Ikelite Digital Camera PowerShot A700 User Manual

Digital Housing  
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Canon  
PowerShot A700  
H o u s i n g  
#6140.70  
 
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housing back  
1. Place housing face down in your  
lap or on a flat surface.  
Once the housing has been closed, make sure the housing  
controls line up with the camera's controls. If the housing  
controls are misaligned slightly make sure the camera hold  
down bolt has been tightened down firmly so the camera  
is flat against the tray.  
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 onto the housing.  
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.  
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o'ring  
(NOTE:) After you have used the  
housing's zoom control it must be  
returned to the center position to  
disengage. If the housing zoom  
control is pushing the zoom lever  
housing  
4. Lift the lid snaps so they are  
extended and place the lid snap  
into the hook on the housing  
back.  
in either direction you cannot  
take a picture or access any other  
function as the camera is  
receiving a signal from the  
engaged zoom control.  
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housing back  
5. To close the housing push  
down on the lid snaps until  
they snap into place . Lid  
even gap  
Zoom control  
disengaged  
(centered)  
Zoom control  
engaged  
all 4 sides  
snaps on opposite sides of the  
housing should be closed at the  
same time. Be sure they are down  
far enough to engage the lock.  
o'ring  
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housing  
Turn the camera on and operate each of the housing controls  
to get a feel for using the camera in the housing. Take a few  
pictures above water with the camera in the housing.  
Double chheck - 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 snaps, reseat the  
housing back and close the lid snaps. Visually check the seal again.  
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LLuubbrriiccaannttss  
LLeennss PPoorrtt  
1. Ikelite provides silicone lubricant with the housing. We recommend  
you use only Ikelite lubricant on Ikelite products as some other  
brands may cause the o'ring to swell and not seal properly.  
2. Use only enough lubricant to lightly cover control shafts and  
o'rings. Wipe off any excess lubricant with a clean cloth.  
Lubricant is not a sealant, it is used to reduce friction. Excessive  
lubricant can collect sand and dirt which may interfere with  
proper sealing.  
Treat the glass in the lens port as a camera lens. After use, rinse  
and gently dry the lens port to avoid water spotting. To clean  
use a mild soap solution or lens cleaner.  
Do not use alcohol or window cleaner on the Lens Port.  
The Lens Port will accept (2) Wide-Angle Adapters. The Wide-  
Angle Adapter #9306.80 which is required to mount the Inon  
UWL-150AD Bayonet style wide-angle lens. The Wide-Angle  
Adapter 9306.81 is required to mount the following Wide-Angle  
Lenses, Inon UWL-100, Sea&Sea #58070 and Ep0que DCL-20  
screw thread (67mm) style wide-angle lenses.  
These lenses can be secured onto the Wide-Angle Adapter  
above or below water as they are designed to have water  
between the front of the port and the accessory lens. Make sure  
no air bubbles are trapped between the port and the accessory  
lens. Any vignetting that occurs can be eliminated by zooming  
the camera lens slightly. The camera's built-in flash cannot be  
used with wide angle  
lenses. The front of the  
lenses are so large they  
block the camera's flash.  
To properly light subjects  
when using a wide angle  
lens an external strobe  
should be used. Due to  
the wide-angle of  
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Wide-Angle Adapter  
wide-angle lens  
coverage of these lenses,  
the DS125 Substrobe is  
recommended or two  
DS51 Substrobes.  
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Diffuser/  
Deflector  
material  
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A diffuser and deflector are  
included with the housing. The  
diffuser is white transparent  
plastic. The deflector is also  
white but is not transparent  
and has a decal on the front.  
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Diffuser  
Port Clamp  
Spring  
This edge  
against  
housing  
To install the diffuser or  
deflector spread the port  
clamp at the spring end and  
slide over the lens port. The  
white plastic should be placed  
in front of the camera flash.  
The port clamp should be  
pushed back against the front  
of the housing.  
Spread to Install  
DDiiffffuusseerr  
The diffuser should be installed when using the camera's built in  
flash. When shooting with the camera's built-in flash at  
approximately 2 feet (0.6 m) or less, the lens port on the  
housing may block a portion of the light from the camera's  
built-in flash, creating a shadow in the lower left of the photo.  
If this occurs, zoom the lens slightly to eliminate the shadow.  
(You can test this above water)  
Housing shown with  
Diffuser installed.  
DDeefflleeccttoorr  
The deflector should be installed when using an external strobe  
such as the DS51 or DS125 Substrobe and EV Controller. The  
deflector will redirect the camera's flash to the EV Controller  
which controls the external strobes output.  
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Substrobe  
DS125  
O'rings last for several years if properly maintained. (See  
maintenance) Always carry a spare.  
Substrobe  
DS51  
UURR//PPrroo FFiilltteerr #6141.41  
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 flash.  
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Substrobe  
Substrobe  
The EV Controller provides 10 manual power settings in 1/2 stop  
increments for the DS51 or DS125 Substrobes. The EV Controller has a  
built-in slave which can be triggered by the camera's built-in flash.  
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Ikelite Ball Arm Systems are provided with these packages  
#3944.54 SubStrobe DS51 with EV Controller  
#3944.77 SubStrobe DS125 with EV Controller  
EV Controller  
EV Controller  
SSuubbssttrroobbee DDSS5511  
SSuubbssttrroobbee DDSS112255  
The Substrobe DS51 covers the  
equivalent of a 28mm lens. It is  
the ideal choice when using  
only the camera lens or the  
camera lens with a macro  
The Substrobe DS125 covers  
the equivalent of a 18mm  
lens, 100 degrees. It is the  
ideal choice when using  
accessory wide angle lenses  
greater than 28mm.  
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accessory lens.  
 
