Ikelite Digital Camera DSC V1 User Manual

Digital Housing  
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DSC-V1  
H o u s i n g  
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1. Place housing face down in your  
lap.  
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housing back  
Once the housing has been closed, push the controls back into  
place. Make sure they line up with the camera’s controls.  
2. Check to see that there is an  
o’ring on the housing back and  
that it is clean and in its proper  
location.  
3. Guide the back onto the housing.  
The o’ring should touch the  
housing all the way around. There  
should be an even gap all the way  
around between the housing and  
the housing back.  
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Turn the camera on and operate each of the housing controls to  
get a feel for using the camera in the housing. Take a few  
pictures above water with the camera in the housing.  
o’ring  
housing  
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The housing’s Jog Dial  
Control has a small bump  
on the inside face of the  
control for depressing the  
Jog Dial on the camera.  
The small bump is in the  
same location as the  
4. Lift the lid snaps so they are  
extended and place the lid snap  
into the hook on the housing  
back.  
housing back  
Jog Dial  
5. To close the housing push  
down on the lid snaps until  
they snap into place . Lid  
even gap  
all 4 sides  
white dot on the control  
knob. To use, rotate the  
control knob until the  
white dot is in the 9  
o’clock position. In this  
position the small bump will depress the Jog Dial.  
Control  
Button  
Back of Housing  
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.  
o’ring  
housing  
Double chheck - Once the housing is closed, check the o’ring seal.  
Check the gap between the housing back and the housing, it  
should be even all the way around.  
Look through the clear plastic back at the o’ring. You should see a  
darkened area where the o’ring is compressed against the  
housing back. If you do not see an even black compression seal  
all the way around the back, open the lid snaps, reseat the  
housing back and close the lid snaps. Visually check the seal again.  
To select an item turn the jog dial to the item you want to set.  
Then pull out on the control slightly and position the white dot  
over the jog dial and depress. This will set the item you selected.  
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Quickk-Rellease Base  
Quick Release Base  
The Quick-Release Base is  
Slot  
plastic. A toggle lever located  
underneath the base allows  
the base to be easily removed  
from the Tray. Turn the  
housing upside down, pull  
out on the toggle lever.  
Rotate the lever 90° to  
remove the base.  
Flip Quick Release  
Lever Up  
Handless and Tray  
The housing handles are  
rubber and the tray is  
aluminum. Their weight  
helps to offset the buoyancy  
of the housing. The complete  
assembly is slightly negative  
underwater for better  
control. The handles have a  
push button release for easily  
Rotate Quick  
Release Lever  
attaching and removing  
strobe arms. The tray and  
handles can be removed from  
the housing. To remove the  
tray, the base must be  
removed to gain access to  
the nuts holding the tray on  
the housing. Remove the 2  
nuts, washers and rubber  
spacers. DO NOT remove the  
Remove Quick  
Release Lever  
bolts protruding through the  
housing.  
and Base  
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This edge against  
housing  
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A diffuser and deflector are  
included with the housing. The  
diffuser is white transparent  
plastic. The deflector is also white  
but is not transparent and has a  
decal on the front.  
Diffuser or  
Deflector  
material  
1. Ikelite provides silicone lubricant with the housing. We  
recommend that you use only Ikelite lubricant on Ikelite  
products as some other brands may cause the o’ring to swell  
and not seal properly.  
2. Use only enough lubricant to lightly cover control shafts and  
o’rings. Wipe off any excess lubricant with a clean cloth.  
Lubricant is not a sealant, it is used to reduce friction. Excessive  
lubricant can collect sand and dirt which may interfere with  
proper sealing.  
To install the diffuser or deflector  
spread the port clamp at the spring  
end and slide over the lens port.  
The white plastic should be placed  
in front of the camera flash. The  
port clamp should be pushed back  
against the front of the housing.  
Port Clamp  
Spring  
CAUTION  
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The diffuser should be installed when using the camera’s built in  
flash. When shooting with the camera’s built-in flash at  
approximately 2 feet (0.6 m) or less, zoom the lens to  
maximum telephoto. The lens port on the housing blocks a  
portion of the light from the camera’s built-in flash when  
shooting close up. If you do not zoom to maximum telephoto, a  
shadow may appear in the lower left corner of close-up  
photographs. (You can test this above water)  
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Diffuser  
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The deflector should be installed when using an external strobe  
such as the DS51 or DS125 Substrobe and EV-Controller in the  
slave mode. The deflector will redirect the camera’s flash to the  
EV-Controller which controls the external strobe.  
