Ikelite DSC-W50 Closing the Housing, Checking Controls, Turn Camera On, Lubricants, Lens Port

Wide-Angle Adapter Wide-Angle Lens

Closing the Housing
1.	Place housing face down in your			housing back
	lap or on a flat surface.
2.	Check to see that there is an
	o'ring on the housing back and
	that it is clean and in its proper
3.	location.
	Guide the back onto the housing.
	The o'ring should touch the				o'ring
	housing all the way around. There
	should be an even gap all the way		housing
	around between the housing and
4.	the housing back.
	Lift the lid snaps so they are
	extended and place the lid snap			housing back
	into the hook on the housing
	back.
5.	To close the housing push	even gap
	down on the lid snaps until

Checking Controls

Once the housing has been closed, make sure the housing controls line up with the camera's controls. If the housing controls are misaligned slightly make sure the camera hold down bolt has been tightend down firmly so the camera is flat against the tray.

Zoom Control
(NOTE:) After you have used the
housing's zoom control it must be
returned to the center position to
disengage. If the housing zoom
control is pushing the zoom lever
in either direction you cannot	-	+	-	+
take a picture or access any other
function as the camera is
receiving a signal from the	Zoom control		Zoom control
engaged zoom control.	engaged		disengaged

they snap into place . Lid	all 4 sides
snaps on opposite sides of the

Turn Camera On

(centered)

housing should be closed at the		o'ring
same time. Be sure they are down	housing
far enough to engage the lock.

Double check - Once the housing is closed, check the o'ring seal. Check the gap between the housing back and the housing, it should be even all the way around.

Look through the clear plastic back at the o'ring. You should see a darkened area where the o'ring is compressed against the housing back. If you do not see an even black compression seal all the way around the back, open the lid snaps, reseat the housing back and close the lid snaps. Visually check the seal again.

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Lubricants

1. Ikelite provides silicone lubricant with the housing. We recommend you use only Ikelite lubricant on Ikelite products as some other brands may cause the o'ring to swell and not seal properly.

2. Use only enough lubricant to lightly cover control shafts and o'rings. Wipe off any excess lubricant with a clean cloth. Lubricant is not a sealant, it is used to reduce friction. Excessive lubricant can collect sand and dirt which may interfere with proper sealing.

CAUTION

Never use spray lubricants as the propellant ingredient can cause the plastic housing to crack.

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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Lens Port

Treat the glass in the lens port as a camera lens. After use, rinse and gently dry the lens port to avoid water spotting. To clean use a mild soap solution or lens cleaner.

Do not use alcohol or window cleaner on the Lens Port.

The Lens Port will accept (2) Wide-Angle Adapters. The Wide- Angle Adapter #9306.80 which is required to mount the Inon UWL-150AD Bayonet style wide-angle lens. The Wide-Angle Adapter 9306.81 is required to mount the following Wide-Angle Lenses, Inon UWL-100, Sea&Sea #58070 and Ep0que DCL-20 screw thread (67mm) style wide-angle lenses.

These lenses can be secured onto the Wide-Angle Adapter above or below water as they are designed to have water between the front of the port and the accessory lens. Make sure no air bubbles are trapped between the port and the accessory lens. Any vignetting that occurs can be eliminated by zooming the camera lens slightly. The camera's built-in flash cannot be used with wide angle

lenses. The front of the lenses are so large they block the camera's flash. To properly light subjects when using a wide angle lens an external strobe should be used. Due to the wide-angle of coverage of these lenses, the DS125 Substrobe is recommended or two DS51 Substrobes.

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