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Congratulations on  your purchase of an Ikelite Digital Camera

Housing. Ikelite has over 40 years of experience in the underwater

photographic and lighting market. Our products are designed and

built in the USA by Ikelite for both the professional and amateur

photographer.

The clear housing permits instant visual inspection of the camera

and all sealing surfaces as well as complete monitoring of controls

and camera LCD screens.

Ikelite Digital Housings are slightly negative in salt water for

stability. This housing has been water pressure tested at the

factory. Housing is pressure tested to 200’ (60m).

Ikelite Digital Housing

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#6140.62 for Canon PowerShot A 610, A 620

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We suggest that you read this instruction booklet thoroughly

before use. If you are new to underwater photography be sure

to read the General and Photo Tips. 

We also suggest that you read the camera manual thoroughly

to have a full understanding of where each camera control is

located and what function each control provides. 

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Front View

Shutter
Release

Lid
Snap

Exposure

Display

Print/Share

Mode

Flash

Menu

Macro

Function 

Lid
Snap

Lens
Port

Back

 View

Ô

Ô

Lanyard

Thumb
Rest

On/Off

Shooting Mode

Zoom

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1. Lid Snaps have a LLoocckk.

To open, 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, have a firm grip on the

lid snap. Lid Snaps may be opened one at a time. 

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Remove the back from the housing. The mounting tray for the

camera is secured

to the housing

back. Position the

camera on the tray

and secure it with

the mounting bolt

which threads into

the camera’s tripod

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Some camera tripod socket threads are plastic. The mounting

tray bolt is metal. Do not cross thread or over tighten as you

may damage the camera tripod socket threads.

Lift

Push Forward

Lid Snap Lock

CAMERA / MOUNT

Lid
Hook

O' Ring

Mounting Bolt

Mounting
Tray

Summary of Contents for PowerShot A610-A620

Page 1: ...Digital Housing i n s t r u c t i o n m a n u a l f o r Canon PowerShot A610 A620 H o u s i n g 6140 62 ...

Page 2: ...re Display Print Share Mode Flash Menu Macro Function Lid Snap Lens Port Back View Ô Ô Lanyard Thumb Rest On Off Shooting Mode Zoom 4 O Op pe en ni in ng g t th he e H Ho ou us si in ng g 1 Lid Snaps have a L Lo oc ck k To open 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 cen...

Page 3: ...o ou ub bl le e c ch he ec ck k 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 Look through the clear plastic back at the o ring You should see a darkened area where the o ring is compressed against the housing back If you do not see an even black compression seal all the way around the back open the lid ...

Page 4: ...cessory lens There may be slight vignetting when these wide angle lenses are installed Any vignetting that occurs can be eliminated by zooming the camera lens slightly To properly light subjects when using a wide angle lens an external strobe should be used Due to the wide angle of coverage of the Inon Sea Sea and Epoque lenses the DS125 Substrobe is recommended or two DS51 Substrobes Wide Angle L...

Page 5: ... s sc cr re ew w in each control knob Check each c co on nt tr ro ol l g gl la an nd d penetrating the housing to make sure they are tight There is a slight chance that either could vibrate loose during travel 4 Keep the back o ring clean and lightly lubricated To lubricate remove the o ring from the back Put a small amount of lkelite lubricant on your fingers Draw the o ring through your fingers ...

Page 6: ...e warmer colors filtered out by the water as well as to illuminate the subject When photographing underwater set the camera to use flash on every shot If the camera s flash is set to AUTO and the sun is behind your subject the camera may see enough light that it does not fire the flash With the sun behind the subject the subject is shaded dark and needs flash for a good exposure R Re et tu ur rn n...

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