IMAGE REVERSING CIRCUIT______________________________________________
The image r eversing cir cuit is m ounted inside the housing The circuit reverses flips t he image and words on the LCD s creen so that when the i mage is reflec ted in the exte rnal mirror it app ears cor rect left toright
Plug the re versing circu itry into the AV Out port on th e camera before secur ing the camera to th e tray and then slide the came ra and tray inside t he housing The reversing circuit will aut omatically turn ON wh en connecte d to the camera a nd the camera is ON ; the image and words in the LCD scr een will appe ar in reverse
OnOff Switch
An onoff switch is featured on the reversing cir cuit Use the re versing circuit control on the housing t o access th e onoff switch on th e circuit The circuit wi ll automatically turn ON w hen connected to the camera an d the camera is ON
When tur ning t he camera OFF th ere is a minute standby power down d elay on the camera that occur s when the reversing circuit is ON d uring power down Therefore to a void the minute power down delay turn the camera OFF and also turn the circu it OFF to pow er down the camera immed iately
Functions Locked Out
When the reversing cir cuit is ON some came ra functions may be locked out To correct for such a pr oblem temporarily turn the circu it OFF change the funct ion on the camera and then turn the circuit back ON
FINAL PREPARATION_____________________________________________________ | ||
Remove t he lens c ap and cord from the camera Otherwise they may interfere | ||
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The cameras auto focus featur e is utilized unde rwater For be st results move in | ||
close to your s ubject and use the wide angle range to sh oot thr u as l ittle water as | ||
possible Th e full zoom range is accessible underwater | ||
Turn the c ameraMs builtin flash OFF Chart shows recommended initial settings | ||
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CAMERA | L | SETTING |
Power OnOff | Camera On | |
Zoom Lever | L | Wide Angle Setting |
Focus | L | Auto Mode |
Exposure | L | Auto Mode |
Program AE | L | Auto Mode |
Shutter Speed | L | Normal |
White Balance | L | Auto Mode see section |
Steady Shot | L | Off |
Builtin Flash | L | Off |
WHITE BALANCE_________________________________________________________
Initially set the white balance to Auto Use the touch scre en controls on the housing to change white balance
Color Filter: When using the color filter during the day set cam era white balance to Auto for foot d epth For foot depth set whit e bala nce to Outdoo r VideoLite: When using optional Video Lite at NIG HT set the came ra white balance to the Indoor p osition During the DAY use the Outdoor setti ng for subjects beyo nd
feet and the Indoor setting for close r subjects
IN S T A L L A T IO N
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tray and should be parallel with the sides of th e tray |
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the camera lens to avoid clearance or sealing problems | Stabilizing |
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Check that the oMring is clean and properly positioned on the lip of the clear housing back plate Check that the lens shade is completely threaded into the c amera
Once the camera is mounted to the tray as sh own above pull the housing controls out to provide clearance for installing the camera Connect the reversing cir cuit cable to the AV Out port on the camera then slide the camera into the housing align the housings zoom control to accept the cameraMs zoo m lever Make sure the lens shade on the front of the camera fits into the port recess in th e front of the housing
DO NOT force this installation; the camera and tray should slide easily into plac e so the housings back plate oMring is resting agai nst the main housing body In this position the lid snaps can be positioned over the lid hooks on the h ousing back plate and snapped into position to seal the housing
HOUSING CONTROLS_____________________________________________________
Slide the housing controls back in place making sure they properly align with the camera functions
Operate each control to see how it works with the camera Some controls such as startstop will be used frequently Other controls may seldom be utilized Refer to your camera owners manual for the proper function of each camera control Look thru the back to be sure that you can see into the viewfinder
When using the housing controlsespecially the startstop do NOT use excessive force because you could damage the camera
CAUTION
Remove the lens cap and cord from the cameraOt herwisethe cord may interfere with the housing seal
If the housing controls are not properly positioned they could interfere with the housing seal
MANUAL FOCUS OPERATION_____________________________________________
Manual focus may be preferred in low lig ht levels or w hen the subject possesses little contrast Set the focus pad on the LCD screen to Manual to cancel the auto focus If you want to manually adjust the focus rotate the manual focus control as desired
To reactivate the auto focus set the focus pad on the LCD screen to Auto
IKELITE UNDERWATER SYSTEMS
West rd Street • PO Box • Indianapolis IN USA •
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