Ikelite ULTRAcompact DC-100 Digital Style, ULTRAcompact Housing Instruction Manual
ULTRAcompact Housing
Instruction Manual
DC-100 Digital Style
Thank you for your purchase of Ikelite equipment. Please read this
instruction manual completely before attempting to operate or dive with this
product. See the included “Supplemental Instructions” for control locations
and camera settings specific to your camera.
Table of Contents
Package Contents ......................................................P. 3
Preparation ..................................................................P. 3
Initial Camera Setup........................................................P. 4
Opening the Housing ......................................................P. 4
Main Housing O-ring ......................................................P. 5
Installing the Camera ......................................................P. 5
Closing the Housing ........................................................P. 5
Safety Check ..................................................................P. 5
Usage ..........................................................................P. 6
Turn Camera On..............................................................P. 6
Zoom Control ..................................................................P. 6
Using the Camera’s Built-in Flash ..................................P. 6
Diffuser and Deflector Use ..............................................P. 7
Entering the Water ..........................................................P. 8
O-ring Maintenance ........................................................P. 8
Maintenance ................................................................P. 8
Lens Port ........................................................................P. 8
Control Maintenance ......................................................P. 8
O-ring Maintenance ........................................................P. 9
Lubricant..........................................................................P. 10
Housing Maintenance......................................................P. 10
Photo Tips ..................................................................P. 11
Troubleshooting ........................................................P. 13
Replacement Parts ....................................................P. 15
Recommended Accessories ....................................P. 15
Technical Support ......................................................P. 17
Returning Products for Service ......................................P. 18
Limited Warranty ............................................................P. 19
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Product Registration
Please take a moment to fill out the online Ikelite Product Registration
form at http://www.ikelite.com/forms/regForm.htm.
Package Contents
- ULTRAcompact Housing
- Supplemental Instructions
- Silicone Lubricant
- Lanyard
- Diffuser
- Deflector
- Extra Control Tips
Preparation
This product has been water pressure tested at the factory and is depth
rated to 200 ft. (60m). Thoroughly inspect and immerse the empty
housing completely in water before installing a camera. If any fogging
occurs or droplets of water enter the housing, do not install a camera.
Clean the housing main o-ring and retest to make sure that it is
watertight. Refer to the Troubleshooting section, page 13.
We suggest that you read this instruction booklet thoroughly before use
to have a full understanding of where each camera control is located,
and what function each control provides. Please read your camera
manual thoroughly to have a full understanding of each camera function.
If you are new to underwater photography, be sure to read the Photo
Tips section.
Due to the power required to operate the camera and LCD screen start
each dive with a fully charged camera battery.
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Initial Camera Setup (for most point and shoot digitals)
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- Read the camera manual thoroughly to obtain a full understanding of
each camera function before attempting to use inside of the housing.
- Start each dive with a fully charged camera battery and sufficient
unused memory.
- Set ISO to the lowest setting available.
- Set camera to least automated mode.
- Enable the close-up/macro mode to allow for close-up focusing.
- Set the flash to fire every time you shoot if using the built-in flash or
an external slave strobe.
- If possible, set the aperture to the smallest available setting (largest
numerical value setting).
Opening the Housing
Place the housing face down in your lap or on a flat surface.
Depress opposing latch buttons simultaneously to open housing, see
diagram A. Once the latch is unlocked, rotate the latch handle up and
away from the housing until it stops. This motion will also break the
housing o-ring seal and open the housing back slightly, see diagram B.
Latch must be rotated to the fully open position to ensure easy opening
of the housing. Rotate the hinged back to its open position.
Caution: Do not operate the housing shutter control lever until the
camera is installed, otherwise shutter spring damage could occur. Does
not apply to housings with a push button shutter control.
Diagram A
Top View - Latch Closed
Top View - Latch Opened
Latch in open
position
Diagram B
Latch
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Latch
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Main Housing O-ring
Check to see that there is an o-ring
on the housing back and that it is
clean, lightly lubricated, and in its
proper location, diagram C. Only
Diagram C
Housing Back - Side View
apply enough lubricant to make the o-ring feel slick. Too much
lubricant can attract debris and adversely affect the housing seal.
Too little lubricant can result in difficulty closing the housing.
Installing the Camera
Pull out on housing controls until they stop. Place the camera face down
into the front housing ribs as shown, diagram D.
Diagram D
O-ring
Closing the Housing
Rotate the hinged back onto the housing front. Close the latch and make
sure it locks. Latch will “click” into it’s locked position. Latch buttons will
NOT be depressed when latch is properly locked, see diagram A, page
4. Return housing controls to their operating position. Make sure the
housing controls line up with the camera controls.
Safety Check
Inspect the o-ring seal through each side of the housing. A good
seal should appear as a solid black line. Make sure that no stray hairs,
lanyards, or other objects cross the o-ring seal.
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Usage
Turn Camera On
Turn the camera on and operate each of the housing controls to get a
feel for using the camera in the housing.
You are now ready to shoot underwater photos!
Zoom Control (lever type only)
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, you may
not be able to take a picture or access
other functions. This is because the
camera is receiving a signal from the
Zoom Control
“Disengaged”
(Center Position)
Zoom Control
“Engaged”
engaged zoom control.
Using the Camera’s Built-in Flash
If you are shooting with the camera’s built-in flash and the cameras lens
is set to the widest angle, you may need to zoom the lens slightly or a
dark area may appear in a lower corner of close-up photographs. The
lens port may block some of the light. Install the Diffuser and zoom in
slightly to eliminate any dark areas noted in your photographs. You can
test this above water. See Diffuser and Deflector Use, page 7.
For the best results and to shoot photographs closer than 2 feet (0.6m),
we recommend using an external Ikelite Substrobe. An external strobe
can be positioned so nothing blocks the light path between the strobe
and the subject.
The camera’s built-in flash CANNOT be used with optional Wide-Angle or
Accessory lenses.
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