Ikelite 6115.50 Instruction Manual

Digital Housing

I n s t r u c t i o n M a n u a l

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
register your Ikelite product.

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

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Table of Contents

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

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

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

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

Recommended Accessories ....................................P. 21

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

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

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

Product Registration ..................................................P. 24

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Specifications

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

Package Contents

- Ikelite Digital Housing

- Silicone Lubricant

- Vinyl Port Cover

- Diffuser and Deflector

- Extra Control Tips

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.

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SET

Preparation - continued

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.

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 Rec 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.

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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

Fiber Optic Ports

Shutter
Button

ON/OFF
(Power)

Zoom Lever

Mode Dial

Control Ring

Lens Port

Lid Snap

External Tray Mount

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Parts of the Housing - Back View

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1. [LVF] Button

2. Motion Picture Button

3. [FN] Button

4. Playback Button

5. Cursor Up / Exp. Comp.

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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).

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6. Cursor Left / MF / Macro

7. [MENU/SET] Button

8. Cursor Right / Flash

- Note: Wi-Fi is not effective in an underwater environment, therefore,
no housing control is offered for this feature.

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10. Cursor Down / Self-Timer

11. [ DISP] Button

12. [Q.MENU] / Button

Opening the Housing

Lid Snaps have a Lock. To open housing, push Lid Snap Lock forward
and lift as shown. Keep pressure on the
Lid Snap so it does not fly open quickly.

Push Forward

Lid Snap
Lock

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.

Lift

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.

Attach Camera to Mounting Tray

Diagram A

CAUTION:

Do not cross thread or
overtighten the Tray
Mounting Bolt as you
may damage the
camera tripod socket
threads.

* Control Dial “cut away.” When
not in use, rotate Control Dial so
“cut away” is over camera dial
and not contacting camera.

Tray Mounting Bolt

Leica

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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.

Even gap on
all four sides

Lid Hook

Housing Back

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

O-ring

housing and the housing back.

3. Lift the lid snaps so they are

Lid
Snap

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.

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 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.

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