Lid Snap Lock
Quick Release Button
Rubber
Handles
Tray

Ikelite Digital Housing

i n s t r u c t i o n m a n u a l

#6194.84 for Nikon Coolpix 8400

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

Shutter Power

Release

Lens Port

Lid

Snap

Base

FRONT VIEW

 

 

Command

Shutter

External TTL

O'ring

Dial

Release

 

 

 

 

Strobe Connector

 

 

 

Zoom

 

 

 

 

 

AE/AF

 

Menu

 

Lock

Lid

 

Lid

Quick Review

 

Snap

 

Snap

Delete

 

 

 

 

 

Monitor

Display

Multi

 

AF/AF

 

 

 

Selector

BACK VIEW

Lens Port

 

 

Power

 

 

 

 

Exposure

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Comp.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shutter

Release

Flash

FUNC

LCD

Illuminator

AE/AF Lock

Mode

Opening the Housing Lid Snaps have a Lock. To open, push Lid Snap Lock forward and lift as shown.

Keep pressure on the Lid Snap so it does not fly open quickly. Some lid snaps have a lot of spring tension once they go over center, have a firm grip on the lid snap.

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Push Forward

Lift

External TTL

Strobe Connector

TOP VIEW

Note:

There is no housing control for the center button on the camera’s Multi Selector which is used to make a selection. When the camera is in the housing and you have made a change that requires pressing the center button, press the Right Arrow button on the Multi Selector, it will make the selection.

Depress to display sub-menu, move cusor right,

or make Selection

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Installing the Camera

Install a fully charged

 

Sync Cord &

 

Hot Shoe connector

battery into the

O'Ring

 

camera before

 

 

securing the camera to

 

 

the housing’s mounting

 

 

tray.

 

 

Remove the back from

 

 

the housing. The

 

 

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

Mounting

Mounting

threads into the

Bolt

Tray

camera's tripod socket.

 

 

Before inserting the camera into the housing, pull out on the housings AE/AF-L control so it does not obstruct installing the camera in the housing.

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Ikelite Coolpix 8400 instruction manual Ikelite Digital Housing, Installing the Camera