Ikelite S5 IS instruction manual Opening the Housing, Installing the Camera

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Quick Releas Button
Rubber
Handles
Tray

Ikelite Digital Housing

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#6140.05 for Canon PowerShot S5 IS

Off

Continous

Shutter

Release

Zoom

Lid

Snap

Mode

 

Flash

 

Pop-Up Flash

Macro/

Manual

Focus

Lens Port

Lid

Snap

Base

Congratulations on your purchase of an Ikelite Digital Camera Housing. Ikelite has over 30 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

TTL

Sync Cord

Connector

Lid

Snap

FRONT VIEW

O'ring

 

Mode

 

Shortcut

Movie

 

Function

Set

 

 

ISO

Menu

Display

 

Shutter

Release

Omni

Selector

Lid

Snap

stability. This housing has been water pressure tested at the factory. Housing is pressure tested to 200’ (60m).

Lens Port

 

 

 

Zoom

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shutter

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Release

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Macro/

Manual Focus

 

Continous

 

Pop-Up Flash

 

Off

 

Flash

 

Mode

TTL Sync Cord

Mode

Connector

 

TOP VIEW

3

 

BACK VIEW

2

 

 

 

 

 

Opening the Housing

 

 

 

1.

Lid Snaps have a Lock.

Push Forward

 

 

To open, push Lid Snap Lock

 

 

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

 

 

 

1.

Remove the back from

O' Ring

Lid

 

the housing. The

Housing Back

 

Hook

 

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.

 

 

 

 

Use a coin or flat

 

 

 

 

bladed screwdriver to

Mounting

 

 

 

tighten the mounting

Tray

 

Mounting

 

 

 

Bolt

 

bolt so the camera is

 

 

 

 

flat against the tray.

 

 

 

CAUTION:

 

 

 

 

Some camera tripod socket threads are plastic. The mounting

 

tray bolt is metal. Do not cross thread or over tighten as you

2.

may damage the camera tripod socket threads.

 

Pull out on each housing control until it stops. This will get the

 

controls out of the way for installing the camera.

 

 

4

 

 

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