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Digital Housing
i n s t r u c t i o n m a n u a l
6146.12 for Canon Powershot G11, G12
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.
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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 -
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- continued Table of Contents Lubricant..........................................................................P. 16 Housing Maintenance......................................................P. 17 Control Maintenance ......................................................P. 18 Photo Tips ..................................................................P. 20 Troubleshooting ........................................................P. 20 Spare Parts ..............................................
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Specifications Width ......................7in. (180mm) including controls Height ....................5 in. (130mm) including controls Depth ......................5.4 in. (140mm) including controls and lens port Weight ....................2.8 lb (1300g) above water Buoyancy ................Slightly negative in saltwater for stability Package Contents - Ikelite Digital Housing - Diffuser - Silicone Lubricant - Deflector - Vinyl Port Cover - Extra Control Tips Preparation This product has been wat
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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 ISO to “80.” - Set camera mode dial to “Av” Aperture priority. In Aperture Priority mode "Av" the shutter speed should automatically go to 1/60 second. - Set Flash to “On” (lightning bolt in LCD). - For General ph
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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. Lens Port External Tray & Handle 3/8-16 Nuts 6
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Housing Controls - Front View Mode Dial Zoom Exposure Compensation Dial Shutter Dial Release Shortcut Front Dial Lens Lens Port Port Lid Snap External Tray Mounts Housing Front Dial Control The Housing Front Dial Control rotates the G12 front dial. This control is NOT applicable to a G11 camera and will sit idle. Shortcut Control Caution Turn control downward and inward before closing housing, otherwise, control can be accidentally wedged between the top of housing and electronics box resultin
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Housing Controls - Back View Power Button 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Housing Controls 1. External Strobe Connector & Cap 8. Manual Focus 2. ISO Dial 9. Macro / Left Button 3. Playback Button 10. FUNC./SET Button 4. AE/FE Lock Button 11. Flash / Right Button 5. Single Erase Button 12. Self-Timer / Down Button 6. Metering Light 13. Display Button 7. Control Dial 14. Menu Button 8
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Opening the Housing Push Forward Lid Snaps have a Lock. 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 each housing control until it stops. This will get the controls out of the way for installation of the camera. 2
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Attach Hotshoe to Camera External Strobe Connector & Waterproof Cap (Do not remove underwater) Diagram A Housing Back O-ring Mounting Tray Hotshoe Connector Attach Camera to Mounting Tray Diagram B CAUTION: Canon Do not cross thread or overtighten the Tray Mounting Bolt as you may damage the G12 camera tripod socket threads. Tray Mounting Bolt 10
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Using the Camera’s Built-in Flash If you are shooting with the camera’s built-in flash and the cameras 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 13. For the best results, we recommend u
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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 LCD 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. Look through the clear plastic back at the o-ring. You should see a darkened area where the o-ring is co
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Diffuser and Deflector Installation A Diffuser and Deflector are Diffuser/Deflector material included with the housing. The Diffuser is white transparent plastic. The Deflector is also white but is not transparent. Cut-out Section To install the Diffuser or Deflector, push the “Cut-out” Section over the port and into the port groove until it stops. Small hole Note the Small Hole. To avoid losing the Diffuser or Deflector, you can attach a fishing line or string to this hole. Diffuser/Deflector
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Ikelite Housing Conversion Circuitry This housing has Ikelite designed and patented Conversion Circuitry built into the housing back. The Conversion Circuitry provides real Canon eTTL flash exposure when used with Ikelite DS series Substrobes. Once a DS-series substrobe is attached to the camera housing, the conversion circuitry is automatically powered after the strobe is turned on. Once attached, turn the strobe on first before turning on the camera. Attaching an Ikelite Strobe Arm to the Hous
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Attaching a Sync Cord to the Housing The Housing Bulkhead is designed to accept only an Ikelite 5-pin TTL Sync Cord. 1. Lightly lubricate the Sync Cord O-ring. Use ONLY Ikelite lubricant (supplied with housing). 2. Remove Bulkhead Cap from Housing Bulkhead. 3. Line up the Sync Cord Pins with the corresponding Bulkhead receptacles. Gently insert Sync Cord into Bulkhead. DO NOT force this installation. If the Sync Cord does not seat properly inside the Bulkhead, then the pins and receptacles are
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Entering the Water As soon as you enter the water, take a moment and check the housing to see that it is properly sealed. Next, check to see if there are any bubbles on the face of the lens port. If there are, take your finger and remove them. If there are bubbles on the lens port they can produce soft focus spots in your photos or video. Maintenance Lens Port Treat the glass or acrylic in the lens port as a camera lens. After use, rinse and gently dry the outside lens port to avoid water spotti
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Housing Maintenance Your Ikelite Digital Housing should be given the same care and attention as your other photographic equipment. In addition to normal maintenance, we recommend that the housing be returned to Ikelite periodically to be checked and pressure tested. - Do Not leave the camera and housing in direct sunlight for prolonged periods. Heat may damage the camera. - Do Not ship the camera in the housing. - Before using the housing, always check the tightness of the set screw in each cont
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Control Maintenance Ikelite controls are designed to provide years of reliable service with minimal maintenance. - Push button controls normally require no maintenance other than rinsing in freshwater after saltwater use. Depress each push button in freshwater several times to eliminate trapped saltwater. If a push button control becomes difficult to push or if it sticks when depressed, soak the housing in luke warm freshwater. After a few minutes, operate the push button. If this does not corre
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Control Maintenance - continued Slide the shaft back into the control gland and gently slide it back and forth a few times without fully removing the shaft from the gland. Replace the knob noting the flat area on the shaft. The set screw in the knob should tighten down against the flat area on the control so the knob does not turn on the shaft. Housing Diagram B Gland Control Shaft Tighten set screw down against this flat area Lubricate end of shaft when replacing the knob. Loosen Set Screw befo
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Photo Tips - The number one rule in underwater photography is to eliminate as much water between the camera and subject as possible. Get as close as you can to the subject, then use the zoom. If you are using flash for still photos, subjects beyond 6 feet (1.8m) will not have much color regardless of strobe power. - Photograph in clear water; do not stir up the sand or silty bottom. If backscatter becomes a problem in the environment you are photographing, an external flash will help eliminate
