Ikelite DSC-W200 User Manual

Ikelite Digital Housing

Front View

Shutter
Release

Lid
Snap

Zoom

Home

Mode

Control
Button

Menu

Playback

Lid
Snap

Lens

Port

Back View

Lanyard

Thumb
Rest

Power

Lift

Push For ward

Lid Snap Lock

CAMERA / MOUNT

Lid
Hook

O' Ring

Mounting Bolt

Mounting
Tray

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#6114.20 for Sony DSC-W200 Camera

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).

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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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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 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 the way

housing

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.

housing back

o’ring

housing back

o’ring

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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

ubricant can collect sand and dirt which may interfere with

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Deflector

Housing shown with
Deflector installed.

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A diffuser and deflector are
included with the housing. The
diffuser is white transparent
plastic. The deflector is also
white but is not transparent.

To install the diffuser or
deflector spread the port
clamp at the spring end
and slide over the lens port.
The white plastic should
be placed in front of the
camera flash. The port clamp
should be pushed back against the front of the housing.

This edge
against
housing

Diffuser/Deflector
material

Port Clamp

Spring

Spread to Install

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The diffuser should be installed when using the camera’s built
in flash. When shooting with the camera’s built-in flash at
approximately 2 feet (0.6 m) or less, the lens port on the
housing may block a portion of the light from the camera’s
built-in flash, creating a shadow in the lower left of the photo.
If this occurs, zoom the lens slightly to eliminate the shadow.

(You can test this above water)

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The deflector should be installed when using an external strobe
such as the DS51 or DS125 Substrobe and EV Controller. The
deflector will redirect the camera’s flash to the EV Controller
which controls the external strobes output.

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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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