Canon S3 Opening the Housing, Installing the Camera, Checking Controls, Turn Camera On, Lens Port

Wide Angle Lens

Opening the Housing		Push Forward
1.	Lid Snaps have a Lock.	Push Forward
	To open, push Lid Snap Lock		Lid Snap Lock
	forward and lift as shown.		Lid Snap Lock
	Keep pressure on the Lid
	Snap so it does not fly open
	quickly.	Lift 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
	bladded 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.
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Checking Controls

Once the housing has been closed, push the controls back into place. Make sure they line up with the camera’s controls.

Turn Camera On

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.

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	all 4 sides
	they snap into place . Lid
	snaps on opposite sides of the				o’ring
	housing should be closed at the
	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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Lens Port

The Lens Port is factory sealed, do not remove.

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 is threaded so that accessory lenses can be

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 the camera may not take a picture or access any other function as the camera is receiving a signal from the engaged zoom control.

-+-+

Zoom control	Zoom control
engaged	disengaged
	(centered)

screwed onto the port. The threads are very fine, take care not to cross thread the lens.

Wide angle lenses are available from Inon, Sea & Sea and Epoque. These lenses can be screwed onto the lens port above or below water. These lenses 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. There may be slight vignetting when these wide angle lenses are installed. Any vignetting that occurs can be eliminated by zooming the camera lens slightly. To properly light subjects when using

a wide angle lens an

Lubricants
1.	Ikelite provides silicone lubricant with the housing. We recommend
	you use only Ikelite lubricant on Ikelite products as some other
2.	brands may cause the o’ring to swell and not seal properly.
	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.	6

external strobe should be used. Due to the wide angle of coverage of the Inon,Sea & Sea and Epoque lenses, the DS125 Substrobe is recommended or two DS51 Substrobes.

Housing shown with accessory wide angle lens.

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