Housing shown  
with diffuser  
installed.  
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LLeennss PPoorrtt  
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The Ikelite Digital Housing should be given the same care and  
attention as your other photographic equipment. In addition to  
normal maintenance we recommend that the housing be returned  
to Ikelite periodically to be checked and pressure tested.  
The Lens Port is factory sealed, do not remove.  
Treat the glass in the lens port as a camera lens. After use, rinse  
and gently dry the lens port to avoid water spotting. To clean  
use a mild soap solution or lens cleaner.  
Do Not  
1.  
leave the camera and housing in direct sunlight for  
prolonged periods. Heat may damage the camera.  
Do not use alcohol or window cleaner on the Lens Port.  
2. Do Nott ship the camera in the housing.  
3. Before using the housing, always check the tightness of the  
screw in each control knob.  
The Lens Port is threaded so that accessory lenses may be  
screwed onto the port. The threads are very fine, take care not  
to cross thread the lens.  
set  
controol gland  
Check each  
penetrating the housing to make sure  
Wide angle lenses are available from Inon, Sea & Sea and Epoque.  
These lenses can be screwed onto the lens port above or below  
water. These lenses are designed to have water between the  
front of the port and the accessory lens. Make sure no air  
bubbles are trapped between the port and the accessory lens.  
There may be slight vignetting when these wide angle lenses  
they are tight. There is a slight chance that either could vibrate  
loose during travel.  
4. Keep the back o’ring clean and lightly lubricated. To lubricate  
remove the o’ring from the back. Put a small amount of lkelite  
lubricant on your fingers. Draw the o’ring through your fingers  
to apply a light coating of lubricant. Only apply enough  
are installed. Any vignetting  
Wide Angle  
Lens  
Do Not sstretcch the oo’ring  
lubricant to make the o’ring feel slick.  
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that occurs can be eliminated  
by zooming the camera lens  
slightly. The camera’s built-in  
flash cannot be used with  
wide angle lenses. The front  
of the lenses are so large  
they block the camera’s  
flash. To properly light  
This light coating of lubricant will help to keep the o’ring from  
drying out and will help to show a dark sealing line when the  
housing back is properly sealed.  
5. Keep the area where the o’ring fits and the sealing surface of  
the housing clean.  
6. Rinse the housing exterior thoroughly in fresh water after each  
salt water use. Dry with a soft cloth. Dry lens port to eliminate  
water spotting.  
subjects when using a wide  
angle lens an external strobe  
should be used. Due to the  
wide angle of coverage of  
these lenses, the DS125  
After several uses in salt water soak the housing in a mild soap  
solution, rinse and dry before storage. When storing the  
housing, remove the back o’ring, lightly lubricate and place in a  
plastic bag. Place the plastic bag with o’ring inside the housing  
for safe keeping.  
Substrobe is recommended  
or two DS51 Substrobes.  
Housing shown with accessory  
wide angle lens.  
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3. Some of the controls have a short shaft and cannot be pulled  
out exposing the shaft for lubrication. In the unlikely event one  
of these controls sticks or becomes difficult to operate you can  
remove the control from the housing and lubricate it, or return  
the housing to Ikelite for maintenance. To remove the control,  
loosen the set screw in the knob (allen wrench required);  
remove the knob. If there is salt or dirt build-up on the exposed  
control shaft, clean the shaft. Open the housing and gently slide  
the control shaft out of the control gland. Clean and lightly  
lubricate the shaft, including the end of the shaft. Slide the  
shaft back into the control gland and gently slide it back and  
forth a few times without fully removing the shaft from the  
gland. Replace the knob, NOTE the flat area on the shaft, the  
set screw in the knob should tighten down against the flat area  
on the control so the knob does not turn on the shaft.  
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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  
the push button. If this does not correct the problem, return the  
housing to Ikelite for maintenance.  
2. Some of the controls have long shafts. These controls can be  
lubricate shaft  
housing  
pull out to  
expose shaft  
housing  
gland  
control  
shaft  
pulled out, exposing the shaft (see drawing).  
