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Ikelite controls are designed to provide years of reliable service
with minimal maintenance
Push button controls require no maintenance other than rinsing
in fresh water after saltwater use If a push button control
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ecomes difficult to push or if it sticks when depressed soak the
housing in luke warm fresh water After a few minutes operate
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he push button If this does not correct the problem return the
housing to Ikelite for maintenance
Some of the controls have long shafts These controls can be
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
housing
lubricate shaft
pull out to
expose shaft
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Some of the controls have a short shaft and cannot be pulled
out exposing the shaft for lubrication In the unlikely event one
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f 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);
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emove the knob If there is salt or dirt buildup on the exposed
control shaft clean the shaft Open the housing and gently slide
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he control shaft out of the control gland Clean and lightly
lubricate the shaft including the end of the shaft Slide the
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haft 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
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n the control so the knob does not turn on the shaft
Loosen set screw
(allen wrench required)
Flat
Tighten set screw down
against this area when
replacing the knob.
housing
gland
control
shaft
Lubricate end of shaft
before reinserting into
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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 set of
batteries
Some cameras reset their flash to AUTO when the camera is
turned on If you prefer another setting be sure to select it
As soon as you enter the water take a moment and check the
housing to see that it is properly sealed
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
If you use the housing Zoom control make sure to move it back
to the center position If the housing Zoom control is pushing
the camera zoom lever to either side the camera will not
function (See page )
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If you are shooting with the camera’s builtin flash at
approximately feet ( 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 builtin flash when
shooting close up If you do not zoom to maximum telephoto a
shadow may appear in the lower left corner of closeup
photographs
(You can test this above water)
To shoot wide angle photographs closer than feet (m) you
need to use a preflash compatible external strobe such as the
DS or DS With an external strobe you can position it so
nothing blocks the light path between the strobe and the
subject
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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 feet (m)will not have much
color
The camera’s builtin flash is very close to the camera lens The
flash can light up any suspended particles in the water and they
can 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
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
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
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