Scuba Smitty
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oh well guys theres no to much room on the housing for this and 2 many curves anyone have pics on how they did it
canon housing for the g9 with the sea and sea fiberoptic
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Smitty,
You're right, Canon's G9 case doesn't leave too much flat space for an optical sensor.
I was able to squeeze mine into the corner. My connector was purchased from Fantasea and uses velcro to attach. You'll see in the pictures that I've actually got 2 optical cables running out of the connector... this is because I have two strobes; unfortunately there was not enough room on this housing for both connectors, so I had to cut them down and glue them together.
One other thing to note is that I've done my best to black out the camera's flash using electrical tape (on the inside and outside) which is to cut down on the back scatter. Of course, you'll want to leave a hole where your optical connector is going to be so that the light can get to it.
Good luck.
Mat
You're right, Canon's G9 case doesn't leave too much flat space for an optical sensor.
I was able to squeeze mine into the corner. My connector was purchased from Fantasea and uses velcro to attach. You'll see in the pictures that I've actually got 2 optical cables running out of the connector... this is because I have two strobes; unfortunately there was not enough room on this housing for both connectors, so I had to cut them down and glue them together.
One other thing to note is that I've done my best to black out the camera's flash using electrical tape (on the inside and outside) which is to cut down on the back scatter. Of course, you'll want to leave a hole where your optical connector is going to be so that the light can get to it.
Good luck.
Mat
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Yep, that's the way I did for my G7 housing (not much difference). Works great for my camera and haven't had any problems with the adhesion either.
FYI - if you're in manual or custom setting mode you can set the camera flash to minimum so the batteries last longer and the camera does't heat up as much.
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Good Advice on the Manual mode. I think I may have mine set to 2/3 power, but have never ever had a problem with poor battery life over 4 dives (I have both an extended battery and stock canon battery, both are fine). Have not yet had any issues with heat/fogging in the housing either... though I am always careful to pack my camera in a cool, air conditioned (thus low humidity) place.
What is the "extended battery" - aftermarket brand?
Where I go (Philippines) I usually don't have air conditioning (cheaper). I just try to keep the case as cool as I can. I've used those dry packs too but I don't think they work all that fast if your camera does heat up. That is one of the advantages of the Ikelite case I'm told - less chance of fog up - probably because it's larger interior.
kadleck
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If you search the web for NB-2LH you will find many that are 800mAh (Canon's is 720). You need to search a little harder to find 900mAh capacity, but here's just one example! ... Li-ion replacement battery for Canon NB-2LH - 900 mAh 7.4V
Also, try a local camera store. Many carry OEM replacements for Canon (and other) batteries. They will be cheaper than Canon branded, and most are higher capacity too.
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