Ikelite DSC-V3 User Manual

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Once the housing has been closed push the controls back into

place Make sure they line up with the camera’s controls

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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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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

white dot on the control

knob To use rotate the

control knob until the

white dot is in the

o’clock position In this

position the small bump will depress the Jog Dial

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

Shutter
Release

O'ring

External
Strobe Connector

Lid

Snap

Focus

LCD

Zoom

CF Card

Power

Jog Dial

Exposure

Focus

AE Lock

Delete

Control
Button

Back of Housing

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Place housing face down in your

lap

Check to see that there is an

o’ring on the housing back and

that it is clean and in its proper

location

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

Lift the lid snaps so they are

extended and place the lid snap

into the hook on the housing

back

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

Doouubbllee cchheecckk 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

o’ring

housing back

o’ring

even gap
all 4 sides

housing

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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

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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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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The UR/Pro underwater color correcting filter is designed to

restore some of the warm colors filtered out by the water For

available light use only not recommended for use with flash

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The camera’s built in flash cannot be used to illuminate subject

underwater

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When using an external flash

you must turn external flash on

in the camera’s menu See

camera instruction booklet

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The Ikelite EV Controller

provides manual power

settings in half stop increments

with the DS or DS

Substrobes The EV Controller

must be triggered by the

optional

sync cord

attached to the housing

bulkhead

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

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Any Ikelite Substrobe Substrobe Substrobe DS Substrobe

Substrobe DS or Substrobe

can be connected to the

housing and used in the manual mode with the

sync cord

Substrobe
DS51 or
DS125

EV-Controller

#4103.51
Sync Cord

SA-100Q
Arm