Ikelite DSC-W7, DSC-W5 Opening the Housing, Closing the Housing, Installing the Camera

Ikelite Digital Housing

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

#6114.05 for Sony DSC-W5 & W7 Cameras

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).

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
Remove the back
from the housing.
The mounting tray	O' Ring
for the camera is
secured to the	Lid
housing back.	Hook
Position the camera
on the tray and
secure it with the
mounting bolt which
threads into the	Tray	Mounting Bolt
camera’s tripod		CAMERA / MOUNT
	Mounting

socket.

CAUTION:

Some camera tripod socket threads are plastic. The mounting tray bolt is metal. Do not cross thread or over tighten as you may damage the camera tripod socket threads.

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Power

Shutter

Release

Lid	Lens	Lid
Snap	Port	Snap

Front View

Zoom

Mode

Thumb

Rest

		Display
		Menu				Lanyard
		Delete
					Control
		Back View
					Button
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Closing the Housing
1.	Place housing face down in your				housing back
	lap or on 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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