Ikelite DSC-H5 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 Jog Dial on the camera must be pressed

in to select a value or item Once a

selection is made the Jog Dial is then

rotated to change the setting values when

shooting with the manual adjustment

modes Viewing next/previous images is

also done by rotating the Jog Dial

The housings Jog Dial Control has a bump on

the inside face of the control for

depressing the Jog Dial When the white dot on the control

knob is in the o’clock position the bump is aligned with the

Jog Dial In this position you can push in and pull out on the

housing Jog Dial control to select a value or item Once selected

the housing Jog Dial control can then be rotated to change the

setting values

The Jog Dial on the camera is small It will take some practice to

become proficient at operating the Jog Dial with the camera

housing control

Jog Dial Control - Top View

Bump

White Dot

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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
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 feet (

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 DS or DS 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

Housing shown with

Diffuser installed

Diffuser

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The Quick Release Base is

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 ° to

remove the base

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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

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

nuts washers and rubber

spacers

DO NOT remove

the bolts protruding through

the housing

Quick Release Base

Slot

Flip Quick Release
Lever Up

Rotate Quick
Release Lever

Remove Quick
Release Lever
and Base

Base Quick Release