Ikelite 6148.28 Instruction Manual Download

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Digital Housing

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

6148.28 for Canon SX280 HS

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.

Summary of Contents for 6148.28

Page 1: ...s t r u c t i o n m a n u a l 6148 28 for Canon SX280 HS Lens Port Thank you for your purchase of Ikelite equipment Please read this instruction manual completely before attempting to operate or dive...

Page 2: ...8 Closing the Housing P 8 Final Check P 8 Usage P 9 Turn Camera On P 9 Zoom Control lever type only P 9 Using the Camera s Built in Flash P 9 Diffuser and Deflector Installation and Use P 10 Entering...

Page 3: ...ra Clean the housing main o ring and retest to make sure that it is watertight Refer to the Troubleshooting section page 16 Please read your Nikon camera manual thoroughly to have a full understanding...

Page 4: ...12M and Compression to S Superfine Set Movie Quality to 1920 30 In MENU Shooting Settings Set AF Frame to Center and AF Frame Size to Normal Set Digital Zoom to Off and AF Point Zoom to Off Set Servo...

Page 5: ...ower Button Lens Port External Tray Mounts Lid Snap Initial Camera Setup continued Set Flash to forced On Flash always fires Set Macro mode to On when shooting close up If the image is overexposed use...

Page 6: ...T Button Parts of the Housing Back View 7 Flash Right Button 8 Control Dial 9 DISP Display Button 10 Single Erase 11 MENU Button 6 Control Dial Note A small section is cut away from the Control Dial r...

Page 7: ...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 Opening the Housing Lid Snaps have a Lo...

Page 8: ...lly check the seal again Closing the Housing 1 Place housing face down in your lap 2 Check to see that there is an o ring on the housing back that is clean and in its proper location 3 Guide the back...

Page 9: ...we recommend using external Ikelite Substrobes Zoom Control lever type only After you have used the housing s zoom control it must be returned to the center position to disengage If the housing zoom c...

Page 10: ...e Diffuser You can test this above water Deflector Use The Deflector should be installed when using a slave unit to trigger an external strobe The Deflector will block and redirect the camera s flash...

Page 11: ...glass or acrylic in the lens port as a camera lens After use rinse and gently dry the outside lens port to avoid water spotting To clean use a mild soap solution or lens cleaner Do not rinse the insi...

Page 12: ...pply a thin coating of lubricant Only apply enough lubricant to make the o ring feel slick Do Not stretch the o ring This light coating of lubricant will help to keep the o ring from drying out and wi...

Page 13: ...e o ring Some of the controls have long shafts These controls can be pulled out exposing the shaft see diagrams B and C page 14 To lubricate the control gently pull on the knob until the stainless ste...

Page 14: ...Lubricate end of shaft before reinserting into gland Diagram B Control Maintenance continued Slide the shaft back into the control gland and gently slide it back and forth a few times without fully re...

Page 15: ...Do not shoot down on subjects as they will quite often blend into the background and be difficult to see in the photograph Shoot subjects straight on or shoot up at a slight angle using the blue wate...

Page 16: ...in If still sticky see the Control Maintenance section pages 13 14 Return housing to Ikelite for routine maintenance Problem Solution Image is over underexposed or a corner of the image is dark Check...

Page 17: ...re forming fog on the lens port Close the housing in an air conditioned room or vehicle or in front of an air conditioner The housing should not be in direct sunlight for an extended period of time Pu...

Page 18: ...a installed and pressure test or take diving Return housing to Ikelite for routine maintenance Problem Solution Pictures are too blue or too green Use custom manual white balance if available Reset fo...

Page 19: ...ombinations offset the slightly positive buoyancy of the housings Handles offer attachment points for external lighting systems External Strobes A separate external strobe adds color to restore the wa...

Page 20: ...or Green Water The UR Pro underwater color correcting filter is designed to restore some of the warm colors filtered out by the water For available light use only Not recommended for use with an exte...

Page 21: ...used that does not emit a pre flash set the EV controller to the non pre flash P position A full range of accessories is available to support your housing Please visit www ikelite com to see the most...

Page 22: ...Defective products should be returned to Ikelite postage paid Ikelite will at its sole discretion repair or replace such products and will return to customer postage paid All other claims of any natu...

Page 23: ...ng any service to ensure that all products perform as intended Evidence of purchase date must be provided to obtain warranty service No prior authorization is required You may return directly to us or...

Page 24: ...st 33rd Street Indianapolis IN 46208 USA www ikelite com 6148 28_Canon_SX280HS_01 0813 Product Registration Please go to www ikelite com to register your Ikelite housing within 15 days of purchase 201...