Ikelite 6182.71 User manual

Digital Housing

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

6182.71 Nikon P7100

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 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

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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

Spare Parts ..................................................................P. 24

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Specifications

Width ......................7.5 in. (190mm) including controls

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

Depth ......................6.6 in. (168mm) including controls and lens port

Weight ....................4.8 lb (2177g) above water

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)

1. Insert a fully charged battery and formatted memory card.

2. Set camera date and time.

3. Set Shooting Mode to “A” Aperture priority or “M” Manual. In “A”

Aperture Priority mode the shutter speed will lock at 1/30th second. If a

faster shutter speed is desired or picture blur occurs, use “M” Manual

mode. For Macro photography, set Aperture to f8 and engage “Macro

close-up” setting in the camera menu.

4. Set Metering to “Center-weighted.”

5. Set Continuous Mode to “S” Single.

6. Set AF area mode to “Center (normal).”

7. Set Autofocus mode to (AF-S) “Single AF.”

8. Set Flash exp. comp. to “0.0.”

9. Set noise reduction filter to NR “Normal.”

10. Set Wide-angle converter to “OFF.”

11. In the camera menu settings, set Flash control to “AUTO.” When using

external strobes, set to “Built-in off.”

12. Set Active D-Lighting to “OFF.”

13. Set Flash Mode to (lightning bolt in LCD).

14. Set White Balance PRE1 to “Auto (normal): AUTO1.”

15. Set ISO to “100.”

16. Set Image Quality to “FINE.”

17. Set Image Size to “10m”.

18. Set +/- Dial to “0.”

Flash is disabled in the following settings:

- BSS (Best Shot Selection), Continuous Shooting, Multi-shot 16, Auto

Bracketing, Continuous Flash, and Landscape AF Mode

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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.

3/8-16 Nuts

External Tray & Handle

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Housing Controls - Front View

Shutter
Release

Lid Snap

ON/OFF Button

Zoom
Control

Sub-command
Dial

Mode
Dial

Quick
Menu
Dial

Lens Port

External Tray Mounts

Quick Menu Button

Flash pop-up
Button

Housing Front Dial Control

The Housing Front Sub-command Dial Control rotates the G12 front dial.
This control is NOT applicable to a G11 camera and will sit idle.

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Housing Controls - Back View

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Housing Controls

1. External Strobe Connector / Cap

2. Monitor Button

3. Main Command Button

4. AE-L, AF-L Button

5. Playback Button

6. Rotary multi-selector

7. Flash Mode ,

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3

4
5

6

7
9

8

10

11

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8. Self-timer,

9. “OK” Apply Selection Button

10. AF Area Mode,

11. Focus Mode ,

12. Menu Button

13. Delete 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.
be done before or after 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. For additional information
regarding EV Controller Use, go to page 26.

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 can

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