Ikelite DSC-V3 Digital Camera User Manual


 
Congratulations on your purchase of an Ikelite Digital Camera
Housing Ikelite has over  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 ’ (m)
Ikelite Digital Housing
instruction manual
Housing #6110.93 for Sony DSC-V3
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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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Install a fully charged battery
into the camera before
securing the
camera to the housing’s mounting tray
Remove the back from
the housing The
mounting tray for the
camera is secured to the
housing back Position
the camera
on the tray
and secure it with the
mounting bolt which
threads into the camera's
tripod socket
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Some camera tripod
socket threads
are plastic The mounting bolt is metal
Do not
cross thread or over tighten as you may damage the camera
tripod socket threads
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CAMERA / MOUNT
Lid
Hook
O' Ring
Mounting
Bolt
Mounting
Tray
Lid
Hook
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When using an external strobe connect the housings Hot Shoe
Connection slide the connector into the hot shoe of the camera
from the back as shown Slide the connector forward until it
stops This can be done after the camera is mounted to the
mounting tray
External Strobe
Connection
O'ring
Housing Back
Housing Hot
Shoe Connector
Camera
Hot Shoe
Camera
Only remove the External Strobe Connector's waterproof cap
when a sync cord is going to be connected
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When installing the camera into the the housing pull up on the
CF Control in the housing front so it clears the camera You may
have to turn the CF Control to clear the Mode Dial on the top
of the camera during installation
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Night Framing
M
ode
Dial
S
hutter
Release
FRONT VIEW
Lid
Snap
Q
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Button
S
trobe
M
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Rubber
Handles
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ray
Shutter
Release
BACK VIEW
O'ring
External
Strobe Connector
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id
Snap
Menu
Focus
LCD
Zoom
CF Card
P
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Jog Dial
Exposure
Focus
AE Lock
Delete
Control
Button