Ikelite DMC-ZS100 Quick Start Manual

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Underwater Housing for
Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS100, DMC-TZ100
Product Number 6170.10

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 get a hold
of you in the event of a product update or recall.

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Summary of Contents for Ikelite DMC-ZS100

  • Page 1: Product Registration

    Product Number 6170.10 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 get a hold of you in the event of a product update or recall.
  • 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. Please visit ikelite.com to register your product to receive information on any updates, notices, or recalls pertaining to your equipment.
  • Page 3: Important Notices

    Important Notices Never leave a housing in a rinse tank, even if it is the only » system in the tank. The vast majority of catastrophic floods happen when the user walks away from a housing while it is in the rinse tank.
  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Contents Product Registration About this Product Included in the Box Important Notices Getting to Know Your Housing Getting to Know Your Housing - cont. Setting Up Your Camera Pre-Installation Checklist Setting Up Your Housing Opening the Housing Inserting the Camera Closing the Housing Final Check Entering the Water...
  • Page 5: Getting To Know Your Housing

    Getting to Know Your Housing Rear Dial Motion Picture Button Zoom Lever Mode Dial Shutter Fiber Optic Ports Lens Port Lid Snap Tray Mounts...
  • Page 6: Getting To Know Your Housing - Cont

    Getting to Know Your Housing - cont. O-Ring Power ON/OFF Fn4/ AF/AE LOCK DISP Lid Hook Camera Mounting Plate Lanyard Camera Mounting Tray Fn4/LVF Button AF/AE Lock 4K / Fn1 Button Fn4/ AF/AE LOCK Playback Fn2 / Post Focus FocusButton MENU/SET Button MF / Macro Button WB White Balance...
  • Page 7: Setting Up Your Camera

    Setting Up Your Camera Pre-Installation Checklist 1. Insert a fully charged camera battery. 2. Insert a properly formatted memory card. 3. Set AF Assist Lamp and Red-Eye Removal to “OFF.” 4. Set Eye Sensor LVF/Monitor Switch to “MON.” 5. Set Touch Settings - Touch Screen to “OFF.” 6.
  • Page 8: Inserting The Camera

    2. Lid snaps are designed to provide enough force to compress the o-ring for a proper seal. Keep firm pressure against the lid snap while lifting it away. Lid Snap Lock 3. Repeat with remaining lid snaps. 4. Remove the housing back. Inserting the Camera 1.
  • Page 9: Closing The Housing

    4. Pull out on the housing control knobs to move them out of the way. 5. Insert the mounting plate into the slot on the inside bottom of the housing. Push the camera all of the way forward until the back of the mounting plate is flush with the back of the housing mount.
  • Page 10: Entering The Water

    4. Check battery life and open storage space on your memory card. 5. Check the flash, if using. 6. Submerge the housing in a fresh water tank dedicated to underwater photography equipment. Visually confirm that there are no signs of water intrusion or a steady stream of bubbles coming from one of the housing seals.
  • Page 11: Setting Up An External Strobe

    We recommend attaching an external strobe for the optimal color and clarity in a wide variety of shooting situations, including daylight photography. Attaching a Fiber Optic Cord 1. Check the end of the fiber optic cord to ensure that it is clean and smooth.
  • Page 12: Maintenance

    Maintenance Post-Dive 1. Rinse the housing in fresh water. Rotate the housing’s controls and press each button while submerged in fresh water to flush out any salt or debris to ensure smooth operation on future dives. 2. NEVER leave your housing in the fresh water rinse tank. Collisions with other peoples’...
  • Page 13: Troubleshooting

    8. Like regulators and other pressure-sensitive equipment, we recommend careful care and cleaning along with annual replacement of the factory seals. Troubleshooting Water enters the housing • Re-clean and re-install the main o-ring. • Take the housing underwater without a camera installed to ensure that the leaking has been corrected.
  • Page 14 Buttons are stuck • Soak the housing in lukewarm fresh water. Depress each button several times while the housing is submerged. • Apply lubricant to the button. Press the button several times to distribute the lubricant. Button(s) or control(s) do not line up •...
  • Page 15: Limited Warranty

    Except as mentioned above, no other warranty expressed or implied applies to this Ikelite product. 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.
  • Page 16: Contact Us

    If you have any questions about your product or need advice on getting the images you want, please get in touch with us and we’ll do everything we can to help you capture your unique perspective. Ikelite Underwater Systems 50 W 33rd St Indianapolis, IN 46208 USA (317) 923-4523 ikelite@ikelite.com...

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