Ikelite DSC-HX20V User manual

Digital Housing

instruction manual

6115.20 Sony DSC-HX20V/B, HX30V/B

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. 4

Initial Camera Setup........................................................P. 4

Housing Controls - Front View ........................................P. 5

Housing Controls - Back View ........................................P. 6

Opening the Housing ......................................................P. 7

Installing the Camera ......................................................P. 7

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

Closing the Housing ........................................................P. 8

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

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

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

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

Attaching External Tray and Handle to Housing ............P. 11

Attaching Ikelite Strobe Arm to Housing ........................P. 11

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

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

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

ens Port ........................................................................P. 12

ubricant..........................................................................P. 12

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

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

Photo Tips ..................................................................P. 16

Table of Contents - continued

Troubleshooting ........................................................P. 17

Spare Parts ..................................................................P. 20

Recommended Accessories ....................................P. 20

EV Manual Controller Use ............................................P. 22

Technical Support ....................................................P. 22

Limited Warranty ........................................................P. 23

Returning Products for Service ................................P. 23

Product Registration ..................................................Back Cover

- Ikelite Digital Housing

- Silicone ubricant

- Vinyl Port Cover

Package Contents

- Diffuser and Deflector

- anyard (attached to housing)

- Extra Control Tips

Width ......................6.8 in. (173mm) including controls

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

Depth ......................6.3 in. (160mm) including controls and lens port

Weight ....................2.9 lb (1315g) above water

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

Specifications

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 17.

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 16.

Preparation

Initial Camera Settings (before placing camera in housing)

- Insert and Format an SD memory card.

- Set Date and Time.

- Set REC Mode to “P” Program Auto. Set REC Mode to “M” Manual

mode to manually adjust aperture and shutter speed settings.

- Set Still Image Size to “18M.”

- Set ISO to “100.”

- Set White Balance to “WB Auto.”

- Set Focus to “Center AF.”

- Set Metering Mode to “Center.”

- Set Flash to “On always use flash.”

- Set AF Illuminator to “Off.”

- Set Red-Eye Reduction to “Off.”

N TE: If overexposure occurs, use “-” exposure compensation, back away

from your subject and zoom in, or switch to “M” Manual mode, and

adjust aperture and shutter speed settings. When using an AF35 strobe

or manual controller, turn the power down.

Housing Controls - Front View

Zoom ever

Shutter

Release

ON/OFF Button

External Tray Mounts

Mode Dial

id Snap

Lens Port

54 76

Housing Controls

1. MOVIE Button

2. Playback Button

3. DISP Button

4. Self-timer Button

5. OK Button

Housing Controls - Back View

6. Flash / Right Button

7. Control Wheel

8. Down Button

9. MENU Button

10. ?/ Guide / Delete Button

CAUTI N:

Some camera tripod

socket threads are

plastic. The mounting

bolt is metal. Do not

cross thread or over

tighten as you may

damage the camera

tripod socket threads.

Installing the Camera

1. Remove any lanyard attached to the camera.

2. Pull out on each housing control until it stops. This will get the controls

out of the way for installation of the camera.

3. Remove the back from the housing.

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.

pening the Housing

id Snaps have a Lock.

To open housing, push id Snap

ock forward and lift as shown.

Keep pressure on the id 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

id Snap ock

ift

Diagram A

SONY

Cyber-shot

Tray Mounting Bolt

Closing the Housing

1. Place housing face down in your lap or on a

flat surface.

2. Check to see that there is an o-ring on the

housing back and that it is clean and in its

proper location.

3. Guide the back into the housing front. 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. ift the lid snaps so they are extended and

place each lid snap into the corresponding

hook on the housing back.

5. To close the housing, push down on the lid

snaps until they snap into place. id 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.

Housing Back

O-ring

Housing Back

O-ring

Even gap on

all four sides

Housing

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 and zoom in

slightly to eliminate any dark areas noted in your photographs (You can

test this above 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

CD 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.

ook 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)

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 above water).

Deflector Use

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

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

AF35 slave unit or EV Manual Controller, which will then control the

external strobe’s output. 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

Lens Port

Diffuser/Deflector properly

installed in port groove

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