Congratulations on your purchase of an Ikelite Digital Camera
Housing. Ikelite has over 40 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).
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Strobe
Mount
Rubber
Handle
Quick-Release
Strobe
Mount
Gear Sleeve
Drive Gear
Zoom
Control
Lid Snap
Mode
Dial
Lens
Release
Main Dial
Lid
Snap
Shutter
Release
Port Lock
Aluminum Tray
Port
Opening
Lid
Snap
Quick
Release
Button
External Strobe Connector
and Waterproof Cap
Viewfinder Port
[D] Playback
[E] Erase
[F] AF Point Select
[G] ISO
[H] AF Mode
[I] Set
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
J
M
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K
L
Lens
Release
Zoom
AE/FE Lock
DOF
Preview
[A] Display
[B] Menu
[C] Jump
[J] White Balance
[K] Meteriing Mode
[L] Drive Mode
[M] Conversion
Circuitry Mode
FRONT VIEW
BACK VIEW
3
SIDE VIEW
Camera
Tray
Camera
Mounting
Bolt
Gear
Sleeve
Port
O'ring
Optional
Port
Lid
Snap
Back O’ring
Power
Switch
Shutter
Release
Mode Dial
Main Dial
AE Lock
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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. .
Lift
Push Forward
Lid Snap Lock
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If the LCD Auto Off is Enabled, the LCD will turn Off when
the camera is installed in the housing. To use the LCD when
the camera is in the housing go to the camera menu and set
LCD Auto Off to the Disable Mode.
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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 and secure it with the
mounting bolt which
threads into the camera’s
tripod socket.
Realign the depth-of-field
preview button control.
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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, SD125 or DS51.
• When using dual strobes of different
models such as a DS51 and a DS125, set
the ID switch to DS51.
Front of Camera/Tray
DS50 / DS51 / DS80
DS125 / DS200
Camera Tray
O‘ring
Mounting Bolt
Strobe ID Switch
DOF Preview
Control
