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Ikelite 6950.13 Manual

Underwater ttl housing for olympus om-d e-m10 mark iii mirrorless micro four-thirds
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200DLM/A Underwater TTL Housing for Olympus
OM-D E-M10 Mark III Mirrorless Micro Four-Thirds
Product Number 6950.13

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Please register your product at ikelite.com within 15 days of purchase.
Our product registration database is the best way for us to contact you
in the event of a product update.

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  • Page 1: Product Registration

    OM-D E-M10 Mark III Mirrorless Micro Four-Thirds Product Number 6950.13 Product Registration Please register your product at ikelite.com within 15 days of purchase. Our product registration database is the best way for us to contact you in the event of a product update.

  • Page 2: About This Product

    About this Product Thank you for your purchase of Ikelite equipment. Please read this instruction manual completely before attempting to operate or dive with this product. Visit ikelite.com to register your product to receive information on any updates or notices pertaining to your equipment.

  • Page 3: Important Notices

    Vacuum Kit # 47012. Your housing features one 1/2-20 threaded Accessory Port which may be used for attachment of factory optional or aftermarket housing accessories. Visit ikelite.com for an updated list of factory optional accessories.

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Contents Product Registration About this Product Included in the Box Important Notices Accessory Port Getting to Know Your Housing Setting Up Your Camera Pre-Installation Checklist & Initial Camera Settings Setting Up Your Housing Opening the Housing Inserting the Camera Attaching the Hotshoe Closing the Housing Attaching the Lens Port Final Check...

  • Page 5: Getting To Know Your Housing

    Getting to Know Your Housing Front Dial Mode Dial Movie Button Fiber Optic Ports Fn2 Button Electrical Shutter Bulkhead Button Shortcut Button Lens Port Mount Snap Lens Release Button Tray Mounts ON/OFF Super-eye Rear Dial Viewfinder AEL-AFL / Fn1 Button MENU INFO OK Button...

  • Page 6: Setting Up Your Camera

    Setting Up Your Camera Pre-Installation Checklist & Initial Camera Settings 1. Insert a fully charged camera battery. 2. Insert a properly formatted memory card. 3. Set Mode Dial to “M” Manual Mode. Set aperture to f/8 and shutter speed to 1/125th second. Other shooting modes are not recommended.

  • Page 7: Setting Up Your Housing

    14. DO NOT open camera flash until AFTER camera has been installed in housing. MANUAL FLASH can be set on the camera if desired: S or M mode must be used to ensure that red eye reduction mode can be set. Select red eye reduction mode. When the shutter release is pressed, 4 short bursts will be fired by the flash.

  • Page 8: Attaching The Hotshoe

    2. Check to see whether the camera’s lens will fit through the port opening of the housing. If not, the lens will need to be removed from the camera body and reattached AFTER the camera body is installed in the housing. 3.

  • Page 9: Closing The Housing

    2. Slide Hotshoe all the way forward into the camera Hotshoe mount. Push the Hotshoe forward until it is unable to go any farther. The Hotshoe must be pushed all the way forward to make proper contact with the camera and provide TTL operation. Make sure the Hotshoe wire does not interfere with any housing control operations.

  • Page 10: Attaching The Lens Port

    5. Push the lid snaps towards the housing until they are flat against the housing and the lock has engaged. Close opposing lid snaps at the same time. 6. Check the o-ring seal. The o-ring should form a uniform, solid line around the back of the housing.
  • Page 11 2. If using an optional Gear Sleeve, place it in the Port Base with the teeth side facing away from the housing. Lens Port Optional Gear Sleeve Port Base O-ring 3. If using an optional Gear Sleeve, place it in the Port Base with the teeth side facing away from the housing.

  • Page 12: Final Check

    Final Check 1. Re-check the o-ring seal. The seal should form an even, solid line around the back of the housing. 2. Turn on the camera and check all control functions. 3. Make sure that the camera can obtain focus and take a photo. 4.

  • Page 13: Setting Up An External Strobe

    When a compatible Ikelite DS strobe is attached via sync cord, circuitry built into the housing allows the strobe to communicate directly with the camera to trigger the strobe and adjust its power for perfect exposure.
  • Page 14 4. Attach the other end of the sync cord to the bulkhead on your strobe. 5. If using an Ikelite strobe, set the strobe to TTL. If using a non-Ikelite strobe, set the strobe to manual flash and select a manual power setting.

  • Page 15: About Fiber Optic Cords

    About Fiber Optic Cords Attaching a strobe via fiber optic connection requires the camera’s built-in flash to fire each time a photo is taken. Firing the camera’s flash will cause increased lag time in between photos and decrease camera battery life. Attaching a Fiber Optic Cord 1.

  • Page 16: Installing An Accessory Via The Accessory Port

    2. Check the accessory fitting o-ring sealing area. Check o-ring and housing o-ring sealing area. All should be clean and free of hair, sand, or other debris. 3. Lightly lubricate o-ring with Ikelite lubricant. Use ONLY Ikelite lubricant. Other manufacturer lubricants can cause the o-ring to swell.

  • Page 17: Travel And Storage

    5. Always recheck o-ring seal after opening the housing. Travel and Storage 1. Remove the camera from the housing for travel or storage. 2. Check the main housing o-ring. 3. Close the empty housing and submerge in lukewarm fresh water. While submerged, rotate each control and depress each button to flush out any salt or debris.
  • Page 18 • Adjust exposure compensation in the camera. • Adjust lighting power. Photos are under-exposed (too dark) • Adjust aperture (larger), shutter speed (slower), or ISO (higher) setting. • Move light(s) closer to your subject. • Adjust exposure compensation in the camera. •...

  • Page 19: Spare Parts

    This Ikelite product is warranted against any manufacturing defects for a period of two (2) years from the original date of purchase. 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.
  • Page 20 Service and Repairs Ikelite is most interested in performing 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 through your dealer. Please include a brief description of the problem, any relevant email correspondence, and/or description of the service request.

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