Ikelite Digital Housing User manual

Lens

Port

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

Digital Housing

instruction manual

6146.12 for Canon owershot G11, G12

Table of Contents

Specifications ..............................................................P. 4

ackage Contents ........................................................P. 4

reparation ..................................................................P. 4

Initial Camera Setup........................................................P. 5

Attach External Tray and Handle to Housing ..................P. 6

Housing Controls - Front View ........................................P. 7

Housing Controls - Back View ........................................P. 8

Opening the Housing ......................................................P. 9

Installing the Camera ......................................................P. 9

Attach Hotshoe to Camera..............................................P. 9, 10

Attach Camera to Mounting Tray ....................................P. 9, 10

Using the Camera’s Built-in Flash ..................................P. 11

Closing the Housing ........................................................P. 11

Usage ............................................................................P. 12

Final Check ....................................................................P. 12

Zoom Control ..................................................................P. 12

Diffuser and Deflector Installation and Use ....................P. 13

Conversion Circuitry ........................................................P. 14

Attaching an Ikelite Strobe Arm to the Housing Handle..P. 14

Attaching a Sync Cord to the Housing ............................P. 15

Turn Camera On..............................................................P. 15

Entering the Water ..........................................................P. 16

Maintenance ................................................................P. 16

Lens Port ........................................................................P. 16

Table of Contents - continued

Lubricant..........................................................................P. 16

Housing Maintenance......................................................P. 17

Control Maintenance ......................................................P. 18

hoto Tips ..................................................................P. 20

Troubleshooting ........................................................P. 20

Spare arts ..................................................................P. 24

Recommended Accessories ....................................P. 24

EV Manual Controller Use ............................................P. 26

Technical Support ....................................................P. 26

Limited Warranty ........................................................P. 26

Returning roducts for Service ................................P. 27

roduct Registration ..................................................Back Cover

- Ikelite Digital Housing

- Silicone Lubricant

- Vinyl Port Cover

ackage Contents

- Diffuser

- Deflector

- Extra Control Tips

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 21.

Please read your Canon 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.

reparation

Width ......................7in. (180mm) including controls

Height ....................5 in. (130mm) including controls

Depth ......................5.4 in. (140mm) including controls and lens port

Weight ....................2.8 lb (1300g) above water

Buoyancy ................Slightly negative in saltwater for stability

Specifications

NOTES:

TTL Flash is NOT available when camera is in “M” Manual mode. There

is no TTL flash even with Canon's own flash in the camera "M" mode.

Manual power settings can be selected with the multi-control button on

the back of the camera. The strobe should still be left in TTL to take

advantage of this feature.

Leave the housing hotshoe disconnected when using an EV Manual

Controller. If using an EV controller in “M” Manual mode, set the EV

controller to “non-Pre-flash.” Please read page 26 for additional

information when using an EV Manual Controller.

When multiple exposure (continuous shooting) mode is used, the

external flash will not fire. This is normal and also happens with Canon

external speedlights.

Initial Camera Setup (before placing camera in housing)

- Insert a fully charged battery. Due to the power required to operate the

camera and LCD screen, start each dive with a fully charged camera

battery.

- Insert and format a memory card.

- Set camera date and time.

- Set ISO to “80.”

- Set camera mode dial to “Av” Aperture priority. In Aperture Priority mode

"Av" the shutter speed should automatically go to 1/60 second.

- Set Flash to “On” (lightning bolt in LCD).

- For General photography, set aperture to f3.5.

- For Macro photography, set aperture to f8.0.

- Set White Balance (AWB) to “Auto.”

- Set Image Size to “L” and compression to “S” Superfine.

- Set Metering to “Center-Weighted Average.”

- In the camera menu set the “ND” Filter to “Cancel.”

Attach External Tray and Handle to Housing

Using a 9/16” open end or socket wrench, tighten the External Tray to the

Housing Base using the two 3/8-16 Nuts supplied in the accessory package;

tighten Nuts firmly.

Lens

Port

External Tray & Handle

3/8-16 Nuts

Housing Controls - Front View

External Tray Mounts

Lens

Port

Exposure Compensation Dial

Lens ort

Mode Dial

Zoom

Dial

Shutter

Release

Lid Snap

Front

Dial

Shortcut

Housing Front Dial Control

The Housing Front Dial Control rotates the G12 front dial. This control is

NOT applicable to a G11 camera and will sit idle.

Shortcut Control Caution

Turn control downward and inward before closing housing, otherwise,

control can be accidentally wedged between the top of housing and

electronics box resulting in interference with the housing seal.

Housing Controls

1. External Strobe Connector & Cap

2. ISO Dial

3. Playback Button

4. AE/FE Lock Button

5. Single Erase Button

6. Metering Light

7. Control Dial

Housing Controls - Back View

8. Manual Focus

9. Macro / Left Button

10. FUNC./SET Button

11. Flash / Right Button

12. Self-Timer / Down Button

13. Display Button

14. Menu Button

13 14

Power Button

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 lo of

spring ension once hey go over

cen er, so keep a firm grip on he Lid Snap.

Lid Snaps may be opened one a a ime.

Push Forward

Lid Snap Lock

Lift

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 the housing.

3. Remove camera lanyard from camera if attached.

4. The mounting tray for the camera is secured to the housing back.

Position the camera on the tray.

5. Slide the housing Hotshoe Connector into the Camera Hotshoe Mount

- page 10, diagram A.

Slide the connector forward until it stops. This

should be done before the camera is secured with the mounting bolt

- page 10, diagram B.

Note: If you are using an EV Controller or slave strobe and NOT hardwiring

your strobes directly to the housing, leave the housing hotshoe

disconnected from the camera. You will also need to install the Flash

Deflector (supplied) into the external port groove to block and deflect the

camera flash to the EV controller - page 13.

6. Using a coin or screwdriver (preferred), secure the camera with the Tray

Mounting Bolt which threads into the camera’s tripod socket - page 10,

diagram B.

CAUTION:

Do no cross hread or

over igh en he Tray

Moun ing Bol as you

may damage he

camera ripod socke

hreads.

Diagram B

Attach Camera to Mounting Tray

Attach Hotshoe to Camera

Diagram A

Hotshoe Connector

Mounting

Tray

Housing Back

O-ring

External Strobe Connector

& Waterproof Cap

(Do no remove underwa er)

Canon

G12

Tray Mounting Bolt

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