Ikelite 6132.51 Instruction Manual
Digital Housing
instr
uction manual
for
Olympus
SP-510
Housing
#6132.51
Ikelite Digital Housing
Shutter
Release
Shutter
Release
Lens Po r t
FRONT VIEW
BACK VIEW
Display
Menu
Quick View
Flash
Mode
Monitor
Lid
Snap
Lid
Snap
Lid
Snap
Lid
Snap
Quick
Release
Button
Rubber
Handles
Aluminum Tray
Arrow Pa d
Flash Pop-Up
TOP VIEW
Lens Po r t
Zoom
AEL
Power
Shutter
Release
Mode
instruction manual
#6132.51 for Olympus SP-510 UZ
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).
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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.
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Lid Snap Lock
Mounting
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1. Lid Snaps have a
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To open, push Lid Snap Lock
forward and lift as shown.
Keep pressure on the Lid
nap so it does not fly open
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quickly.
ome lid snaps have a lot of
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spring tension once they go over center, have a firm grip on the
lid snap. Lid Snaps may be opened one at a time.
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. Remove the back from
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the housing. The
mounting tray for the
camera is secured to the
ousing back. Position
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the camera on the tray
nd secure it with the
a
mounting bolt which
threads into the camera’s
tripod socket.
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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.
2. 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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housing back
1. Place housing face down in your lap.
. Check to see that there is an o’ring
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on the housing back and that it is
clean and in its proper location.
3. Guide the back onto the housing.
he o’ring should touch the housing
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o’ring
all the way around. There should be
an even gap all the way around
housing
between the housing and the
housing back.
4. 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
down on the lid snaps until
they snap into place . Lid
even gap
all 4 sides
snaps on opposite sides of the
housing should be closed at the
same time. Be sure they are down
far enough to engage the lock.
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- Once the housing is closed, check the o’ring seal.
housing
o’ring
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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Once the housing has been closed, push the controls back into
place. Make sure they line up with the camera’s controls.
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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.
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Zoom control
engaged
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.
Zoom control
disengaged
(centered)
LLeennss PPoorrt
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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
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
Wide Angle Lens
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.
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Housing shown with
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accessory wide angle lens.
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