Ikelite 6146.01 User manual

Digital Housing

i n s t r u c t i o n m a n u a l

6146.01 for Canon G1 X

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
register your Ikelite product.

Table of Contents

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

Package Contents ........................................................P. 4

Preparation ..................................................................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 Hosuing 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

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Table of Contents

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

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

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

Photo Tips ..................................................................P. 20

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

Replacement Parts ....................................................P. 24

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

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

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

Returning Products for Service ................................P. 27

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

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Specifications

Width ......................7.4 in. (188mm) including controls

Height ....................6.4 in. (163mm) including controls

Depth ......................7.4 in. (188mm) including controls and lens port

Weight ....................4.7 lb (2130g)

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

Package Contents

- Ikelite Digital Housing

- Silicone Lubricant

- Vinyl Port Cover

- Diffuser

- Deflector

- Extra Control Tips

Preparation

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.

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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 Mode Dial to “Av” Aperture Priority.

- Set AF Frame to “Flexizone” and Digital Zoom to “Off.”

- Set AF-Point Zoom to “Off” and Set Servo AF to “On.”

- Set Continuous AF to “Off” and AF-assist Beam to “Off.”

- Set MF-Point Zoom and Safety MF to “On.”

- In the Flash Settings Menu set Flash Mode to “Auto”, Shutter Sync.

to “1st-curtain”, Red-eye Corr. and Red-eye Lamp to “Off”, and

safety FE to “Off.”

- Set Spot AE Point to “Center” and Safety Shift to “Off.”

- Set Review for “5 seconds” and Drive Mode to “Single Shot.”

- Set ND Filter to “Off” and Still Image Aspect Ratio to 4:3.

- Set Image Type to “JPEG 14M” and Image Compression to “L.”

- Set DR Correction to “Off” and AWB White Balance to “Auto.”

- Set ISO to “100” and Metering to “Center Weighted Avg.”

- In the Power Saving menu, set Auto Power Down to “Off” and Display

Off to “3 min.”

- Raise the camera flash before placing camera in housing when NOT

using external strobes. DO NOT attach the housing Hotshoe Connector.

Set Flash to “On-Flash always fires.”

- When using external strobes, DO NOT raise the camera flash. Instead,

attach the housing hotshoe - page 10, diagram A.

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Initial Camera Setup (continued)

- Set Image Quality to “L” and compression to “Fine.”

- Set Macro mode to “On” when shooting close-up. If the image

is overexposed, use “-” Flash Exposure Compensation

and/or back away, zoom in, and then reshoot.

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 in the “Flash Control” section of
the camera menu. The strobe should still be left in TTL mode to take
advantage of this feature.
Leave the housing hotshoe disconnected when using ONLY the camera
flash and no external strobes, or when using an EV manual
controller. If using an EV controller in “M” Manual mode, set the EV
controller to “non-Pre-flash.”
When multiple exposure (continuous shooting) mode is used with a
non-TTL flash, the external flash will not fire.

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

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3/8-16 Nut

Housing Controls - Front View

Shutter
Release

Lid Snap

Power Button / Lamp

Zoom
Lever

Front
Dial

Mode
Dial

Lens

Lens Port

Port

External Tray Mounts

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Housing Controls - Back View

1

TTL

Conversion

Circuitry

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Housing Controls

1. External Strobe Connector & Cap

2. Exposure Compensation Dial

3. Shortcut Button

4. Playback Button

5. Movie Button

6. Single Erase Button

7. AE/FE Lock Button

8. ISO / Up Button

8

2

4

5

7

6

9

8

10 12

11
13

14

15

9. Control Dial

10. Macro / Left Button

11. FUNC./SET Button

12. Flash / Right Button

13. DISP.(Display) / Down Button

14. Metering Button

15. 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.

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

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.
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.

Slide the connector forward until it stops. This

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