Ikelite DSLR-A100 instruction manual Opening the Housing, Installing the Camera

Quick-Release Strobe Mount

Quick

Release

Button

Rubber Handle

Strobe

Mount

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AEL (AE-Lock)

Port Lock

Shutter

Release

Control Dial

Mode Dial

Depth-of-Field Preview

Function

Zoom

Control

Gear Sleeve

Drive Gear

Port

Opening

Congratulations on your purchase of an Ikelite Digital Camera Housing. Ikelite has over 40 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 200’ (60m).

	Lid							Mode Dial
	Snap							Depth-of-Field Preview
								Control Dial
			◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆						Port Lock		Optional
AEL (AE-Lock)							◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆
				◆			◆
				◆◆			◆◆
		◆◆◆◆			◆◆◆◆					Gear	Port
			◆◆◆◆◆			◆◆◆◆◆◆
Back O-ring										Sleeve
			Shutter
			Release

Camera
Tray
	Port
	O-ring
Camera	Lid Snap
Mounting Bolt

SIDE VIEW

Note:

MONITOR DISPLAY

Before installing the camera in the housing we recommend setting the camera’s Monitor Display function to Manual. If the camera’s eyepiece sensor, located below the camera’s viewfinder, is set to Automatic the sensor will detect the housing and turn the Monitor Display off. See camera instruction manual.

FLASH CONTROL SETTING

We recommend setting the camera’s Flash Control to the PreFlash TTL mode. See camera instructions.

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FRONT VIEW			Aluminum Tray
	Function		Lid Snap		Viewfinder Port
Lens
Release	Zoom							AEL (AE-Lock)
						◆◆◆◆◆
			◆◆◆◆◆			◆◆◆
						◆◆◆
	A		◆◆◆			◆◆
Quick			◆◆◆			◆◆	G
		◆◆◆◆◆	◆	◆◆◆◆		◆◆
Release				◆◆
		◆◆◆	◆◆◆	◆◆	◆ ◆
			◆	◆	◆	◆
Button			◆◆◆◆
	B		◆◆◆
			◆◆
		◆
		◆◆◆◆◆
		◆◆	◆
			C
			D			H
			E				TTL
Focus						-1		1
			F
Mode					◆	F		-3
			I	◆◆
Lid Snap							-1 MAN -2	Lid Snap
			◆◆◆
							J
		External Strobe Connector and Waterproof Cap

[A] Function	[D]	Display	[F]	Playback		[H] Multi Selector
[B] Power	[E]	Delete	[G]	Exposure		[I] Steady Shot
[C] Menu			2			[J] Flash Compensation
BACK VIEW
Opening the Housing				Push Forward
1. Lid Snaps have a Lock. To open,								Lid Snap Lock
push Lid Snap Lock forward and lift
as shown. Keep pressure on the Lid
Snap so it does not fly open quickly.					Lift
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.
Installing the Camera				O-ring
Remove the back from the
housing. The mounting tray
for the camera is secured to
the housing back. Position
the camera with lens on the
tray and secure it with the
mounting bolt which threads
into the camera’s tripod
socket. Use a tool or coin
to tighten the mounting			Camera Tray					Mounting Bolt
bolt so the camera bottom is flush against the tray.
Setting the Conversion Circuitry Strobe ID Switch.
Inside the housing back, on the						DS	+	DS
black panel covering the conversion
circuitry, is a switch for setting the						125		50/51
DS Substrobe ID. Set the switch to						200		80
the Model of DS Substrobe being
used, SD125/DS200 or DS51.							DS50 / DS51 / DS80
• When using dual strobes of different							DS125 / DS200

models such as a DS51and a DS125, setthe ID switch to DS51.

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