To lubricate the control, gently pull on the knob until the  
stainless steel shaft is exposed. Lightly lubricate the shaft, then  
move the shaft in and out several times. This will lubricate the  
x’ring in the Ikelite control gland. This should be done before  
using the housing after a prolonged storage period, or once a  
week when the housing is in use.  
Loosen set screw  
(allen wrench required)  
Flat  
Tighten set screw down  
against this area when  
replacing the knob.  
Lubricate end of shaft  
before reinserting into  
gland  
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1. The number one rule in underwater photography is eliminate as  
much water between 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.  
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O'rings last for several years if properly maintained.  
(See Maintenance) Always carry a spare o'ring in case  
the housing o'ring becomes damaged or lost.  
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2. If the camera’s built-in flash is being used it is very close to the  
camera lens. The flash will light up any suspended particles in  
the water and they will be recorded in your picture. This effect  
is called backscatter. To eliminate as much backscatter as  
possible, photograph close. Photograph in clear water; do not  
stir up the sand or silty bottom. If backscatter becomes a  
problem in the environment you are photographing, an external  
flash will help eliminate much of the backscatter.  
3. Digital cameras 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.  
4. 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 as a contrasting background.  
5. Underwater flash is used to restore the warmer colors filtered  
out by the water as well as to illuminate the subject. When  
photographing underwater, set the camera to use flash on  
every shot. If the camera’s flash is set to AUTO and the sun is  
behind your subject, the camera may see enough light that it  
does not fire the flash. With the sun behind the subject the  
subject is shaded (dark) and needs flash for a good exposure.  
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Using DS Suubstrroobes wiith thee EV-Coontroller.  
The Ikelite EV-Controller provides 10 manual power settings in  
half-stop increments with the DS51 or DS125 Substrobes. The  
EV-Controller can be triggered by the camera's built-in flash or  
the optional #4103 sync cord  
attached to the housing  
bulkhead.  
Substrobe  
DS51 or  
External strobes expand lighting  
options to achieve the best  
lighting for different subjects.  
A second external digital strobe  
package can be added to fill  
shadows and produce more  
realistic photographs.  
DS125  
SA-100Q Arm  
Usingg Ikelitte Subssttrobes  
with Synnc Cords.  
Any Ikelite Substrobe,  
Substrobe 50, Substrobe DS51,  
Substrobe 100, Substrobe DS125  
or Substrobe 200 can be con-  
nected to the housing and used  
EV-Controller  
in the manual mode with the #4103 sync cord.  
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GGeenneerraall TTiippss  
1. Due to the power required to operate the camera, flash, and LCD  
screen it is a good idea to start each dive with a fresh batteries.  
2. Some cameras reset their flash to AUTO when the camera is  
turned on. If you prefer another setting be sure to select it.  
3. As soon as you enter the water, take a moment and check the  
housing to see that it is properly sealed.  
4. Next, check to see if there are any bubbles on the face of the  
lens port. If there are, take your finger and remove them. If  
there are bubbles on the lens port they can produce soft focus  
spots in your photographs.  
IIkkeelliittee LLiimmiitteedd WWaarrrraannttyy  
All Ikelite products are warranted against any manufacturing  
defects for a period of one (1) year from the date of purchase.  
Defective products should be returned prepaid to Ikelite. Ikelite  
will, at its discretion, repair or replace such products, and will  
return to customer prepaid. All other claims, of any nature,  
including but not limited to bulb failure are not covered. Except as  
mentioned above, no other warranty expressed or implied, applies  
to this Ikelite product.  
RReettuurrnniinngg PPrroodduuccttss ffoorr SSeerrvviiccee  
Ikelite is most interested in preforming any service to assure that  
all products perform as intended. For repair or service, return  
the product to the address below with your name, address,  
phone number and a brief description of the problem. Evidence  
of purchase date must be provided to obtain warranty service.  
Ikelitte Underrwater SSystems  
50 W 333rd Sttrreet • IIndiaanapolis, IIN 4622008 USA  
317-923-44523 eemail:: ikeliite@ikkelite.com  
www.ikellite.com  
Digittal 61100.91-0011-1003  
 

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