Using The Camera Built-In Flash - Fantasea Line FG9X Instruction Manual

3. Open the housing as described in the section "Opening the Housing" and carefully remove the
camera from the housing. Take sufficient care that no water drips from your hair and body onto
the housing and camera.

USING THE CAMERA BUILT-IN FLASH

1. The Canon G9 X has a built-in flash capable of illuminating nearby underwater subjects. For stronger
lighting, illuminating subjects that are farther away, avoiding backscatter, eliminating shadowing
effects and photographing in deep water, an accessory slave flash is recommended. For further
information, please refer to the section "External Flashes".
2. In order to make use of the built-in camera flash, remove the Fiber Optic Cable Plate from the
housing. Insert your fingers beneath the adaptors installed inside the plate and push the plate
upwards till it is removed from its slot. Make sure the fiber optic cable plate is secured to the
housing by the dedicated secure line in order to avoid losing it during the dive.
3. The removable flash diffuser included assists with softening the built-in flash output, increasing its
angle of coverage and decreasing the amount of backscatter in the images (the unattractive
snowstorm effect of the flash reflecting off suspended particles in the water).
a. In order to install the removable flash
diffuser, hold the diffuser against the
housing lens port so it is inserted inside
the dedicated rail around the lens port
and pointed towards the top left corner
of the housing (facing from back) at a 45-
degree angle (figure #17).
b. Turn the diffuser counterclockwise
around the lens port until it reaches a
proper vertical position and clicks (figure
#18).
c. Attach the flash diffuser quick release
secure string to the other side of the
string connected to the housing in order
to avoid losing the flash diffuser
underwater.
d. In order to remove the flash diffuser from
the housing, gently pull it towards the top
left corner of the housing at a 45-degree
angle until it snaps out of place.
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Figure #17
Figure #18