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Ikelite DSC-W200 User Manual

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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 use alcohol or window cleaner on the Lens Port.
The Lens Port will accept (2) Wide-Angle Adapters. The Wide-

Angle Adapter #9306.80 which is required to mount the Inon

UWL-150AD Bayonet style wide-angle lens. The Wide-Angle

Adapter #9306.81 is required to mount the #6420 Ikelite W-20

Wide-Angle Lens and other manufacturers (67mm) screw

thread style wide-angle lenses.

These lenses can be secured onto the Wide-Angle Adapter

above or below water as they 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. Any vignetting 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 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 Substrobe is

recommended or two

DS51 Substrobes.

wide-angle lens

Wide-Angle Adapter

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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.

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.

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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, the lens port on the

housing may block a portion of the light from the camera’s

built-in flash, creating a shadow in the lower left of the photo.

If this occurs, zoom the lens slightly to eliminate the shadow.

(You can test this above water)

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The deflector should be installed when using an external strobe

such as the DS51 or DS125 Substrobe and EV Controller. The

deflector will redirect the camera’s flash to the EV Controller

which controls the external strobes output.

Diffuser/Deflector
material

Port Clamp

Spring

Spread to Install

This edge
against
housing

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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.

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1. Ikelite provides silicone lubricant with the housing. We recommend

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.

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Housing shown with

Deflector installed.

Deflector