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Congratulations on  your purchase of an Ikelite Digital Camera

Housing. Ikelite has over 30 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 Digital Housing

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#6147.63 for Canon SD630

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Zoom

Front View 

Shutter
Release 

Lid 
Snap 

Mode

Display

Erase/Cont

Menu

Macro

ISO/Jump

Func./Set

Flash

Lid 
Snap 

Lens
Port

Back View

Lanyard 

Thumb 
Rest 

Power

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1. Lid Snaps have a LLoocckk.

To open, push 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, have a firm grip on the

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

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1. Remove the back from the housing. The mounting tray for the

camera is secured to the housing back. Position the camera on

the tray and secure

it with the mounting

bolt which threads

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Some camera tripod socket threads are plastic. The mounting

tray bolt is metal. Do not cross thread or over tighten as you

may damage the camera tripod socket threads.

Lift

Push Forward

Lid Snap Lock

Lid Snap Lock

Push Forward

Lift

CAMERA / MOUNT 

Lid 
Hook 

O' Ring 

Mounting Bolt

Mounting 
Tray 

Summary of Contents for IXUS65

Page 1: ...Digital Housing i n s t r u c t i o n m a n u a l f o r Canon PowerShot SD630 IXUS65 H o u s i n g 6147 63 ...

Page 2: ... ck k To open push 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 have a firm grip on the lid snap Lid Snaps may be opened one at a time I In ns st ta al ll li in ng g t th he e C Ca am me er ra a 1 Remove the back from the housing The mounting tray for the camera is secured ...

Page 3: ...n even gap all the way around between the housing and the housing back 4 Lift the lid snaps so they are extended and place the lid snap into the hook on the housing back 5 To close the housing push down on the lid snaps until they snap into place Lid snaps on opposite sides of the housing should be closed at the same time Be sure they are down far enough to engage the lock D Do ou ub bl le e c ch ...

Page 4: ...with Diffuser installed Diffuser 10 11 O Op pt ti io on na al l A Ac cc ce es ss so or ri ie es s B Ba ac ck k O O r ri in ng g 0 01 10 09 9 O rings last for several years if properly maintained See maintenance Always carry a spare U UR R P Pr ro o F Fi il lt te er r 6 64 44 41 1 3 32 2 The UR Pro underwater color correcting filter is designed to restore some of the warm colors filtered out by the...

Page 5: ...C Co on nt tr ro ol l M Ma ai in nt te en na an nc ce e Ikelite controls are designed to provide years of reliable service with minimal maintenance 1 Push button controls require no maintenance other than rinsing in fresh water after saltwater use If a push button control becomes difficult to push or if it sticks when depressed soak the housing in luke warm fresh water After a few minutes operate ...

Page 6: ... have a slight lag time between when you press the shutter release button and the camera actually takes the picture Hold the camera steady a second or two after pressing the shutter release button 3 Do not shoot down on subjects as they will quite often blend into the background and be difficult to see in the photograph Shoot subjects straight on or shoot up at a slight angle using the blue water ...

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