Ikelite 6170.30, 6170.25, 6148.70 Instruction Manual

Digital Housing

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

6170.30 for Panasonic Lumix ZS30, TZ40, TZ41

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

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

Entering the Water ....

......................................................P. 11

Maintenance ................................................................P. 11

Lens Port ........................................................................P. 11

Lubricant ........................................................................P. 11

O-ring Storage ................................................................P. 11

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

Control Maintenance ......................................................P. 13

Photo Tips ..................................................................P. 15

Troubleshooting ........................................................P. 16

Spare Parts ..................................................................P. 19

Recommended Accessories ....................................P. 19

Customer Support ....................................................P. 21

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

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

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

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Specifications

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

Height ....................5 in (127mm) including controls

Depth ......................6 in (152mm) including controls and lens port

Weight ....................2.8 lb (1.3kg)

Buoyancy ................Near neutral in freshwater

Package Contents

- Ikelite Digital Housing

- Housing Lanyard (attached)

- 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. R
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.

efer to the Troubleshooting section, page 16.

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Initial Camera Setup (before placing camera in housing)

- Set Mode Dial to “A” Aperture Priority. Manually adjust aperture setting

to achieve the best exposure for your shooting conditions. The shutter

speed will be locked at 1/60th second. Set Mode Dial to “M” Manual

mode to manually adjust both aperture and shutter speed settings.

- Set Flash to “Forced Flash On ” and Macro Mode to “AF Macro”

- In Setup Menu:

Insert and Format an SD or SDHC memory card.

In Clock Set, set Date and Time.

Set Monitor Display to desired brightness level.

Set Monitor Luminance to “Power Monitor.”

In Economy, set Auto Power Off to “5MIN” and Monitor Power

Save to “OFF.”

Set Auto Review to “HOLD.”

- In Rec Menu:

Set Aspect Ratio to “4:3.”

Set Picture Size to “18M” and Quality to “Fine.”

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

results, manually set white balance for each working depth.

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

Set Face Recog. to “OFF.”

Set Metering Mode to “Center Weighted.”

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

Set Burst, AF Assist Lamp and Red-Eye Removal to “OFF.”

Set Image Stabilizer to “ON.”

NOTE: If overexposure occurs at a desired aperture setting, use “-”

exposure compensation, back away from your subject and zoom in.

When using an AF35 strobe or manual controller, turn the power down.

4

Parts of the Housing - Front View

Shutter
Button

Motion Picture Button

Zoom Lever

Mode Dial

Lens Port

Lid Snap

External Tray Mounts

5

Parts of the Housing - Back View

Housing Controls

1. EXPOSURE/MAP Button

2. Playback Button

1

2

3

5

4

6

7

8

6. Flash

7. Macro Mode

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3. Exposure

4. Self-timer

5. MENU/SET

6

8. DISP. Button

9. Q. MENU/Delete Button

Opening the Housing

Lid Snaps have a Lock.

Push Forward

To open housing, push Lid Snap

Lid Snap Lock

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

Lift

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.

Installing the Camera

1. Pull out on the top housing controls until they stop. 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.

3. The mounting tray for the camera is secured to the housing back.
Position the camera on the tray.

4. Using a coin or screwdriver (preferred), secure the camera with the tray
mounting bolt which threads into the camera’s tripod socket - Diagram A.

Diagram A

CAUTION:

Some camera tripod
socket threads are
plastic. The mounting
bolt is metal. Do not

Lumix

cross thread or over
tighten as you may
damage the camera
tripod socket threads.

20x

FULL

HD

L

Tray Mounting Bolt

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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.

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. Lift 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. Lid snaps
on opposite sides of the housing should be

Housing Back

O-ring

Housing

Even gap on
all four sides

Housing Back

closed at the same time. Be sure they are
down far enough to engage the lock.

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O-ring