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Congratulations on your purchase of an Ikelite Digital Camera

Housing. Ikelite has over 45 years of experience in the underwater

photographic and lighting market. Our products are designed and

built in the USA by Ikelite for both the professional and amateur

photographer.

The clear housing permits instant visual inspection of the camera

and all sealing surfaces as well as complete monitoring of controls

and camera LCD screens.

Ikelite Digital Housings are slightly negative in salt water for

stability. This housing has been water pressure tested at the

factory. Housing is pressure tested to 200’ (60m).

Ikelite SLR-DC Housing

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#6853.30 for Olympus E-330

IKELITE

2

Strobe 
Mount 

Rubber 
Handle 

Quick-Release 
Strobe 
Mount 

Gear Sleeve
Drive Gear

Zoom 
Control 

Lid Snap 

Lens
Release

Exposure

On/Off 

Lid  
Snap 

Shutter
Release

Port Lock 

Aluminum Tray 

Port

Opening

Mode Dial

Lid 
Snap

Quick  
Release 
Button 

External Strobe Connector
and Waterproof Cap

Viewfinder Port 

[D] Info
[E] A/B
[F] Live View

[G] AEL/AFL
[H] Drive/Copy/Print
[I] WB

A

B

C

D

E F

G

H

I

K

L

J

Lens
Release

Zoom

Control Dial

Mode Dial

[A] Playback 
[B] Erase
[C] Menu

[J] Metering
[K] ISO
[L] AF 

[M] OK
[N] Mode/Compensation

M

N

FRONT VIEW

BACK VIEW

3

SIDE VIEW

Camera 
Tray 

Camera 
Mounting 
Bolt 

Gear 
Sleeve 

Port 
O'ring 

Optional 
Port 

Lid 
Snap 

Shutter
Release

Back O’ring 

On/Off

Mode Dial 

Exposure

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1. Lid Snaps have a LLoocckk.

To open, push the Lid Snap

Lock forward and lift as

shown. Keep pressure on the

Lid Snap so it does not fly

open quickly.

Some lid snaps have a lot of

spring tension once they go over center, so have a firm grip on

the lid snap. Lid Snaps may be opened one at a time. 

Lift

Push Forward

Lid Snap Lock

4

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Remove the back from

the housing. The

mounting tray for the

camera is secured to

the housing back.

Position the camera

and lens on the tray,

then secure it with the

mounting bolt which

threads into the

camera’s tripod socket.

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On the bottom of the camera tray is a switch for setting the DS

Substrobe ID. Set the switch to the Model of DS Substrobe being

used.
• When using dual

strobes of different

models such as a DS51

and a DS125, set the ID

switch to DS51 or the

smaller strobe .

125

160

DS

DS

          Set 
DS Substrobes
  to TTL Mode

50/51

200

80

O‘ring 

Mounting Bolt 

Mounting Tray

Summary of Contents for 6853.30

Page 1: ...ISO L AF M OK N Mode Compensation M N FRONT VIEW BACK VIEW 3 SIDE VIEW Camera Tray Camera Mounting Bolt Gear Sleeve Port O ring Optional Port Lid Snap Shutter Release Back O ring On Off Mode Dial Exposure O Op pe en ni in ng g t th he e H Ho ou us si in ng g 1 Lid Snaps have a L Lo oc ck k To open push the Lid Snap Lock forward and lift as shown Keep pressure on the Lid Snap so it does not fly ope...

Page 2: ...G Ge ea ar r S Sl le ee ev ve e Determine the type of lens being used on the camera Type 1Lenses have a lens opening that is NOT larger in diameter than the zoom ring F Fi ig g 1 1 Type 2 Lenses have a lens opening that IS larger in diameter than the zoom ring F Fi ig g 2 2 Z Zo oo om m C Cl la am mp ps s G Ge ea ar r S Sl le ee ev ve es s I In nc cl lu ud de ed d w wi it th h H Ho ou us si in ng ...

Page 3: ...gear sleeve ribs I In ns st ta al ll li in ng g t th he e G Ge ea ar r S Sl le ee ev ve e After the Zoom Clamp is installed Place the Gear Sleeve in the port opening of the housing F Fi ig g I I Lower the lens through the Gear Sleeve aligning the grooves in the Zoom Clamp with the ribs on the Gear Sleeve Note that the ribs of the Gear Sleeve should slide freely in the grooves of the Zoom Clamp If ...

Page 4: ...below the F full power will illuminate Note that the Manual minus compensation values are in the black bar with the heading M S Se et t D DS S S Su ub bs st tr ro ob be e t to o T TT TL L m mo od de e 3 3 U Us si in ng g E Ex xt te er rn na al l S St tr ro ob be es s C Co on nt t 16 ikelite Substrobe Substrobe MOD NC serial number T To o U Up pd da at te e Y Yo ou ur r S Su ub bs st tr ro ob be e ...

Page 5: ...r This will give you a chance to become familiar with the handling and operation of your housing and strobe s O Op pt ti io on na al l A Ac cc ce es ss so or ri ie es s P Po or rt t O O r ri in ng g 0 01 1 0 05 5 S Sp pa ar re e O O r ri in ng g r re ec co om mm me en nd de ed d I Ik ke el li it te e L Lu ub be e 0 01 1 8 84 4 1 1 L Le ea ad d W We ei ig gh ht t 0 09 90 06 6 5 58 8 The buoyancy of...

Page 6: ...sh buttons several times during rinse Dry with a soft cloth Dry port to eliminate water spotting After several uses in salt water soak the housing in a mild soap solution rinse and dry 7 Although not recommended if it is necessary to remove a housing push button D Do o N No ot t re use the E clip Contact Ikelite for replacement E clips part 031 9 1 2 C CA AU UT TI IO ON N N Ne ev ve er r u us se e...

Page 7: ...ather than overexposed 27 P Ph ho ot to o T Ti ip ps s 1 The number one rule in underwater photography is to eliminate as much water between the camera and subject as possible Get as close as you can to the subject then use the zoom If you are using flash subjects beyond 6 feet 1 8m will not have much color 2 Some digital cameras have a slight lag time between when you press the shutter release bu...

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