MMaaiinntteennaannccee  
The 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.  
1.  
Do Not leave the camera and housing in direct sunlight for  
prolonged periods. Heat may damage the camera.  
Do Not  
2.  
ship the camera in the housing.  
3. Before using the housing, always check the tightness of the sseett  
screw  
in each control knob.  
Check each connttrrool glandd 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  
to apply a light coating of lubricant. Only apply enough  
lubricant to make the o'ring feel slick. DDoo Not streetch the oo'ringg.  
This light coating of lubricant will help to keep the o'ring from  
drying out and will help to show a dark sealing line when the  
housing back is properly sealed.  
5. Keep the area where the o'ring fits and the sealing surface of  
the housing clean.  
6. Rinse the housing exterior in fresh water after each salt water  
use. Dry with a soft cloth. Dry lens port to eliminate spotting.  
After several uses in salt water soak the housing in a mild soap  
solution, rinse and dry before storage. When storing the  
housing, remove the back o'ring, lightly lubricate and place in a  
plastic bag. Place the plastic bag with o'ring inside the housing  
for safe keeping.  
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3. Some of the controls have a short shaft and cannot be pulled  
out exposing the shaft for lubrication. In the unlikely event one  
of these controls sticks or becomes difficult to operate you can  
remove the control from the housing and lubricate it, or return  
the housing to Ikelite for maintenance. To remove the control,  
loosen the set screw in the knob (allen wrench required);  
remove the knob. If there is salt or dirt build-up on the exposed  
control shaft, clean the shaft. Open the housing and gently slide  
the control shaft out of the control gland. Clean and lightly  
lubricate the shaft, including the end of the shaft. 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, NOTE 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.  
CCoonnttrrooll MMaaiinntteennaannccee  
Ikelite controls are designed to provide years of reliable service  
with minimal maintenance.  
1. Push button controls require no maintenance other than rinsing  
in fresh water after saltwater use. If a push button control  
becomes difficult to push or if it sticks when depressed, soak the  
housing in luke warm fresh water. After a few minutes operate  
the push button. If this does not correct the problem, return the  
housing to Ikelite for maintenance.  
2. Some of the controls have long shafts. These controls can be  
lubricate shaft  
housing  
pull out to  
expose shaft  
housing  
gland  
control  
shaft  
pulled out, exposing the shaft (see drawing).  
To lubricate the control, gently pull on the knob until the  
stainless steel shaft is exposed. Lightly lubricate the shaft, then  
move the shaft in and out several times. This will lubricate the  
x'ring in the Ikelite control gland. This should be done before  
using the housing after a prolonged storage period, or once a  
week when the housing is in use.  
Loosen set screw  
(allen wrench required)  
Flat  
Tighten set screw down  
against this area when  
replacing the knob.  
Lubricate end of shaft  
before reinserting into  
gland  
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1. Due to the power required to operate the camera, flash, and  
LCD screen it is a good idea to start each dive with a fresh set of  
batteries.  
1. The number one rule in underwater photography is eliminate as  
much water between camera and subject as possible. Get as  
close as you can to the subject, then use the zoom. If you are  
using flash, subjects beyond 6 feet (1.8m)will not have much  
color.  
2. Some cameras reset their flash to AUTO when the camera is  
turned on. If you prefer another setting be sure to select it.  
2. Digital cameras have a slight lag time between when you press  
the shutter release button and the camera actually takes the  
picture. Hold the camera steady a second or two after pressing  
the shutter release button.  
3. As soon as you enter the water, take a moment and check the  
housing to see that it is properly sealed.  
4. 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 photographs.  
3. 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 water as a contrasting background.  
5. If you use the housing Zoom control, make sure to move it back  
to the center position. If the housing Zoom control is pushing  
the camera zoom lever to either side the camera will not  
function.  
4. Underwater flash is used to restore the 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.  
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IIkkeelliittee LLiimmiitteedd WWaarrrraannttyy  
All Ikelite products are warranted against any manufacturing  
defects for a period of one (1) year from the date of purchase.  
Defective products should be returned prepaid to Ikelite. Ikelite  
will, at its discretion, repair or replace such products, and will  
return to customer prepaid. All other claims, of any nature,  
including but not limited to bulb failure are not covered. Except as  
mentioned above, no other warranty expressed or implied, applies  
to this Ikelite product.  
5. Since opinions vary on what is the correct exposure you may  
want to adjust your camera for what you like exposure wise.  
Many cameras allow you to adjust both available light and flash  
exposure with an EV control.  
6. Many photographers transfer their images to the computer  
where they can fine tune the appearance of the image. Many of  
the image manipulation programs make you think you can  
magically correct any image taken and make a good picture.  
One thing to remember when using image manipulation  
programs, if the image is overexposed much of the color is  
missing. If the color is missing you cannot adjust it. If images  
are underexposed some color and detail may be there, it is just  
dark and you can adjust it to some degree. So if you error in  
exposure it is better to have the image slightly underexposed  
than over exposed.  
RReettuurrnniinngg PPrroodduuccttss ffoorr SSeerrvviiccee  
Ikelite is most interested in preforming any service to assure that  
all products perform as intended. For repair or service, return the  
product to the address below with your name, address, phone  
number and a brief description of the problem. Evidence of  
purchase date must be provided to obtain warranty service.  
Ikelitte Underrwater SSystems  
50 W 33rdd Street  
Indiannapoliiss, IN 462208 USA  
317-9223-4523  
email: iikelitee@ikeliite.com  
www.ikellite.com  
Digittal 61400.70-0011-0706  
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