Ikelite Olympus Mju780, Olympus Stylus 780, 6138.78 Instruction Manual
Ikelite Digital Housing
Front View
S
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Lid
Snap
Power
Display
OK Button
Menu
Arrow Pa d
Erase
Mode Dial
Lid
Snap
Lens
Port
Back View
View
Lanyard
Thumb
Rest
Zoom
Lift
Push For ward
Lid Snap Lock
CAMERA / MOUNT
Lid
Hook
O' Ring
Mounting Bolt
Mounting
Tray
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#6138.78 for Olympus Stylus 780, Mju780
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. Lid Snaps have a
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. Lid Snaps may be opened one at a time.
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1. 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 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.
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1. Place housing face down in your
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 location.
3. Guide the back onto the housing.
The o-ring should touch the
housing all the way around.
There should be an even gap all
housing
the way around between the
housing and the housing back.
4. Lift the lid snaps so they are
extended and place the lid
snap into the hook on the
housing back.
5. To close the housing push
down on the lid snaps until
even gap
all 4 sides
they snap into place . Lid
snaps on opposite sides of the
housing should be closed at the
same time. Be sure they are down
housing
far enough to engage the lock.
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- 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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housing back
housing back
o-ring
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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 tightened down firmly so the camera
is flat against the tray.
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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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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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LLeennss PPoorrtt
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 WideAngle 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 #6420 Ikelite W-20
Wide-Angle Lens and other manufacturers (67mm) screw
thread 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.
Wide-Angle Adapter
Wide-Angle Lens
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If you do not have an external flash the camera’s built-in flash
can be used. See Diffuser instructions.
NOTE: The camera’s built-in flash cannot be used with optional
Wide-angle lenses.
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Diffuser
Housing shown with
Diffuser installed.
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