Entering The Water; About The Built-In Flash - Ikelite DMC-ZS100 Quick Start Manual

Underwater housing
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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.

Entering the Water

1. If possible, we recommend entering the water without your housing
to ensure that you are comfortable and your life-saving equipment
is in working order. Once you are stable, have someone pass your
camera housing to you.
2. Submerge the housing at the surface of the water and visually
confirm that there are no signs of water intrusion or a steady stream
of bubbles coming from one of the housing's seals. If water does
appear to be entering the housing, point the lens port downward
and return the housing to the surface as quickly as possible. Please
observe all necessary safety precautions. NEVER ascend faster
than accepted safety limits.
3. Use your hand to gently flush away any small bubbles that may be
on the face of the lens port. Bubbles will produce soft focus spots in
your photo or video.
Setting Up An External Strobe

About the Built-In Flash

Due to the opaque housing design, the internal "built-in" flash can
only be used to trigger external fiber optic strobes. To shoot flash
photography underwater, an external strobe must be connected to
the housing and then triggered via fiber optic cord. Always extend the
flash BEFORE closing the camera inside the housing.
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