......................5.2 in (132 mm) including controls and lens port

Weight ....................2.0 lb 9 oz (1.2 kg) above water

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

Specifications

Preparation

This product has been water pressure tested at the factory and is depth

rated to 200 ft. (60m). With a port attached, 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.

Initial Camera Setup (before placing camera in housing)

- Insert a fully charged camera battery.

- Set Mode Dial to “A” Aperture-Priority.” Shutter speed is locked at a

minimum 1/60th second with flash activated. Use “M” Manual mode for

faster shutter speeds. Other modes are not recommended underwater.

- Set Flash to “Forced Flash On ”; flash fires in any conditions.

-In ec MENU:

Set Aspect Ratio to 4:3 (normal TV) or 16:9 (high-definition TV).

Set Picture Size to “12m” and Quality to “Fine.”

Set ISO Sensitivity to 200 and White Balance to “AWB.” For best results

set to “Manual White Balance” ; reset for each working depth.

Set AF Mode to “1-Area” and Quick AF to “ON.”

Set Face Recog. to “OFF”, AF/AE Lock to “AF/AE.”

Set Metering Mode to “Center-Weighted” .

Set i.Exposure to “OFF”, i.Resolution and Digital Zoom to “OFF.”

Set Color Mode to “Standard” and AF Assist Lamp to “Off.”

Set Red-eye Removal to “OFF” and Stabilizer to “ON.”

Set Date Stamp to “OFF” unless otherwise desired.

In Clock Set, set the Date and Time.

-In Setup MENU:

In ECO Economy, set Auto Power Off to “OFF” and Monitor Power Save

to “OFF.”

Set Auto Review to “HOLD.”

Insert and “Format” a SD card.

SET

Clean the housing main o-ring and retest to make sure that it is

watertight. Refer to the Troubleshooting section, page 18.

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 17.

Preparation - continued

Initial Camera Setup - continued

- Set Focus Mode to AF Macro

If close-up images are overexposed, adjust aperture to a smaller

setting (larger number), and/or back away, zoom in, and then reshoot.

Parts of the Housing - Front View

Mode Dial

Shutter

Button

Zoom Lever

External Tray Mount

Lid Snap

Lens Port

Fiber Optic Ports

ON/OFF

(Power) Control Ring

1. [LVF] Button

2. Motion Picture Button

3. [FN] Button

4. Playback Button

5. Cursor Up / Exp. Comp.

6. Cursor Left / MF / Macro

7. [MENU/SET] Button

8. Cursor Right / Flash

Parts of the Housing - Back View

9. Control Dial: (Note that a small

section of the rubber disc is missing

at the end of this control, Diagram A,

page 7. This is normal and allows

the user to completely disengage

the control from the camera when

not in use).

10. Cursor Down / Self-Timer

11. [ DISP] Button

12. [Q.MENU] / Button

-Note: Wi-Fi is not effective in an underwater environment, therefore,

no housing control is offered for this feature.

Installing the Camera

1. Remove any lanyard attached to the camera.

2. Remove the back from the housing.

3. Pull up on the top housing control knobs until they stop. This will get the

controls out of the way for installation of the camera.

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,

below.

Opening the Housing

Lid Snaps have a Lock. To open housing, push Lid Snap Lock forward

and lift as shown. eep 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

CAUTION:

Do not cross thread or

o ertighten the Tray

Mounting Bolt as you

may damage the

camera tripod socket

threads.

Diagram A

Leica

Tray Mounting Bolt

Attach Camera to Mounting Tray

* Control Dial “cut away.” When

not in use, rotate Control Dial so

“cut away” is over camera dial

and not contacting camera.

Closing the Housing

1. Check to see that there is an

o-ring on the housing back that

is clean and in its proper

location.

2. 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.

3. Lift the lid snaps so they are

extended and place the lid snap

into the corresponding hook on the housing back.

4. 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 lid-snap

lock.

Housing Back

O-ring

Even gap on

all four sides

Lid Hook

Lid

Snap

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 (included) and

zoom in slightly to eliminate any dark areas noted in your photographs

(You can test this abo e 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.

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

LCD 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.

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.

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)

Fiber Optic Ports

Attach fiber optic cords to the housing Fiber Optic Ports, page 5, to fire

compatible external strobes. Install the housing Flash Deflector, page

10, to reduce backscatter and assist in redirecting the flash to the Fiber

Optic Ports.

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 abo e water).

Deflector Use

The deflector should be installed when using any external strobe. The

deflector will block and redirect the camera’s flash to an optional slave

strobe or fiber optic cord which will then fire the external strobe. The

deflector also stops the built-in flash from creating backscatter in the

image. 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 to

this hole.

Diffuser and Deflector Installation

Diffuser/Deflector properly

installed in port groove

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